User's Manual

An te n n a W a rn in g s
Wa rn in g : To com p ly with the FCC a n d ANSI C9 5.1 RF e xp os u re lim its, it is reco m m en d e d for th e In t e l(R) PRO/ Wire le ss 22 0 0BG Ne twork Conne ction installe d in a des ktop or
port a ble 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 para t ion dista nce of a l le a st 20 cm (8 in che s ) from a ll pe rsons a nd tha t the a n te nna m ust not b e
co-loca te d or o p e rating in conju nct ion with a n y ot h er ante nna or ra dio tra nsm itte r. It is recom m e n ded tha t t h e use r lim it e xposure tim e if the ante nna is p osition e d close r th a n 20 cm
(8 inch es ) .
Wa rn in g : Th e In tel(R) PRO/ Wirele ss 220 0 BG Ne twork Conne ction prod u ct is not d e sign e d for u s e with high-ga in direction al a n ten n a s. Use of such a n te nna s wit h th e se products
is illega l.
Us e On Airc ra ft Ca u t io n
Ca u t io n : Re gula tions of the FCC an d FAA proh ib it a irborne operation of ra dio-frequ e ncy wire les s de vices be ca use th eir signa ls cou ld interfe re with critica l a ircra ft ins trum e nts.
Lo c a l Re s t ric t io n s o n 8 0 2 . 1 1 b a n d 8 0 2 . 1 1 g Ra d io Us a g e
All freque ncie s use d b y 8 0 2 .11b a n d 802.1 1 g are ha rm onized. Som e co u n trie s though m a y not allow 8 02.1 1 g .
W ire le s s in t e ro pe ra b ility
The In te l(R) PRO/ Wire le ss 22 0 0BG Ne twork Conn e ct ion a dapte r is de s igne d to be inte ropera b le wit h a ny wirele s s LAN prod u ct th a t is ba s ed on dire ct se que n ce s prea d s p e ct rum
(DSSS ) radio technolog y a n d t o com ply with th e followin g stand a rds:
● IEEE Std. 802 .1 1 b-199 9 . S tan d a rd o n Wirele ss LAN.
● IEEE Std. 802 .1 1 g com plia n t. S t a nda rd on Wirele s s LAN.
● Wire le ss Fide lity (WiFi(R)) ce rt ifica tion, as de fine d b y the WECA ( Wire le ss Et h e rne t Com patibility Allia n ce ).
Th e I n t e l( R) PRO/ W ire le s s LAN 2 2 0 0 B G Min i PCI a d a p t e r a n d y o u r h e a lth
The In te l(R) PRO/ Wire le ss 22 0 0BG Ne twork Conn e ct ion a dapte r, like other ra dio d e vice s , e m its radio freque ncy ele ctrom agn e tic e n ergy. Th e level of en e rgy e m itte d by th is de vice,
however, is le ss tha n th e e le ct rom a g n etic e ne rgy em itte d by ot h e r wirele ss device s such as m obile phone s. The Intel(R) PRO/ Wirele ss 220 0 BG Ne twork Conne ction a d a pte r wire less
de vice operate s with in th e guidelin e s found in ra dio freque ncy sa fe t y sta n dards a n d re com m e n d a tions. The s e sta nda rds a n d re com m enda tions re fle ct the con s e ns u s of the scientific
com m u nity a nd result from delibe ra t ion s of pa ne ls a nd com m ittee s of scie n tists wh o continua lly re view a nd inte rpret the e xt e nsive rese arch lite ra ture. In s om e situa tions or
e n vironm e nts, the use of the Intel(R) PRO/ Wirele ss 220 0 BG Ne twork Conn e ct ion a d a pte r wire le s s device m ay b e re stricte d by the prop rie t or of the bu ildin g or re s ponsible
repres e nta t ive s o f the a p p lica ble org a nization. Exam ple s of such situations include the following:
● Using the Inte l( R) PRO/ Wirele s s 220 0 BG Ne twork Conn e ct ion a dapte r e quipm e nt on boa rd a irplan e s, or
● Using the Inte l( R) PRO/ Wirele s s 220 0 BG Ne twork Conn e ct ion a dapte r e quipm e nt in a n y ot h er environ m ent where the risk of in te rfe re nce wit h othe r de vices or s e rvices is
pe rce ived or ide n tifie d a s being ha rm ful.
If you a re u n ce rt a in of the policy t h a t a p p lies to t h e use of wire le ss de vices in a sp e cific organization or e n vironm e n t (a n airport, for e xam p le ), you a re e ncou ra g e d to a sk for
a u thoriza tion to u se the In te l(R) PRO/ Wire le ss 22 0 0BG Ne twork Conn e ct ion a d apte r wire le s s device b e fore you turn it on .
