Intel 6235ANHRU Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6235 User Manual

Intel Mobile Communications Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6235

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I nt el® W ir eless Adapt er I nform at ion GuideThis version of I ntel® PROSet / Wireless WiFi Soft ware is com pat ible wit h t he adapt ers list ed next . However, not ethat newer feat ures provided in t his software release are generally not support ed for older, legacy adapt ers.I nt el® Centrino® Wireless- N 100I nt el® Centrino® Wireless- N 105I nt el® Centrino® Wireless- N 130I nt el® Centrino® Wireless- N 135I nt el® WiFi Link 1000I nt el® Centrino® Wireless- N 1030I nt el® Centrino® Wireless- N 2200I nt el® Centrino® Wireless- N 2230I nt el® Centrino® Wireless- N + WiMAX 6150I nt el® Centrino® Advanced - N 6200I nt el® Centrino® Advanced - N 6205I nt el® Centrino® Advanced - N 6230I nt el® Centrino® Advanced - N 6235I nt el® Centrino® Advanced - N + WiMAX 6250I nt el® Centrino® Ultim ate-N 6300Wit h your WiFi net work card, you can access WiFi networks, share files or print ers, or even share your I nt ernetconnect ion. All of these feat ures can be explored using a WiFi network in your hom e or office. This WiFi net worksolut ion is designed for bot h hom e and business use. Additional users and feat ures can be added as yournet working needs grow and change.This guide contains basic inform at ion about I nt el adapt ers. I t includes inform at ion about several adapt er propertiesthat you can set t o cont rol and enhance the perform ance of your adapter wit h your particular wireless net workand environm ent. I nt el® wireless adapt ers enable fast connectivit y wit hout wires for deskt op and not ebook PCs.Adapt er SettingsRegulat ory I nform at ionSpecificat ionsI m portant I nform at ionSupportWarrant yGlossaryDepending on t he m odel of your I nt el WiFi adapter, your adapter is com patible wit h 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g,and 802.11n ( draft 2.0) wireless st andards. Operat ing at 5 GHz or 2.4 GHz frequency at dat a rat es of up t o 450Mbps, you can now connect your com puter t o existing high - speed net works t hat use m ult iple access points wit hinlarge or sm all environm ent s. Your WiFi adapter m aint ains aut om at ic data rate control according to the access pointlocat ion and signal st rengt h t o achieve the fast est possible connection. All of your wireless net work connect ionsare easily m anaged by the WiFi connect ion utilit y. Profiles t hat are set up through t he WiFi connect ion ut ilityprovide enhanced securit y m easures wit h 802.1X net work authenticat ion.I n form a t ion in t his docu m e nt is subj e ct t o chan ge w it hout not ice.© 2 0 0 4 – 2 0 1 2 I nt el Cor por at ion. All r igh t s reserved. I n t el Corpor a t ion, 5 2 0 0 N .E. Elam Young Parkw ay,Hillsbor o, OR 9 7 1 2 4 - 6 4 9 7 USAThe copying or reproducing of any m at erial in t his docum ent in any m anner what soever wit hout the writtenperm ission of I ntel Corporat ion is st rict ly forbidden. I nt el® is a t radem ark or regist ered t radem ark of I nt elCorporat ion or it s subsidiaries in the Unit ed St at es and ot her countries. Ot her t radem arks and trade nam es m aybe used in this docum ent t o refer to eit her t he ent it ies claim ing the m arks and nam es or t heir product s. I nt eldisclaim s any proprietary int erest in t radem arks and t rade nam es ot her than it s own. Microsoft and Windows areregist ered t radem arks of Microsoft Corporation. Windows Vist a is eit her a regist ered t radem ark or t radem ark ofMicrosoft Corporat ion in t he United Stat es and/ or ot her count ries.
