Netgear AirCard 860 (AT&T) Quick start guide

Brand: Netgear

Model: AirCard 860 (AT&T)

Category: Software

Type: Quick start guide

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Watcher Quick Start Guide for the

Mac OS X 10.4 or later

Watcher

allowsyoutomanageandmonitortheconnection

betweentheAirCard

modemandthenetworkby:

• Determiningsignalstrength,roamingstatus,3Ghigh‐

speeddataavailability,andothernetworkconnection

parameters.

• Initiatingandendingdatacalls.

System requirements

Watchersupportsthefollowingdevices:

• AirCard875PC Cardmodem

• AirCard875UUSBmodem

• AirCard880/881PC Cardmodem

• AirCard880E/881EExpressCardmodem

• AirCard880U/881UUSBmodem

WatcherrequiresacomputerrunningMacOS

X10.4orlater.

Installing Watcher

For TRU-Install

™

equipped AirCard

modems

YourAirCardmodemisequippedwithTRU‐Install

™

,aSierra

Wirelessfeaturethatplacesalltherequiredsoftwareonthe

AirCardmodem,eliminatingtheneedforaninstallationCD.

1. InserttheSIMcardinyourAirCardmodemifitisnot

alreadyinserted.

2. InserttheAirCardmodemintoyourcomputer.

3. Clickthe

readme.pdffile.

4. Followtheinstructions inthefile.

TheAirCardmodemisreadytouseoncethesoftwareis

successfullyinstalled.

OnsubsequentinsertionsoftheAirCardmodem,TRU‐Install

verifiesthatthecorrectsoftwareisalreadyinstalled.Ifitis,

thenthemodemisreadytouse.Thisprocesstakesa

few

seconds.

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IfyouhaveanyproblemswiththeTRU‐Installprocess,please

refertotheSierraWirelesswebsiteat:

www.sierrawireless.com/TRU‐InstallH SPA.

For all other AirCard modems

1. GototheSierraWirelesswebsiteSupportsection:

www.sierrawireless.com/support

2. Select

Mac OS X.

3. SelecttheWatchersoftwareforyourAirCardmodem

model.

4. Followtheonscreeninstructionstodownloadandinstall

thesoftware.

YoucanalsodownloadthelatestcopyofthisQuickStart

Guidefromthesamepagewherethedownloadlinkisfound.

Launching and closing Watcher

TolaunchWatcher:

• ClicktheWatchericonintheDock.

TocloseWatcher:

• Usethe Application Switcher(

Command + Tab)tochoose

Watcher,andtype

Command + Q orchooseQuitinthe

Application Menu.

Figure 1: Watcher main window

Minimize button

Close button

Status area

Call Status area

⎩

⎨

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Window controls

• TheMinimizebuttonminimizestheWatcherwindowtoan

iconintheDockandleavestheapplicationrunning.

TomaximizetheWatcherwindow,selecttheWatcher

windowiconintheDock.

• The

ClosebuttonclosestheWatcherwindowbutleavesthe

applicationrunning.WhentheWatcherwindowisclosed,

youhavenowaytoaccessanystatusinformation unless

youre‐openthewindowbyselectingtheWatchericonin

theDock.However,youcanstillusetheconnectionuntil

youquitthe

applicationordisconnectusingthe

Application Menu.

Interpreting status area icons

Icon Meaning

AirCard modem not detected

Type of network:

• 3G—The indicator is on (black)

• 2G—The indicator is off (gray)

The Signal Strength indicator shows the intensity of

the radio signal. The more bars, the stronger the

signal (up to a maximum of four bars).

When the bars are off (gray), no connection is

possible for one of the following reasons:

• You are outside the network coverage area.

• The signal strength is too weak.

• A network or account problem is preventing the

AirCard modem from obtaining service.

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Call Status Area

TheCallStatusareadisplaysoneofthefollowingmessages

dependingonthestatusorprogressofaconnection:

• Notconnected

• Connecting

• Connected

• Disconnecting

Selecting the active network

Youcanspecifyhowanetworkischosenbyselecting

SierraWatcher > Preferences > Networkandthenselectingoneof

theavailableoptions.

Figure 2: Selecting Preferences in Watcher

The Roaming Status indicator shows whether you are

roaming on the network of a service provider other

than your own.

When the indicator is off (gray), you are within the

local coverage area of your service provider. When

the indicator is on (black), you are in a "preferred"

roaming area.

