Sierra Wireless AirCard 555 - Manual (Page 161)

Chapter 14: The Watcher Menu Options
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Note: Locking the AirCard 555
does not prevent you from
dialing 911.
Table 14-7: Security Tab Options
Field Description
Lock modem The Lock Code feature can be used to
prevent others from using your AirCard and
your account. When the Lock Code is
enabled, you are prompted to enter a code
any time Watcher is launched, and if the
wrong code is entered, Watcher closes.
(This makes it impossible to use the
AirCard without knowing the lock code.) By
default the lock code is the last four digits of
your phone number.
To disable the feature, select never from
the drop-down menu. To enable the
feature, so that you are prompted for a lock
code the next time you launch Watcher,
select on power up from the drop-down
menu. (The Lock Code feature will then
remain enabled until you disable it by
selecting never in this field.)
Change Lock
Code
This button allows you to set a new lock
code.
To change the lock code:
1. Tap the Change Lock Code button.
2. Enter your existing lock code (the last
four digits of your phone number
unless you have changed it) in the
field and tap OK.
3. Enter a new lock code and tap OK.
4. Enter your new lock code again for
confirmation and tap OK.
5. Tap OK.
Lock Modem Now This field allows you to enable the Lock
Code feature immediately. (If you select on
power up in the previously described drop-
down menu, you need to close Watcher
before the lock code comes into effect.)
When you tap the button, Watcher prompts,
“Lock the modem now?”. Tap Yes at this
prompt to lock the AirCard.