Sierra Wireless AirCard 750 Laptop GPRS card

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1 Sierra Wireless AirCard 750 Laptop GPRS card o2.co.uk O2 (UK) Limited, 260 Bath Road, Slough, Berkshire SL1 4DX Registered in England No Registered Office as above. O2 (UK) Limited Correct at time of going to press (August 2003). O2C1280N KGL 08/03 See what you can do.

2 Sierra Wireless AirCard 750 Laptop GPRS card o2.co.uk O2 (UK) Limited, 260 Bath Road, Slough, Berkshire SL1 4DX Registered in England No Registered Office as above. O2 (UK) Limited Correct at time of going to press (August 2003). O2C1280N KGL 08/03 See what you can do.

3 Your package should contain: The AirCard 750 GPRS card Antenna Installation CD, which has the AirCard software and user guide This Quick Start Guide Warranty Card Contents Get mobile when using your laptop 2 What you need to get started 4 Sierra Wireless PC Card software installation 6 1. Installation 6 2. Configuration for GPRS Bearer Service Disconnecting 12 Access the internet on the move* 13 O 2 on your laptop 16 Charging and data usage 18 Need help with Mobile Web? What you can do with 1 MB 22 Accessing Mobile Web while abroad 24 If you have difficulty connecting to O 2 services, on your laptop PC 25 please visit or Frequently asked questions 28 or call your Service Provider. e e * subject to network coverage 1

4 Sierra Wireless AirCard 750 Get mobile when using your laptop In today s economy the need to remain connected while you are on the move is essential. We believe the Sierra Wireless PC Card now offers more freedom than ever before when it comes to mobile connectivity. You can stay connected at all times with wireless access to the Internet, and corporate networks.* You can surf You can access the same sites you visit on your office or home PC. You can stay in touch Send and receive with attachments. You can take the office with you Make time away from the office work for you by connecting to your corporate network. You can sort out your personal life Shop online, book holidays, monitor your bank account, organise restaurants, theatre tickets, gifts and accommodation. The possibilities are endless. And that s not all. It s simple to install and works seamlessly with your existing software. Read on and experience business without boundaries; no wires, no cables, just access to your data when you need it. * subject to network coverage 2 3

5 What you need to get started O 2 Mobile Web A Laptop PC running; Microsoft Windows 98SE, Me, 2000 or XP. Windows 95, 98 and NT are not supported by O 2. Internet Explorer 5.0 or higher, 10 MB free disk space, 128 MB RAM or higher, Pentium II 266 MHz. Windows 2000/XP users must have full administrative privileges to install this software. If you do not have full administrator rights to your machine, please contact your IT manager for support. Do NOT insert the PC Card into your laptop until prompted by the installation software. Ensure there are no applications, virus checkers or personal firewalls running during the installation of the software 4 5

6 Sierra Wireless PC Card set-up Before you can use Mobile Web, Mobile Web VPN or GPRS Bearer Service, you need to install the Sierra Wireless AirCard 750 by completing the easy set-up process. Insert the CD in your CD drive. The installation program should begin automatically. If the CD does not autorun and display a menu, select Start, Run and enter D:\Launch.exe where D is your CD-ROM drive letter. Select your language English Select notebook installation. Read the license agreement and click on Yes if you agree to the conditions. You will not be able to proceed without agreeing to the licence agreement. The software is installed in three parts; the card control software, the network card adapter and the modem adapter. The control software and modem adapter are installed first Choose a destination folder or accept the default folder by clicking Next. Select Next. The software will be downloaded to your machine. This can take up to 10 minutes. Select notebook software installation. The files will begin downloading to your machine. On the welcome page click Next. 6 Click OK to proceed. The setup software will begin installing the necessary files. Click OK to proceed 7

