How to Use Guide: VZAccess Manager - Installation & Setup

This guide covers the following topics:

Supported Services

System Requirements

Installation and Configuration

The VZAccess Manager Setup Program

The VZAccess Manager Setup Wizard

The VZAccess Manager provides a one-touch connection to the wireless Internet. It has built-in support for WWAN and Wi-Fi devices to give you the flexibility you need while you are mobile to connect your laptop to the Internet wirelessly.

Supported Services

VZAccess Manager supports the following services from Verizon Wireless:

1. Quick 2 NetSM (14.4 kbps) - This requires a CDMA data capable phone and Mobile Office Kit or IS95A capable PC Card. This connection operates at 14.4 kbps and provides a connection to the Internet. Additional per-minute charges apply.
   
   
2. Dial-Up-Data Service - This requires a CDMA data capable phone and Mobile Office Kit or IS95A capable PC Card. This allows you to use your wireless device to dial into your corporate network, or other services you normally dial into, over a regular phone line. This connection operates at 14.4 kbps. Additional per-minute charges apply.
   
   
3. NationalAccess - This requires a NationalAccess capable wireless phone and Mobile Office Kit or NationalAccess PC Card. NationalAccess delivers typical speeds of 60 to 80 kbps, bursting up to 144 kbps*. This service requires subscription to a NationalAccess plan. Learn More.
   
   
4. BroadbandAccess - This requires a BroadbandAccess capable PC Card and provides a wireless broadband connection to the Internet. Verizon Wireless BroadbandAccess is one of the fastest, fully mobile wireless Internet data solutions available. Quickly download complex files and view email attachments at broadband-like speeds (typical speeds of 400-700 kbps, capable of reaching speeds up to 2 Mbps^). Visit BroadbandAccess for service availability and additional details. Note: Present BroadbandAccess Equipment devices also support NationalAccess, but do not support Quick 2 Net or Dial-Up-Data Service.

 Note: You do not need a separate Internet service provider (ISP) to access the Internet when using Quick 2 Net, NationalAccess, or BroadbandAccess.

*Speed claim based on our network tests with 101 Kilobyte FTP data files. Actual speeds and coverage may vary. Speed claim not applicable when roaming.

^Speed claim based on network tests with 5MB FTP data files, without compression. Available in 245 major metropolitan areas covering more than 210 million people. Actual speeds and coverage may vary. If usage exceeds 5 GB/line/month, we reserve the right to reduce throughput speeds to a maximum of approximately 200 Kbps.

In order to set up VZAccess Manager, you will need the following minimum system requirements:

• Windows Millennium Edition (ME), Windows 2000 Professional, or Windows XP (Home, Professional, Media Center or Tablet PC Editions)
  
  
• Pentium 166 MHz or higher
  
  
• Verizon Wireless PC Card or mobile phone with a Mobile Office Kit
  
  
• Optional Wi-Fi adapter for Wi-Fi access
  
  
• Internet browser software for Internet access or the software used by your company for network access
  
  
• Verizon Wireless data service

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