User's Manual
Ba ck to Conte n ts
Re g u la t o ry I n fo rm a tio n : I n t e l( R) P RO/ Wire le s s 3 9 4 5 ABG N e tw o rk Co n n e c t io n Us e r Gu id e
S u p p o rt e d o n t h e I n t e l( R) PRO/ W ire le s s 3 9 4 5 ABG N e tw o rk Co n n e c t io n , I n t e l( R) PRO/ W ire le s s 2 9 1 5 ABG Ne t w o rk
Co n n e c t io n a n d I n t e l( R) P RO/ W ire le s s 2 2 0 0 BG Ne t w o rk Co n n e c t io n Ha rd w a re
Intel(R) PRO/ Wirele s s 394 5 ABG Ne two rk Conn e ct ion
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Re gula tory In form ation
Intel(R) PRO/ Wirele s s 291 5 ABG Ne two rk Conn e ct ion
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Inform ation for th e Use r
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Intel(R) PRO/ Wirele s s 220 0 BG Ne twork Conne ction
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Re gula tory In form ation
I n t e l( R) PRO/ W ire le s s 3 9 4 5 ABG N e t w o rk Co n n e c t io n
The inform ation in this docum e nt applie s to the following prod u cts :
Tri-m o d e w ire le s s LAN a d a p te rs ( 8 0 2 .1 1 a / 8 0 2 .1 1 b/ 8 0 2 . 1 1 g )
Intel(R) PRO/ Wirele s s 394 5 ABG Ne two rk Conn e ct ion (m ode l WM3945 AGM1)
Intel(R) PRO/ Wirele s s 394 5 ABG Ne two rk Conn e ct ion (m ode l WM3945 AGM2)
N OTE: Du e to t h e evolvin g s ta te of re gu la tions an d sta nda rd s in th e wire les s LAN fie ld ( IEEE 80 2 .11 a n d sim ilar stan d a rds), t h e inform a t ion provide d herein is subject to
ch an g e . In t e l Corpora tion ass u m es no re spons ib ility for e rrors or om issions in this docum ent. Nor doe s In te l m ake a n y com m itm e n t to upda t e the inform a t ion co n t a ine d
he re in.
I n fo rm a t io n fo r th e u s e r
S a fe ty N o t ic e s
The FCC wit h it s a ct ion in ET Docket 96 - 8 h a s a dopted a s a fe ty s ta nda rd fo r hum a n exposure to ra d io fre q u e ncy (RF) ele ctrom ag n e tic e ne rgy e m itte d by FCC ce rt ifie d e quipm e n t. The
Intel(R) PRO/ Wirele s s 394 5 ABG Ne two rk Conn e ct ion a d a pte r m e e ts the Hum a n Exposure lim its found in OET Bu lle tin 65, supple m e n t C, 200 1 , a nd ANS I/ IEEE C9 5 .1, 1992 . Prop er
opera t ion of this ra dio accord in g to the instru ctions foun d in this m a nua l will re su lt in exposure subs ta ntia lly below t h e FCC’s re com m en d e d lim its.
The following sa fe t y pre ca utions sh ou ld be obse rve d:
● Do not tou ch or m ove a nte n na while the unit is tra nsm itting or re ceiving.
● Do not hold a ny com pone n t conta in in g th e radio such t h at the a nte n na is very clos e or touch in g any expos ed pa rt s of the b ody, es p e cia lly t h e fa ce o r eyes , while tra n s m itting.
● Do not op era te th e radio or a t t e m pt to tra n sm it data unles s t h e a n ten n a is conn e cte d; if n ot, th e ra dio m ay be da m age d.
● Use in sp e cific environ m ents :
❍ Th e us e of wire less de vices in ha za rdou s loca t ions is lim ite d by th e con s tra ints pose d by th e sa fe t y dire ct ors of such e nvironm ents.
❍ Th e us e of wire less de vices on a irpla n es is gove rned by t h e Fe d eral Avia t ion Adm inistration (FAA).
❍ Th e us e of wire less de vices in hospita ls is re s tricted to t h e lim its set forth by e a ch hospital.
● Ante n na u s e :
❍ In ord e r t o com p ly with FCC RF e xp os u re lim its, low gain inte gra te d a nte n na s s hould be loca ted a t a m inim um dista nce of 20 cm (8 inches ) or m ore from the body of a ll
pe rsons .