7 The Network Adapter program will be setup next. Select Next. Select Next. All the necessary programs and drivers have been loaded to your machine. The next step is to insert your card and allow Windows to correctly configure itself for operation. Click Finish If you haven t already, insert your O 2 SIM in the Sierra Card. Follow the pictures on the bottom of the card and ensure the notch on the SIM is aligned correctly with the picture. Ensure the aerial is inserted in the card. Fully insert the Sierra Wireless Card into your laptop and click OK to proceed. 8 Three controllers are installed in sequence ( Windows XP users will not see these pictures). The first controller is for the AirCard itself, and installation will take about 5 minutes. The second controller is the network adapter. This will take about 5 minutes to complete. Finally, the modem controller will be installed. This will take about 5 minutes to complete. Your computer may ask you to reboot. Ensure there are no running applications and select Yes. On completion, the Watcher software will activate automatically and connect to O 2 Mobile Web. GPRS Bearer Service users should complete step 2 Configuration for GPRS Bearer Service. 9

8 2. Configuration for GPRS Bearer Service Mobile Web users do not need to complete this step the connection software is already setup. Go to Step 3 To configure the Watcher software for use with Bearer, please follow these steps. Select Tools, then Options Select Add Complete the settings as advised by your IT manager. Your IT manager will advise the Access Point Name, your User Name and Password. Click OK Advanced settings are for defining Dynamic or Static IP address, and Primary and Secondary DNS. Your IT manager will advise if these settings need to be completed otherwise leave them blank. Click OK The new account has been setup. Your GPRS Bearer Service connection is now ready to go. You will also be told if Advanced settings are required

9 3 Disconnecting To close the connection: Select Disconnect By default the Watcher software is configured to automatically start when your machine is started up either from cold, or coming out of sleep mode, or when the AirCard is inserted into a running laptop. It will autoconnect to Mobile Web. To close the Watcher software, click on the x in the top right corner of the box Click Yes. This will close the card down completely; text messages will not be received, calls cannot be made or received. Access the internet on the move* With Mobile Web, you can now enjoy full Internet access and on the move. You can surf any web site. You can download information. You can send and receive Internetbased , complete with attachments. And you can do all this wherever you are* on a train or in a café, between meetings or sitting in the park, at work or at play. Send and receive Internet-based Keep in touch with colleagues, customers, family and friends by , wherever you are*. Include photos and other attachments. * subject to network coverage 12 13

10 Using the Sierra Wireless AirCard 750 The Sierra Wireless software is preconfigured to autoconnect to O 2 Mobile Web whenever you startup your laptop (from cold or from standby mode). When the card connects, your machine will have access to the Internet, so you can use your browser or application to send and receive . Installation of the software does not alter the default settings of your browser or program, and does not autolaunch an application or webpage. The software does have the facility to connect to a webpage at startup, which can be very useful for some people. To setup auto-connect to a webpage: Select Tools, Options, and the Display tab Tick the Auto-Launch Browser option, and enter a URL in this case we have selected Click OK Other useful features The card also supports voice calls (an optional headset is required) as a mobile phone. You can make and receive voice calls even while connected to O 2 Mobile Web, but not when you are actively transferring data (eg during a file download). When you are on a voice call, the Internet connection is suspended (but not closed), and will resume when you finish your call. To use the dialler, select the Voice Tab on the main screen. Sending and receiving text messages is also easy. The software has a built-in text messaging manager select Tools, SMS Express. From this software you will see all your received messages (in the Inbox), and all your sent messages (in the Outbox). To send a new text message, select File, New and enter your message

11 O 2 on your laptop brings together lots of useful products and services to keep you mobile, entertained and informed. You can find out about our mobile and tariff range, sign up for O 2 and even send free text messages.* You can Send TXT send free text messages from your PC to any UK mobile. Instant Messenger chat to your friends on your PC and on your mobile. O 2 an Internet service available to you as an O 2 customer. TXT Alerts sign up to get sports, entertainment and travel information, direct to your mobile. Games find out more about our great range of WAP and SMS games. Shop buy a mobile online, and receive online billing and customer care. Fun get great ringtones, graphics and voic greetings for your mobile. Business news news you need to know on the road, from ITN. Business information whenever and wherever you need it, for example, track your important courier parcel or get the latest industry research from the DTI. You will find the O 2 homepage at * Terms and conditions apply. See for full details