* Other nam es and brands m ay be claim ed as t he property of others.I nt el Corporation assum es no responsibility for errors or om issions in this docum ent. Nor does I nt el m ake anycom m it m ent to updat e the inform at ion contained herein."I MPORTANT NOTI CE FOR ALL USERS OR DI STRI BUTORS:I nt el wireless LAN adapters are engineered, m anufactured, t est ed, and qualit y checked t o ensure that t hey m eetall necessary local and governm ent al regulat ory agency requirem ent s for t he regions t hat they are designat edand/ or m arked t o ship into. Because wireless LANs are generally unlicensed devices that share spect rum wit hradars, satellit es, and ot her licensed and unlicensed devices, it is som et im es necessary t o dynam ically det ect ,avoid, and lim it usage t o avoid interference wit h these devices. I n m any instances I ntel is required t o provide t estdata to prove regional and local com pliance to regional and governm ental regulat ions before cert ificat ion orapproval t o use the product is grant ed. I nt el's wireless LAN's EEPROM, firm ware, and soft ware driver are designedto carefully cont rol param eters t hat affect radio operat ion and t o ensure elect rom agnet ic com pliance ( EMC). Theseparam eters include, wit hout lim it at ion, RF power, spectrum usage, channel scanning, and hum an exposure.For t hese reasons I nt el cannot perm it any m anipulat ion by third parties of t he software provided in binary form atwit h the wireless LAN adapters ( e.g., t he EEPROM and firm ware) . Furtherm ore, if you use any pat ches, ut ilit ies, orcode with t he I ntel wireless LAN adapters that have been m anipulated by an unaut horized part y (i.e., patches,ut ilit ies, or code ( including open source code m odificat ions) which have not been validat ed by I nt el) , ( i) you will besolely responsible for ensuring the regulat ory com pliance of t he product s, ( ii) I nt el will bear no liabilit y, under anytheory of liabilit y for any issues associated wit h t he m odified product s, including wit hout lim it ation, claim s underthe warrant y and/ or issues arising from regulat ory non -com pliance, and ( iii) I nt el will not provide or be required t oassist in providing support to any third parties for such m odified product s.N ot e : Many regulatory agencies consider Wireless LAN adapters to be "m odules", and accordingly, condit ionsyst em - level regulat ory approval upon receipt and review of test dat a docum enting t hat t he antennas and syst emconfigurat ion do not cause t he EMC and radio operat ion to be non - com pliant ."January 31, 2012
Back t o Content sAdapter Set t ingsThe Advan ced tab displays the device properties for t he WiFi adapt er inst alled on your com puter.How t o Acce ssAt the I nt el® PROSet / Wireless WiFi Connect ion Ut ilit y, Advanced Menu click Ada pt er Sett ings. Select t heAdva nced tab.W iFi Ada pt er Set t ings D escript ionN a m e D escr ip t ion802.11nCha nne l W idt h( 2 .4 GH z)Set high throughput channel width t o m axim ize perform ance. Set t he channel width t o Au t o or2 0 MHz . Use 20MHz if 802.11n channels are restrict ed. This set t ing applies to 802.11n capableadapt ers only.N OTE: This set t ing does not apply t o t he I ntel® Wireless WiFi Link 4965AGN ( uses 20 MHzchannel width only) .802.11nCha nne l W idt h( 5 .2 GH z)Set high throughput channel width t o m axim ize perform ance. Set t he channel width t o Au t o or2 0 MHz . Use 20MHz if 802.11n channels are restrict ed. This set t ing applies to 802.11n capableadapt ers only.N OTE: This set t ing does not apply t o t he following adapters:I nt el® WiFi Link 1000I nt el® Wireless WiFi Link 4965AGN8 0 2 .1 1 n M ode The 802.11n st andard builds on previous 802.11 st andards by adding m ult iple- input m ult iple-out put ( MI MO) . MI MO increases data throughput t o im prove t ransfer rat e. Select En able d orDisa ble d t o set the 802.11n m ode of t he WiFi adapt er. Enabled is the default setting. Thisset ting applies t o 802.11n capable adapt ers only.N OTE: To achieve transfer rat es great er than 54 Mbps on 802.11n connections, WPA2* -AESsecurit y m ust be selected. No securit y ( N on e ) can be select ed t o enable net work set up andtroubleshoot ing.An adm inist rat or can enable or disable support for high throughput m ode t o reduce power-consum ption or conflict s wit h other bands or com pat ibilit y issues.Ad HocCha nne lUnless the ot her com puters in t he ad hoc network use a different channel from t he defaultchannel, t here is no need t o change t he channel.Va lu e: Select the perm itted operat ing channel from t he list .802.11b/ g: Select t his option when 802.11b and 802.11g ( 2.4 GHz) ad hoc bandfrequency is used.802.11a: Select t his option when 802.11a ( 5 GHz) ad hoc band frequency is used. Thisset ting does not apply t o t he I ntel® WiFi Link 1000 adapt er.N OTE: When an 802.11a channel is not displayed, initiat ing ad hoc net works is not supportedfor 802.11a channels.Ad Hoc Pow erMana ge m entSet power saving feat ures for device t o device ( ad hoc) networks.D isa ble : Select when connect ing t o ad hoc net works t hat contain st at ions t hat do notsupport ad hoc power m anagem entMaxim um Pow er Savings: Select t o opt im ize bat t ery life.
