APPENDIX 1: Installing Windows 7 with Iridium 9555 USB drivers and identifying the COM port being used by the Iridium 9555 satellite phone

1. Download the USB drivers by clicking here (30KB). Unzip the drivers and put them somewhere you can find them like C:\Iridium on your Windows 7 computer.
2. Power on your Iridium 9555.
3. Connect a Micro-USB data cable between the Iridium 9555 and your Windows 7 computer.
4. If the USB drivers do not automatically install (which they should) From the Start Button, select “Devices & Printers”. Right Click on “Iridium USB Serial Port” and select “Properties". On Hardware Tab Click on “Properties”. On Driver Tab click on Update Driver button. Click on “Browse my Computer for Driver Software”. Browse to C:\Iridium\VCOMPORT folder and click on “Next”. After the driver is installed, click on OK. Close all windows.
5. If you go to the Windows 7 Device Manager (found under Control Panel : System) you can see the "Iridium USB Serial Port (COMxx)" which identifies the COM port being used. Take note of the COM port for later use.

APPENDIX 2: Installing a Standard 19,200 bps Modem driver in Windows 7

1. From the Start Button, select “Control Panel” and then “Phone and Modem”
2. Select the Modem tab and click the “Add…” button.
3. Check the “Don’t detect my modem…” box and click the “Next” button.
4. Be patient. You may need to wait 15-20 seconds before “(Standard Modem Types)” appears in the left-hand panel. In the right panel, select “ Standard 19200 bps Modem” and click “Next”.
5. Set to “Selected Ports” radio button and select the COM port associated with the Iridium 9555 (see above).
6. Click “Next>”. Click “Finished”. Close all windows.
7. The Phone and Modem Modems tab should now have a line with "Standard 19200 bps Modem" with the appropriate COM port listed to the right (see below).

APPENDIX 3: Steps for creating a DUNS connection in Windows 7 with Iridium Standard 19,200 bps modem

1. From the Start Button, select Control Panel and then select “Phone and Modem”
2. Go to the Modems tab and click on “Standard 19200 bps Modem”
3. Click on the “Properties” button.
4. From the Start Button, select Control Panel and then “Network and Sharing Center”
   1. Click on the link: “Setup a new connection or network” (see graphic below)
   2. Click on the link: “Set up a dial-up connection”
5. In the Dial Up Phone Number field, type: 008816000025
6. Leave User Name and Password fields blank
7. In the Connection Name field create an appropriate name for the connection like Iridium DUNS. This name will appear in the Network tray.
8. Make sure that the Iridium 9555 has 4 to 5 bars of signal. Click Connect. You should now see USB DATA CALL IN PROGRESS on the Iridium 9555's LCD screen.
9. In the future, you can return to the Network and Sharing Center and choose Manage Network Connections to initiate further dial up sessions.
10. When you are finished with Iridium internet session, remember to click Disconnect to end the data call.