Novatel P720 Getting Started Manual

Novatel Wireless P720 PC card

Getting started guide.

Thank you for purchasing a Novatel Wireless P720 PC card from Bell.
This card will enable you to connect to the Internet using Canada’s fastest
high speed mobile network at broadband-like speeds.

Use this PC card to visit your favourite Web sites, connect to your corporate
Virtual Private Network (VPN), exchange files with colleagues or run
network applications.

This guide details how to set up your computer for use with the PC card.

• Getting started

• Installing the Mobile Connect software

– on the Windows® 2000/XP platform

– on the Windows Vista™ platform

• Choosing/installing the PC card driver

• Activating your PC card

• Making a connection

• Troubleshooting

Welcome

Getting started

Before activating your P720 PC card, ensure you have the
following information:

• Your Mobile Directory Number (MDN)/
Phone Number

• Your Mobile Station ID (MSID)

• Your Unlock Key

• A Bell wireless account with data rate plan

If you don’t have an account or a data rate plan, go to your nearest Bell store,
Bell wireless dealer or speak with your Bell account representative to get set up.

• The P720 PC card’s Electronic Serial Number (ESN),
an eight or eleven-character code located
on the bottom side of the PC card

To install and operate the Novatel Wireless P720 PC card, ensure your
computer has the following system resources:

Operating system

Microsoft® Windows 2000, XP, or Vista

Card slots

1 Type II PC card slot

Communication ports

2 free COM ports

I/O Resources

1 IRQ, 4096 bytes of I/O space

Memory

128MB

Disk space

200MB

Disk drives

CD-ROM drive

System requirements

Installing the Mobile Connect software
on the Windows 2000/XP platform

Caution:

Do not insert the P720 PC card until you have fi nished installing the
Mobile Connect software on the Windows 2000/XP platform and are
instructed to do so.

Mobile Connect from Bell is a software application that allows you to manage
your wireless connections, both over the data optimized high speed mobile
network from Bell and over 802.11 Wi-Fi. You will need to install this software
and then select the P720 PC card when prompted to do so:

1. Insert the installation CD into your CD-ROM drive. The Mobile Connect

installer should start automatically. If it does not start, select Start, Run
and enter d:\setup.exe, where d: is your CD-ROM drive letter.

2. Follow the Mobile Connect InstallShield® Wizard. It will guide you

through the process of installing the Mobile Connect application. Use
the Next and Back buttons to navigate through the installation wizard.
To continue with the installation, you must click Yes to accept the terms
of the License Agreement.

Mobile

Connect

3. Select Restart or Finish to complete the installation. Once the installation

procedure is complete, a restart may be required. If a restart is not
required, Mobile Connect will launch automatically. If your computer
restarts, launch the Mobile Connect application by clicking on the
Mobile Connect desktop icon.

4. The fi rst time Mobile Connect runs, it will check for incompatible

applications. Often these are utility programs supplied by your Wi-Fi
device or laptop vendor. Mobile Connect will replace these programs,
so it is safe to stop them from running by pressing the Stop All button.
Once all the incompatible applications are stopped, as shown in the
window below, click OK to continue.

5. Mobile Connect will also prompt you to import Wi-Fi profi les from

your existing computer confi guration. This allows it to manage all
your wireless connections. If you would like Mobile Connect to
import your Wi-Fi network profi les and security keys, click Yes and
follow the onscreen instructions in the Wi-Fi Profi le Import Wizard.

6. Mobile Connect will ask for your Mobile Directory Number (MDN).

Please enter it twice to confi rm and click OK.