N oisy En vironm ent : Select t o opt im ize perform ance or connect ing wit h m ult iple client s.Ad Hoc QoSModeQualit y of Service (QoS) cont rol in ad hoc net works. QoS provides priorit ization of traffic fromthe access point over a wireless LAN based on t raffic classificat ion. WMM ( Wi- Fi Mult im edia) isthe QoS cert ificat ion of the Wi- Fi Alliance ( WFA) . When WMM is enabled, t he WiFi adapter usesWMM t o support priorit y t agging and queuing capabilit ies for Wi-Fi networks.W M M Enable d ( Default )W M M Disa ble dFa t ChannelI n t ole r an tThis setting com m unicat es t o surrounding net works t hat t his WiFi adapt er is not t olerant of40MHz channels in t he 2.4GHz band. The default setting is for t his t o be t urned off ( disabled) ,so t hat t he adapter does not send t his not ificat ion.N OTE: This set t ing does not apply t o t he following adapters:I nt el® Wireless WiFi Link 4965AG_I nt el® PRO/ Wireless 3945ABG Net work Connect ionMix ed m odepr ot e ct ionUse t o avoid dat a collisions in a m ixed 802.11b and 802.11g environm ent. Request t oSend/ Clear t o Send ( RTS/ CTS) should be used in an environm ent where clients m ay not heareach ot her. CTS- t o -self can be used t o gain m ore t hroughput in an environm ent where client sare in close proxim it y and can hear each ot her.Pow erMana ge m entLet s you select a balance bet ween power consum ption and WiFi adapter perform ance. The WiFiadapt er power set t ings slider set s a balance bet ween the com put er's power source and thebattery.Use default value : ( Default) Power set tings are based on the com puter's power source.Manual: Adj ust t he slider for t he desired set t ing. Use the lowest set t ing for m axim umbattery life. Use t he highest set t ing for m axim um perform ance.N OTE: Power consum ption savings vary based on Net work ( I nfrast ruct ure) settings.Roam ingAggr essive ne ssThis setting lets you define how aggressively your wireless client roam s to im prove connectionto an access point .Defa u lt : Balanced set t ing bet ween not roam ing and perform ance.Low e st : Your wireless client will not roam . Only significant link quality degradat ioncauses it t o roam t o anot her access point .H ig he st : Your wireless client continuously t racks the link quality. I f any degradat ionoccurs, it t ries t o find and roam t o a better access point.ThroughputEnha ncem en tChanges the value of t he Packet Burst Cont rol.Enable: Select to enable throughput enhancem ent .D isa ble : ( Default ) Select t o disable throughput enhancem ent.Tr ansm itPow erDefa u lt Se t t in g : Highest power setting.Low est : Minim um Cover age : Set t he adapter to the lowest t ransm it power. Enables you t oexpand the num ber of coverage areas or confine a coverage area. Reduces the coverage areain high t raffic areas t o im prove overall t ransm ission qualit y and avoids congest ion andint erference wit h other devices.Highest : M a x im um Coverage : Set t he adapter to a m axim um t ransm it power level. Selectfor m axim um perform ance and range in environm ent s wit h lim it ed addit ional WiFi radiodevices.N OTE: The opt im al setting is for a user to always set the transm it power at the lowestpossible level t hat is st ill com pat ible wit h the qualit y of t heir com m unicat ion. This allows t hem axim um num ber of wireless devices t o operat e in dense areas and reduce int erference wit hot her devices t hat it shares t he sam e radio spect rum wit h.