❍ High - g a in, wa ll-m oun t , or m a st-m oun t a nte n n a s a re des ign e d to b e profe ss ion a lly in s t a lle d a nd should be loca ted a t a m inim um dista nce of 30 cm (1 2 inche s) or m ore from
the b ody of all pe rsons. Ple a se conta ct your p rofe ssiona l in s t a lle r, VAR, or a nte n n a m a nufa ctu re r for p rope r insta lla tion re quirem e nts.
● Explos ive De vice Proxim ity Wa rning (see below)
● Ante n na Wa rn ing (se e below)
● Use on Aircraft Ca u t ion (se e be low)
● Other Wirele ss De vice s (see b e low)
● Powe r Supply ( Acces s Point) (se e below)
Ex p lo s iv e De v ic e P ro x im it y Wa rn in g
W a rn in g : Do not ope ra te a porta ble tra n s m itter ( s uch a s a wire les s n e twork device ) nea r u n s hie ld e d blas t in g caps or in a n explos ive en viron m e n t u n le ss the device h a s be e n
m odifie d to be q u a lifie d for su ch use .
An te n n a W a rn in g s
Wa rn in g : To com ply with the FCC a n d ANS I C9 5 .1 RF e xposure lim its, it is re com m e nde d for t h e In tel(R) PRO/ Wirele ss 394 5 ABG Ne twork Conn e ct ion a d a pte r ins t a lle d in a
de s kt op or portable com pute r, that the a nte n n a for th is device b e insta lled so as to p rovide a se p ara t ion dista n ce of a l le a st 20 cm (8 in ch e s) from all persons an d th a t the a n ten n a
m u s t n ot be co - loca te d o r op era tin g in con junct ion with a n y oth er an te nna or ra dio tra nsm itter. It is re com m ende d that the u s e r lim it e xpos ure tim e if the a nte n n a is positioned close r
tha n 20 cm ( 8 in che s ) .
Wa rn in g : Intel(R) PRO/Wirele ss LAN prod u cts a re not d e sign e d for u s e with high-ga in dire ction al a n ten n a s. Use of such a n te nna s wit h th e se product s is ille g a l.
Us e On Airc ra ft Ca u t io n
Ca u t io n : Re g u lations of the FCC an d FAA proh ib it a irborn e ope ra t ion of ra dio-fre q u e ncy wire le s s device s b e caus e their signa ls cou ld in terfe re with critica l a ircraft in s t rum ents.
Ot h e r W ire le s s D e v ic e s
S a fe t y No t ic e s fo r Ot h e r De v ic e s in t h e W ire le s s N e tw o rk : Re fe r to the docu m enta tion s upplie d with wirele ss Ethe rn et a d a pte rs or othe r de vices in the wirele ss ne t work.
Lo c a l Re s t ric t io n s o n 8 0 2 . 1 1 a , 8 0 2 .1 1 b , a n d 8 0 2 .1 1 g Ra d io Us a g e
Ca u t io n : Due to the fa ct t h at the fre q u en cies u s e d by 8 0 2.11 a , 802 .1 1 b and 80 2 .11g wire les s LAN d e vice s m ay n o t yet be ha rm on ize d in all countries , 80 2 .11a , 8 02.1 1 b, a nd
80 2 .11g prod u cts a re designe d for u s e only in spe cific countries, a n d a re not a llowe d to b e operate d in countries other than th ose of de s ig n ate d use . As a u s e r of th e se p roducts, you
a re re sponsible for ens u ring tha t t h e prod u cts a re use d o n ly in the cou n t rie s for which the y we re inte nde d a nd for ve rifying that the y a re con figu re d with the corre ct s e lection o f
fre q u e ncy a nd cha nne l for the country of use . Th e de vice tra ns m it p ower control (TPC) inte rfa ce is p a rt o f the Intel(R) PROS e t/ Wire le ss softwa re . Op e rationa l res t rictions for
Eq u iva le nt Is otropic Ra d ia te d Power (EIRP) a re p rovided by th e sys tem m a nufa ctu re r. Any d e viation from t h e pe rm is s ib le powe r a nd frequ e ncy se t t in g s for the country of use is a n