Sierra Wireless Compass 597 - Feature Summary; Wireless Modem; Windows; Mac

Compass 597 USB modem - User Guide
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Feature summary
Note: For step-by-step instruc-
tions to access features of the
modem, consult the online help
available with the Watcher
®
software for Windows (page 38).
TheCompassUSBmodemisdesignedtoprovideawiderange
ofcapabilitiesusingCDMAnetworktechnology.Implemen‐
tationofthesefeaturesdependsontheparticularservice
providerandaccountfeaturesyouhavechosen.
Somefeaturesdescribedinthismanualmaynotbesupported
byyourserviceproviderormaynot
beavailablewithyour
networkaccount.Fordetailsoftheservicesandaccounts
available,contactyourserviceprovider.
Wireless modem
Windows
Onceinstalledandconfigured,themodemcanconnecttothe
CDMAnetworkautomatically.Youjustinsertthemodem,
allowWatchertoautolaunchandauthenticateyouraccounton
thenetwork,thenlaunchyourInternetbrowser(whichyou
canalsoconfigureinWatchertolaunchautomatically)—you’re
online!
Alternatively,youcanmakeahigh
‐speeddataconnection
withoutrunningWatcher—simplybylaunchingwhatever
applicationyouwanttouse(suchasyourwebbrowseror
e‐mailapplication).Fordetails,seetheonlinehelptopic
“Autoconnectbehaviour”.
Themodemalsoallowsyoutodialupamodem(suchasa
corporateserver).
Mac
Oncethemodemis
installedandconfigured,youcanuseitto
connecttotheCDMAnetwork.Youjustinsertthemodem,
startWatcherLiteandallowittoauthenticateyouraccounton
thenetwork,thenlaunchyourInternetbrowser—you’re
online!
TRU-Install
TRU‐Install™isaSierraWirelessfeaturethatinstallsthe
necessarysoftwareanddriversthefirsttimeyouinsertthe
modemintoyourWindowsorMaccomputer.Aninstallation
CDisnotrequired.