Sierra Wireless USB 598 User Manual

USB 598

With Avec

USB Modem

Quick Start Guide

(Mac)

Modem USB

Guide de démarrage

rapide (Mac)

www.sierrawireless.com

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This guide provides installation instructions for users of Mac OS X version 10.4.11 or newer.

Your package contains the following:

USB 598 modem

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• This Quick Start Guide • USB extension cable

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Laptop clip

Note: To install the drivers and software, you do not need an installation CD. Your modem uses

the Sierra Wireless TRU-Install™ feature—the drivers and software are installed when you insert the modem into your computer.

As part of the activation process you may need your billing information and a telephone to contact your service provider.

Write down the ESN or MEID (shown on the back label of the USB 598 modem; you may need to provide this value to your service provider, during the activation process):

ESN/MEID: ___________________________________

Installing the software and drivers

Your computer must be running Mac OS X version 10.4.11 or newer. (To check your

version of Mac OS X, from the Apple menu ( ) choose About This Mac.)

If your Mac OS X version is earlier than 10.4.11, then you must upgrade to version

10.4.11 or newer. Use the Software Update feature (in System Preferences), or contact an Apple reseller or an Apple retail store, or visit www.apple.com/store.

If you’ll be using GPS, your computer must be running the Safari web browser version

3.1.1 or newer (available at www.apple.com/safari/download).

If your computer has an AirPort®, AirPort Extreme®, AirPort Express®, or Bluetooth

adapter, turn it off. (For instructions, see the user guide of your computer).

Insert the modem into your computer’s USB slot.

Note: If your computer’s USB slot is vertical, use the supplied USB extension cable and laptop clip.

Do not insert the modem or the USB extension cable into a USB hub or, if your keyboard is separate from your laptop, a USB slot on your keyboard.

In the window that appears, double-click Watcher Installer.mpkg.

In the “Welcome to the Sierra Wireless Watcher Installer” window, click Continue.

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Read and accept the Software License Agreement.

If the “Select a Destination” window is displayed, select a destination volume to install

the software, and click Continue.

In the “Standard Install on ...” window, click Install.

If a window appears, prompting you to enter your password, enter your Mac password,

and then click OK.

In the window with the message that you will have to restart your computer, click

Continue Installation.

In the “Installation completed successfully” window, click Restart.

After your computer restarts, run Watcher: in Finder™, choose Go > Applications >

Sierra Wireless Watcher, and then double-click Watcher. Watcher should start.

If the New Port Detected window appears, click Continue.

If a window appears, prompting you to enter your password, enter your Mac password,

and then click OK.

Watcher displays a status message or an “Alert” window. Use the following table to

determine your next actions.

Text/window displayed

“Device is

Locked”

“Alert” window (“Watcher is attempting to activate the modem...”)

“Alert” window (“This device is not activated...”)

“Not activated” / Name of carrier

Only the name of carrier

Description/next action

Your device is preactivated. Unlock the device:

1. From the Extras item on the Watcher menu, choose Unlock ... Device.

2. In the Watcher window, enter the lock code (PIN), and click OK. If you can’t recall your lock code, try using the last four digits of your device’s

phone number (“About Watcher”) or try 0000. If none of these work, contact your service provider.

Once your device is unlocked, you are ready to connect to the network; see “Connecting to the network” on page 7.

Your device is not activated.

1. Wait until the process is completed. If activation is successful, Watcher displays only the name of the carrier,

after which you are ready to connect to the network; see “Connecting to the network” on page 7.

2. If Watcher displays “Not activated”, use the Activation Assistant (see the next page).

Your device is not activated.

1. In the Alert window, click Yes.

If an Alert window (“Watcher is attempting to activate the modem...”) is displayed, see the above row.

2. If the Activation Assistant window is displayed, continue from step 2 in the “Activation Assistant” section (see the next page).

Your device is not activated. Use the Activation Assistant (see the next page).

Your device is preactivated. You are ready to connect to the network; see “Connecting to the network” on page 7.

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