12 Charging and data usage Pay for what you do not how long it takes Mobile Web charges are based on the amount of data you send or receive rather than the amount of time you are connected. Once you ve downloaded a web page or an , you can take as long as you like to read it it won t cost a penny more. As your usage changes you can choose a more suitable tariff at the end of any monthly billing period. Mobile Web Your mobile number: 077######## You have 4 MB free mobile web use per month You have carried forward 1 MB free from last month You have a total of 5 MB free to use in this month Carry over your unused inclusive allowance If you have an inclusive allowance with your tariff and don t use it all in the month, you can carry over to the following month. Your rolled over allowance will be used first before you start using the current month s allowance. Any surplus data allowance can only be rolled over for one billing month

13 Your Mobile Web usage At the end of 22/04/2002 You have used 3 MB this month You have 2 MB free usage remaining this month Mobile Web usage indicator.* Available online for you to access at any stage, your Mobile Web usage indicator will keep you up to speed with your MB allowance how much you ve used and what s remaining. If you have an allowance option on your tariff it will also provide information about any inclusive allowance usage, as well as usage outside your allowance. For security reasons, you will need to register to use this service. To view your recent usage visit and select Pricing from the left column. Mobile Web charges are based on the amount of data you send and receive over the O 2 GPRS network. This may include charges for resent data, and additional information required to control data flow. To minimise costs and maximise the speed of data transmission the total amount of data carried over the network is substantially reduced by intelligent data compression. Some web sites may attempt to send you information you have not requested. You can press Stop at the top of your screen to stop this downloading. You can also turn off cookies in your browser s advanced settings to stop unsolicited information being sent or received while you are online. * Not available from some service providers

14 What you can do with 1 MB How much data? Data is measured in bytes: there are 1,024 bytes in a kilobyte (KB), and there are 1024 KB in a megabyte (MB). Approximately 19 KB With just 1 MB of data you can, typically View 30 web pages with images (dependent on page size). Download a 15 page Powerpoint presentation. Download your favourite sounds. A typical three minute MP3 file is likely to be from 1.5 to 3 MB in size, depending on the sound quality. Approximately 58 KB 22 23

15 Accessing Mobile Web while abroad on your laptop PC Mobile Web users can access the Internet from anywhere in the world where there is a GSM or GPRS network. GSM access is available across the world, GPRS roaming agreements are being completed every month. Please check and look under the Travelling Abroad section for details of GPRS roaming partners and service charges. Internet-based You can access your Internet-based with Mobile Web. To access, for example, Hotmail, Yahoo, etc, simply enter the url of your Internetbased provider s site via Mobile Web and log in as you normally do. Standard international rates apply for calls made from other countries. All connections using GSM attract a per minute charge. Standard minimum charges apply. If you visit or call several countries frequently, our International traveller service offers reduced call charges for international calls made from the UK, and calls made to and received from the UK while abroad. Work It is possible to send and receive your company online using Mobile Web, if your workplace supports POP3 or IMAP4. You will need to discuss this with your IT Manager. If you have Microsoft Outlook or Outlook Express your inbox can be used to read and reply to on-line

16 An easier way to use Mobile Web lets you create an service in your Microsoft Outlook inbox, and use it to read and send your s. This means that you will not have to open your web browser and go to your provider s web site each time you want to check mail. It s a more convenient way of accessing your s as they are popped through to the one central place in your inbox. Manual setup of POP3 and IMAP4 services These instructions give a generic guide to setting up a POP3 or IMAP4 service in Outlook. You should refer to the help section within Outlook for more detailed information. With Outlook open, click on the Tools menu. Select Services You should follow the setup process to complete your account setup. When you are online with Mobile Web you can send and receive your POP3 and IMAP4 s by clicking on the 'Send/Receive' button in Outlook. If you need help you should refer to the help section within Outlook or your IT department. This functionality is not supported by all providers. You will need to refer to your provider for confirmation that they support POP3/IMAP4 access. Important: For the SMTP or the outgoing server address you should use smtp.o2.co.uk Select New Service

