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Contents Federal communication commission interference statement .............1 FCC caution ..................................................................................1 Important note: ..............................................................................1 FCC radiation exposure statement: ...............................................1 Users manual of the end product: ........................................................2 Label of the end product: ........................................
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Federal communication commission interference statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
responsibility of the professional installer to ensure to control the output power not grater then the application. Manual Information To the End User The OEM integrator has to be aware not to provide information to the end user regarding how to install or remove this RF module in the user’s manual of the end product which integrates this module. The end user manual shall include all required regulatory information/warning as show in this manual.
3) For all products market in US, OEM has to limit the operation channels in CH1 to CH11 for 2.4G band by supplied firmware programming tool. OEM shall not supply any tool or info to the end-user regarding to Regulatory Domain change. As long as 3 conditions above are met, further transmitter test will not be required.
• Backward compatible with IEEE 802.11b standard. • Delivers data rate up to 54 Mbps. • LED for Link and Activity • External detachable antenna • 801.11g: Dynamically shifts between 54, 48, 36, 24, 18, 12, 9 and 6 Mbps network speed, based on signal strength, for maximum availability and reliability of connection. • 802.11b: Dynamically shifts between 11M, 5.5M, 2M, and 1 Mbps network speed, based on signal strength, for maximum availability and reliability of connection.
LED Indicators The MW600-B-LO features two LED indicators: 2 LED (One is orange, another is green) • Orange color LED: Solid light: Indicates wireless LAN enabled and connect. • Green color LED: Slow Flashing: Indicates wireless LAN search AP Fast flashing: WiFi traffic. Introduction Overview of the product The adapter gives you the flexibility to install your PC in the most convenient location available, without the cost of running network cables.
to wireless networks. • Group Policy Network administrators can use Group Policy settings in an Active Directory® directory service environment to centrally configure and deploy wireless network settings and automatically configure domain member computers. The following section describes in detail how to connect to a wireless network using the Connect to a network dialog box in Windows Vista.
• All Wireless, dial-up, and VPN connections. • Wireless Only wireless connections. • Dial-up and VPN Only dial-up and VPN connections. By default, All is selected and the list of networks consists of wireless networks that have been detected and dial-up and VPN connections that have been configured. A non-broadcast network appears in the list with the name “Unnamed Network.
Diagnostics to diagnose the problem and suggest a solution. If the wireless network you want to connect to is not listed, click Set up a connection or network. Windows Vista displays the following page.
Note If the Manually connect to a wireless network option is not present in the Choose a connection option dialog box, make sure that your wireless network adapter appears in the Network Connections folder as a wireless connection and is enabled. If your wireless network adapter appears in the Network Connections folder as a wired connection, ensure that you have installed the latest driver for your adapter that is designed for Windows Vista.
discourages its use because it provides weak security for your wireless network. To configure shared key authentication, select No authentication (Open) here and then select Shared from the Security tab in the properties of the wireless network (described later in this article). • Encryption type Select the method used to encrypt data frames sent over the wireless network. The choices depend on the selected security type. • When the No authentication (Open) security type is selected, you can select None.
To connect to the wireless network that you just created, click Connect to, and then double-click the newly created wireless network in the Connect to a network dialog box. To configure the properties of the wireless network you have just created, click Change connection settings. Windows Vista displays the following dialog box. MW600-B-LO Wireless 802. 11b/g wireless PCI-E Adapter Card 31036026_MW600_UG_EN.indd 11 11 2008.11.
From the Connection tab, you can view the wireless network’s name, SSID, and network type (either Access point for infrastructure mode networks or Computerto-computer for ad hoc mode networks). You can also configure the following: • Connect automatically when this network is in range • Connect to a more preferred network if available Specifies whether Windows Vista will automatically disconnect from this wireless network if a more preferred wireless network comes within range.
• WPA-Enterprise • 802.1x Based on the selected security type, you can configure either a network security key or specify and configure a network authentication method. If you specify WPA-Enterprise, WPA2-Enterprise, or 802.1x as your security type, you must configure the following (as shown in the previous figure): • Choose a network authentication method Select an Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP) method and click Settings to configure the EAP type as needed.
automatically when Windows Vista performs wireless authentication. After you have configured your wireless networks, you can manage them from the Manage Wireless Networks dialog box. To display the Manage Wireless Networks dialog box, do the following: 1. Click Start, right-click Network, and then click Properties. 2. In the task list of the Network and Sharing Center dialog box, click Manage wireless networks. The following figure shows an example.
Appendix A Specifications Product Name 802.11b/g WLAN PCIe Adapter Card Interface PCI Express® Rev 1.1, X1-lane 2.5Gbps PCIe Motherboard Slot Network Standard IEEE802.11g/b COMPLIANT Data Rate 54Mbps, automatic fallback to 48, 36, 24, 18, 12, 9 and 6Mbps Modulation 802.11g — 54, 48, 36, 24, 18, 12, 9, 6Mbps (OFDM) 802.11b — CCK (11Mbps, 5.5Mbps), DQPSK (2Mbps), DBPSK (1Mbps) Operating Frequency 2.412 ~ 2.462 GHz: North America Operating Channels 2.4GHz: 1~11 for N.
Power Consumption TX power consumption: <480 mA WEP Support 64/128 bit encryption Support OS Microsoft Windows XP, RX power consumption: <470 mA Vista premium/basic English/Chinese version. Operating Temperature 0 to 60 ˚C Humidity 20% to 95% Non-condensing Dimensions (mm) (W) 19mm × (D) 167.65mm × (H) 68.9mm Weight (g) 50 without antenna and cable (TBD) Voltage 3.3V +/- 5% 16 MW600-B-LO Wireless 802. 11b/g wireless PCI-E Adapter Card 31036026_MW600_UG_EN.indd 16 2008.11.