Your coverage area and account varies depending

upon your service provider and the type of account

you have. There may be varying surcharges for

roaming service depending on whether you are in a

preferred or non-preferred roaming area. If there is no

roaming agreement between your service and the

local carrier, you may be unable to complete calls.

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However,yourservi ceprovidermaynotpermitmanual

networkselection.Ifitisrestricted,theNetworkbuttoninthe

Preferencespanewillbegrayedout.

Figure 3: Manual network selection is not permitted

Selecting the network automatically

SelectthisoptionintheSierraWatcher > Preferences > Network

panetohavetheAirCardmodemautomaticallyselectthebest

availablenetwork.

Figure 4: Available network selection preferences

Selecting the network from the list of

defined networks

SelectthisoptionintheSierraWatcher > Preferences > Network

panetochoosethenetworkfromalistofcarrierspre‐loaded

ontoWatcher.

Youcanfilterthelistbycountry:

Figure 5: Filtering the defined list by country

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andbycarrier:

Figure 6: Filtering the list by country and carrier

Note: It may take Watcher

several minutes to find available

networks.

Selecting the network from the list of

available networks

SelectthisoptionintheSierraWatcher > Preferences > Network

panetohaveWatcherscanforavailablenetworksinyourarea.

1. Select

Refreshtobeginthenetworkscan.

2. Whenthescaniscomplete,selectacarrierandthenetwork

youwanttoconnectto.

Figure 7: Choosing a carrier from a list of available networks

Whenthenetworkselectionsuccessfullycompletes,youwill

seethechangeinthemainwindow.

Able Carrier 1

Able Carrier 2

Able Carrier 3

Able Carrier 4

Able Carrier 5

Able Carrier 6

Able Carrier 7

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Figure 8: Watcher main window

Automatically manage

connection profiles

SelectthisoptioninPreferences > Generaltoautomatically

generatethebestsettingsforyourSubscriberIdentityModule

(SIM)card/subscriptionmodel.

Figure 9: Setting Watcher to automatically manage connection profiles

Thesettingsaresavedunderaprofilenamed“[Yourservice

provider’sname]Auto”.

Todisplayallavailableprofiles,selectthe

Profilesbuttoninthe

Preferencespane.

Able Carrier

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Figure 10: Displaying all available connection profiles

Youcancreateanewprofilewithyourownsettingsby

selectingthe

+atthebottom‐leftcornerofthepane.

Figure 11: Creating a new profile

SIM security

TheSIM Securitybuttonallowsyoutoselectwhetherornot

theSIMcardqueriestheuserforthePersonalIdentification

Number(PIN).

Able Carrier Auto

Able Carrier Auto Modified

isp.carrier

Able Carrier Mobile

Able Carrier Auto

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Figure 12: Setting the SIM card query option

Warning: If you fail to

enter the correct PIN

number within the desig-

nated number of attempts,

your SIM card will be

disabled and become

unusable.

Tochangethisoption,youmustknowthecorrectPINnumber.

Figure 13: Entering your PIN number

Support

Ifyouencounteranyproblemsnotcoveredinthisdocument:

• VisittheSierraWirelesssupportsiteat

www.sierrawireless.com/support/whereyoucan:

· Searchanextensiveknowledgebaseforasolutionto

addresstheproblem.

· UsetheInstallationTroubleshootingwizardtodiagnose

theproblem.

• EmailSierraWirelesstechnicalsupportat

[email protected].

Contact

Information

Consultourwebsiteforup‐to‐dateproductdescriptions,

documentation,applicationnotes,firmwareupgrades,trouble‐

shootingtips,andpressreleases:

www.sierrawireless.com

Sales Desk: Phone: 1-604-232-1488

Hours: 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Pacific

E-mail: [email protected]

Post: Sierra Wireless

13811 Wireless Way

Richmond, BC

Canada V6V 3A4

Fax: 1-604-231-1109

Web: www.sierrawireless.com

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AirCard

andHeartoftheWirelessMachine

areregisteredtrademarksofSierra

Wireless.Watcher

isatrademarkofSierraWireless,registeredintheEuropean

Community.

SierraWireless,theSierraWirelesslogo,theredwavedesign,thered‐tippedantenna,

andTRU‐InstallaretrademarksofSierraWireless.

MacOS

isatrademarkofAppleInc.,registeredintheUSandothercountries.

Othertrademarksarethepropertyoftherespectiveowners.

Netgear AirCard 860 (AT&T) Quick start guide

Brand: Netgear

Model: AirCard 860 (AT&T)

Category: Software

Type: Quick start guide

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