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Skyus 3G Sprint Quick Start Guide
Preface
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Skyus 3G Sprint Quick Start Guide
Overview ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 3
Intended Audience .............................................................................................................................................................................................. 3
Scope......................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 3
Environmental Specifications .......................................................................................................................................................................... 3
Power Consumption ........................................................................................................................................................................................... 3
Installation Steps........................................................................................................................................................................................................ 4
Packing List: Package Contents ...................................................................................................................................................................... 4
Operating Systems .............................................................................................................................................................................................. 4
Installation of Sierra Wireless Driver ................................................................................................................................................................... 4
Connecting the Antenna ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 6
Connecting to Computer or Router ................................................................................................................................................................... 6
Activation ...................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 6
Provisioning ................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 7
Connection Manager ............................................................................................................................................................................................... 7
Skyus Watcher Utility .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 7
Sprint SmartView .................................................................................................................................................................................................. 8
Sierra Wireless Watcher ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 8
Contacting FW ............................................................................................................................................................................................................ 9
Online Library ........................................................................................................................................................................................................ 9
Return and Warranty ........................................................................................................................................................................................... 9
Further Specifications ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 9
FCC Compliance ...................................................................................................................................................................................................... 10
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Skyus 3G Sprint Quick Start Guide
Environmental Specifications
The Skyus platform is a rugged, low-cost, self-contained modem kit. The Skyus platform simplifies the integration
efforts of adding mobile connectivity in M2M solutions and accelerates time-to market for creating connected
devices. In contrast to standalone radio modules, the Skyus uses a standard USB connection interface, making it
readily compatible with the largest choice of host devices.
Integration of the Skyus 3G into a Windows based system requires at a minimum two high level components, the
and a mechanism to provide
the process of connecting the hardware and setting up these two components.
This document is intended for users responsible for the initial set-up of the Skyus and assumes the installer possesses
a basic working knowledge of computer networking, wireless routing and network administration.
This Quick Start Guide focuses on the installation and configuration of the Skyus. For information necessary above
and beyond this level of operation, please refer to the User’s Manual.
This document is intended to guide you through
FW recommends initial set-up of the Skyus should be performed on a bench with a computer to gain some
familiarity with the hardware and software of your system.
The Skyus 3G is designed to operate in a minimum ambient environment of -30°C or -22°F.
The Skyus 3G is designed to operate in maximum ambient environment of 60°C or 140°F.
The Skyus 3G power consumption is specified as: 500mA at 5VDC typical, 1 A peak.
Figure 1: Skyus Top View Figure 2: Skyus Ports
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