Installing the software on the host – Sierra Wireless AirCard 710 User Manual
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Warning: Do not insert the
AirCard into the Pocket PC
before downloading the
software.
2.
Connect the Pocket PC to the host and download the
software from the host to the Pocket PC. (You can connect
the Pocket PC to the host before or after you install the
software to the host.)
3.
Insert the AirCard into the Pocket PC.
To install the software, you can either:
•
Connect the host and the Pocket PC before you install the
software to the host. (In this case, you are prompted to
initiate the download as soon as the software installation is
complete.)
Or
•
Install the software to the host and then connect the host
and the Pocket PC, as described here.
This process installs Watcher and the AirCard drivers.
Installing the software on the host
1.
If the AirCard installation CD is not in your CD-ROM
drive, insert it. The CD should auto-start and display a
menu.
·
If the CD does not auto-start, select
Start > Run
and enter
d:\launch.exe
where
d
is the drive letter of your CD-ROM
drive.
Note: Newer versions of the
AirCard software may be
available on the Sierra Wireless
web site,
www.sierrawireless.com.
2.
From the CD start-up menu, select:
·
Pocket PC installation and documentation
and then
PC software installation
(if you have a Pocket PC running
Windows CE 3.0 MS Pocket PC), or
·
Pocket PC 2002 installation and documentation
and then
Pocket PC 2002 software installation
(if you have a Pocket
PC running Windows CE 3.0 Pocket PC 2002)
This launches the InstallShield Wizard that installs the soft-
ware to the host.
3.
Use the
Next
and
Back
buttons to navigate through the
wizard.
·
Using the default settings for the Destination Location
and Program Folder is recommended unless you have
special requirements and an advanced understanding of
PC configuration.
·
A dialog box displays this message, “On the next mobile
device connection, the installed applications will be
downloaded to the device.” Click
OK
.
·
Use the
exit
option in the lower right corner of the
window to close the CD start-up menu.