Installing the Sierra Wireless AirCard 880 3G Modem to Windows XP

NOTE – DO NOT INSERT THE PC CARD INTO YOUR PC UNTIL YOU HAVE FIRST INSTALLED THE SOFTWARE FROM THE CD

Insert the CD into the PC. The installation wizard should launch automatically. If it does not, select Run from the Start Menu and type in ‘D:\setup.exe’ (where D is the letter of your CD drive). The following window will be displayed:

Click on software installation. The following window will be displayed:

Select software installation (Vista, XP, 2000). The following window will be displayed:

Click Next. The following window will be displayed:

Select the appropriate region and click Next. The following window will be displayed:

Read the license agreement and select the option to accept if you agree to the conditions. Click Next. The following window will be displayed:

Click Next. The following window will be displayed:

Click Install. Program files will now be copied to your PC, this may take a few minutes. Progress of the installation progress will be displayed in the system tray:

Once the installation has completed, the following window will be displayed:

Click Finish.

An icon for 3G Watcher will now be displayed on the desktop:

Now insert the AirCard into the PC. Windows will detect the new hardware automatically:

Once you receive notification that ‘Your new hardware is installed and ready to use’, double click the 3G Watcher icon on the desktop. The following window will be displayed:

The necessary connection settings for your network provider should have been configured automatically by the software.
To initiate a connection to the Internet, simply press the Connect button.

To review the connection settings, click on the Tools menu and select Connections:

The following window will be displayed:

The connection settings for the principal UK network operators are as follows:

Vodafone:

APN - internet
Username - web
Password - web

Orange:

APN - orangeinternet
Username - leave blank
Password - leave blank

O2:

APN - mobile.o2.co.uk
Username - web
Password - web

T-Mobile:

APN - general.t-mobile.uk
Username - leave blank
Password - leave blank

Three:

APN - three.co.uk
Username - leave blank
Password - leave blank