17 Frequently asked questions What is Mobile Web? Mobile Web is a new service that enables you to access the full Internet, on the move. You can access any web site, including those you currently visit on your work or home PC. How does Mobile Web compare to the Internet service I get at home? Mobile Web is similar to the Internet experience you get at home it s just more convenient with the right devices, you can access Mobile Web, whenever and wherever you want.* How does Mobile Web work? You can view the Internet on your handheld PC/PDA or laptop PC using a GPRS device to access the Mobile Web service. You need to go through a one-off set up process to use Mobile Web. Once you are set up, you can then connect to the Internet. What is GPRS? GPRS stands for General Packet Radio Service. GPRS is the most advanced and fast mobile network available today.* O 2 (formerly BT Cellnet) were the first to launch this network in the UK. How is Mobile Web different from WAP? Mobile Web gives you access to the full Internet. Using an Internet browser, you can view literally millions of different websites in full colour on a PDA or laptop screen. WAP allows you to view WAP compatible sites only. compared to a standard PSTN dial-up line. * subject to network coverage. * in the UK and correct at time of print

18 How does surfing the Internet via Mobile Web compare to using GSM? Because Mobile Web uses our GPRS network and advanced data compression technology, you can expect speeds up to 5 times faster than with GSM. With GPRS, you are only billed for the amount of data you send and receive. So, you pay for what you do, not the amount of time it takes you to do it. In addition, with GPRS, if you are online when someone calls, your phone will still ring and you can take the call. When you ve finished, you re immediately back online. How does surfing the Internet over Mobile Web compare to using High Speed Circuit Switched Data (HSCSD)? With Mobile Web, you are only billed for the amount of data you send and receive, not the time it takes you. With HSCSD you are charged for all the time you are connected. And with HSCSD, you can t take voice calls while you re online. 30 Why charge per megabyte and not per minute? Because this way, you re charged for what you do, not the amount of time it takes you to do it. After you have downloaded a web page or you can take as long as you like to read it it won t cost a penny more. How much does it cost to send an ? An is charged on the basis of how much data you send or receive. You may need to click through a few pages to get to your Internet-based inbox, so the amount of data (and therefore cost) will differ depending on the nature of the pages. A typical PC-sized text only page should take approximately 10 KB to download. How much does it cost to look at a web-page? Web pages are also charged by the volume of data you send or receive. You may need to click through a few pages to get to the page you want, so the amount of data (and therefore the cost) will differ depending on the nature of the pages. One typical PC-sized page with images should take approximately 35 KB to download. 31

19 Do I need to have an Internet Service Provider (ISP), to use Mobile Web? Not at all. O 2 is your mobile service provider though you may wish to continue using your existing ISP for services such as . Can I access my company LAN with Mobile Web? VPN access over Mobile Web VPN is available, and may allow you to access your company LAN from the Internet. You should ask your company IT manager whether you have this technology in your company. O 2 also has a range of services that provide and LAN access to company systems, including Blackberry a handheld device that gives mobile access to company and other services. You should talk to your Service Provider about the options available from O 2 to access LANs on the move or visit Mobile Web does enable you to have access to Internet-based and the full Internet through a range of devices including the xda. You can also choose to read and reply to work-based off-line. xda is a phone and handheld PC in one slim-line package. Exclusive to O 2, the revolutionary xda is the ultimate, fully integrated handheld, and is powered by Mobile Web. Find out more at Need help with Mobile Web? If you have difficulty connecting to our Mobile Web service, please contact your Service Provider. Alternatively, you ll find detailed information on setting up your laptop and using the Mobile Web service on our web site. Visit: O 2 is your Internet Service Provider