Re g u la to ry in fo rm a t io n
The In te l(R) PRO/ Wire le ss 22 0 0BG Ne twork Conn e ct ion a dapte r wire le s s network device m ust be insta lled a n d use d in strict accordance wit h t h e m a nufa ct u re r's ins t ruction s a s
de s cribed in the u s e r d o cum e n tation tha t com es with t h e prod u ct. For country-sp e cific approva ls, see
Ra dio approva ls. In t e l Corp ora tion is n ot re s ponsible for a n y ra dio or tele vision
inte rfe rence ca use d by un a uthorize d m odifica tion o f the de vice s inclu ded with t h e In tel(R) PRO/ Wire le ss 22 0 0 BG Ne twork Conn e ct ion a d a pte r kit, or th e su b s t it u t ion or a tta chm e nt of
con n ecting ca b le s a n d e quipm e nt ot h er th a n th a t spe cifie d by Inte l Corpora tion. Th e correct ion of inte rfe re nce ca use d by su ch una u thorized m odification, substitution or a t t a ch m e n t is
the re s p o n s ibility of the us e r. Inte l Co rpora tion an d its a u thorized rese llers or distributors a re not lia ble for a ny dam a ge or violation of gove rn m ent re gu la tions that m a y a ris e from the
us e r fa ilin g to com ply with the s e guide lines .
US A—Fe d e ra l Co m m u n ic a tio n s Co m m is s io n ( FCC)
This de vice com p lie s with Pa rt 1 5 of the FCC Rule s. Op e ration of the de vice is subje ct to t h e followin g two conditions:
● Th is device m ay n ot cau s e ha rm ful inte rfe re nce.
● Th is device m ust acce p t a n y in te rfe re nce tha t m a y cau s e unde sired operation.
N OTE: Th e ra dia ted output powe r of the Inte l(R) PRO/ Wirele s s 220 0 BG Ne twork Conne ction a d a pte r wire le ss ne two rk d e vice is fa r b e low the FCC ra dio freque ncy exposure
lim its. Ne ve rt h e le s s, the In tel PROS et/ Wirele s s LAN wire le ss ne twork d e vice sh ou ld be u se d in su ch a m a nne r tha t the pot e ntia l for h u m a n conta ct durin g n orm a l op e ration
is m inim ized. To a void th e possibility of exce e d in g th e FCC radio fre qu e ncy exposure lim its, you sh ou ld kee p a distan ce of a t le a st 2 cm b e twe e n you (or a ny oth e r p e rson in
the vicin ity) an d the a n t e nna that is built into the com pute r.
I n t e rf e re n c e s ta t e m e n t
This e q u ipm e n t h a s be en te sted a n d found to com ply with th e lim its for a Cla ss B digital de vice , purs ua n t t o Pa rt 15 of the FCC Rule s. The s e lim its are de s igne d to provide re a sona b le
prot e ct ion a gain s t h a rm ful inte rfe rence in a re side ntia l ins ta lla tion. This e q u ipm e n t ge ne ra t e s, use s, and ca n radia te radio fre que ncy en e rgy. If th e e q u ipm e n t is not insta lle d an d u s e d
in a ccordan ce with the instructions , the e quipm e nt m a y ca use h a rm fu l inte rfe rence to ra d io com m u nica tions. The re is no gua ra ntee , howe ve r, th a t such in terfe re n ce will not occu r in a
pa rticu lar insta lla tion. If this e q u ipm e n t doe s ca u se ha rm ful inte rfe re nce to ra d io or te levision re ce ption ( wh ich ca n be dete rm ined by t u rn ing the e q u ip m en t off a nd on ), th e us e r is
e n coura g e d to try to corre ct the in te rferen ce by t a king on e or m ore of the followin g m e a sures :
● Re orie nt or re loca te the re ce ivin g a n te nna .
● Incre a s e the dista nce betwee n the e q u ipm e n t a nd the receiver.
● Conn e ct the equipm e nt to a n outlet on a circu it diffe ren t from that to wh ich the re ceive r is conne cte d .
● Cons u lt the dea ler o r an e xpe rie nced ra dio/ TV tech nicia n for h e lp.
N OTE: Th e In t e l(R) PRO/ Wire le ss 2 2 0 0BG Ne t work Conn e ct ion a dapte r wire le s s network device m ust be insta lled a n d used in strict accord an ce with t h e m a nufa ct u re r's
instruct ion s a s des crib e d in the use r d ocum en t a tion that com e s with th e prod u ct. Any o th e r in s talla tion or use will viola te FCC Pa rt 1 5 re gula t ions .
U.S . Fre q u e n c y B a n d s
2.4 0 0 - 2 .462 GHz
Ca n a d a —I n d u s try Ca n a d a ( I C)
This Cla ss B digita l a ppa ra tus com plies with Ca n a d ia n ICES -003 , Issue 2 , a n d RS S-21 0 , Issue 4 ( Dec. 20 0 0).
Ce t appa riel num é riq u e de la class e B es t con form e à la n orm e NMB-003 , No. 2, et CNR- 2 10, No 4 (De c 2 0 0 0).
To pre vent ra dio interfe re n ce to the lice n s ed se rvice , this device is inte nde d to be operate d indoors a n d away from windows t o provide m axim um sh ie lding. Equipm e nt (or its tra ns m it
a n ten n a ) tha t is ins ta lled outdoors is su b ject to lice n sing."
« Pour e m p ê ch e r q u e ce t app a reil ca use du brouillage au se rvice fa isa n t l'obje t d 'un e lice n ce , il doit être utilisé a l'inté rie u r e t d evra it être pla cé loin des fe nê t re s a fin d e fournir un
é cra n de b lin d a ge m axim al. Si le m a t é riel (ou son a n te nne d 'é m iss ion) e s t in sta llé à l'e xté rieu r, il d oit fa ire l'obje t d'u ne lice nce. »