Sierra Wireless Compass 597 - Introducing the Compass 597 USB Modem; Welcome

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1: Introducing the Compass 597
USB modem
Note: This document applies to you, only if your wireless device is the
Compass™ 597 USB modem from Sierra Wireless. This document
does not apply, if you are using an AirCard
®
595 PC Card,
AirCard 595U USB modem, AirCard 597E ExpressCard, or a wireless
device that is built into your computer.
• Welcome
• Feature summary
• Package contents
• System components
• Care and maintenance
of your modem
Welcome
TheSierraWirelessCompass597USBmodemisadual‐band
wirelessUSBmodemforcellularandPCSnetworks,andthe 
GPSfrequencyband.Itenhancesthefunctionalityofyour
mobilecomputingdevicebyadding2‐waymessagingand
high‐speedmobiledatainextendedareas,comparedto
wirelesslocalarea
networks.
Thismodemallowsyoutodothefollowing(subjecttofeature
availability),withoutusingawirelinephoneornetwork:
• ConnecttotheInternet,VPNandcorporatenetworks
• Sendandreceivelargee‐mailmessages
• SendandreceiveSMSmessages(Windowsonly)
• Uselocation‐basedservices(Windowsonly)
• Conductvideo‐conferencing
• Accessstreaming,real‐timemedia
• Playgamesonline
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