Sierra Wireless AirCard 710 - Manual (Page 13)

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2: Getting Started
• Information you need
from your service
provider
• Inserting the SIM card
• Removing the SIM
card
Before you can begin using the AirCard 710/750 wireless
network card, you must:
1. Obtain certain information from your service provider.
2. Insert the SIM card into the slot in your AirCard PC Card
(page 6).
3. Install the AirCard 710/750 software (notebooks: page 10;
Pocket PC: page 19).
4. Insert the AirCard into your computer.
5. Configure the AirCard to use your account (page 23).
Information you must get from
your service provider
When you purchase an AirCard, you should also receive a SIM
card that holds your account information. Without a valid SIM
card and a valid account, your AirCard will not work.
To activate your account, your service provider needs from
you:
• Billing information (for example, your credit card infor-
mation) used to collect payment for your network usage
• The SIM card serial number (printed on the upper surface
of the SIM card)
Note: Keep a written record, in a
secure place, of the account
information that your service
provider gives you. You will need
this information if you ever need
to re-enter the account infor-
mation. You require from your service provider:
• A phone number for your AirCard
• APN (Access Point Name), if required by the network
• User name and password, if required by the network
• Whether or not your provider is using header
compression and/or data compression
• IP address, if the network does not automatically assign
one
• Optionally: Primary DNS
1
and Secondary DNS addresses
1. DNS (Domain Name Server)—a computer that converts web
site names, such as www.sierrawireless.com, into IP
addresses, such as 64.114.87.11.