Sierra Wireless AirCard 555 - Manual (Page 79)

Chapter 7: The Watcher Menu Options
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Security Tab
Note: Locking the AirCard 555
does not prevent you from
dialing 911.
Table 7-7: 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.)
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 click the button, Watcher
prompts, “Lock the modem now?”. Click
Yes at this prompt to lock the AirCard.