N OTE: This set t ing t akes effect when either Net work ( I nfrast ruct ure) or Device t o Device (adhoc) m ode is used.W ireless Mode Select which m ode t o use for connect ion to a wireless network:8 0 2 .1 1 a on ly : Connect t he wireless WiFi adapter to 802.11a net works only. Notapplicable for all adapters.8 0 2 .1 1 b only : Connect the wireless WiFi adapt er t o 802.11b net works only. Notapplicable for all adapters.8 0 2 .1 1 g only : Connect the wireless WiFi adapt er t o 802.11g net works only.802.11a and 802.11g: Connect the WiFi adapter to 802.11a and 802.11g networksonly. Not applicable for all adapt ers.802.11b and 802.11g: Connect t he WiFi adapt er t o 802.11b and 802.11g net worksonly. Not applicable for all adapt ers.802.11a, 802.11b, and 802.11g: ( Default ) - Connect t o eit her 802.11a, 802.11b or802.11g wireless networks. Not applicable for all adapt ers.OK Saves settings and ret urns to t he previous page.Cance l Closes and cancels any changes.Microsoft W indow s* Advanced Opt ions ( Ada pt er Set t in gs)To access t he Windows* XP Advanced opt ions:1. Start Windows and log on with adm inist rat ive privileges.2. From your desktop, right - click M y Com pu t e r and click Pr op er t ie s.3. Click the H ar dw are t ab.4. Click De vice M a nager .5. Double- click Netw or k a da pt er s.6. Right - click t he nam e of the inst alled WiFi adapter that is in use.7. Click Proper t ie s.8. Select the Advance d t ab.9. Select the propert y you want ( for exam ple, Mixed Mode Prot ect ion, Power Managem ent ) .10. To select a new value or set t ing, click Use de fa ult value t o clear t he checkbox. Then select a new value orset ting. To ret urn t o t he default value, click t he Use de fa ult value checkbox. ( The Use default value boxis not present for all properties, for exam ple, Ad Hoc Channel. I n t his case, sim ply select t he set ting youwant.)11. To save your settings and exit the window, click OK.Back t o TopBack t o Content sTrademarks and Disclaimers
Back t o Content sRegulatory I nform ationN OTE: Due t o t he evolving st at e of regulat ions and st andards in t he wireless LAN field ( I EEE 802.11and sim ilar standards) , t he inform at ion provided herein is subj ect t o change. I nt el Corporationassum es no responsibilit y for errors or om issions in t his docum ent.I nt el® Centrino® Wireless- N 100I nt el® Centrino® Wireless- N 105I nt el® Centrino® Wireless- N 130I nt el® Centrino® Wireless- N 135I nt el® WiFi Link 1000I nt el® Centrino® Wireless- N 1030I nt el® Centrino® Wireless- N 2200I nt el® Centrino® Wireless- N 2230I nt el® Centrino® Wireless- N + WiMAX 6150I nt el® Centrino® Advanced - N 6200I nt el® Centrino® Advanced - N 6205I nt el® Centrino® Advanced - N 6230I nt el® Centrino® Advanced - N 6235I nt el® Centrino® Advanced - N + WiMAX 6250I nt el® Centrino® Ultim ate-N 6300I nt el W iFi/ W iM AX W ireless Adapt e r sI nform at ion in t his sect ion supports t he following wireless adapt ers:I nt el® Centrino® Wireless- N + WiMAX 6150I nt el® Centrino® Advanced - N + WiMAX 6250See Specificat ions for com plet e wireless adapt er specifications.N OTE: I n t his sect ion, all references t o the "wireless adapt er" refer to all adapters list ed above.The following inform ation is provided:I nform at ion for the UserRegulat ory I nform at ionI nform a tion for t he UserSa fe t y N ot icesUSA—FCC a nd FAAThe FCC wit h its act ion in ET Docket 96 - 8 has adopt ed a safet y st andard for hum an exposure t o radio frequency(RF) electrom agnet ic energy em it t ed by FCC certified equipm ent. The wireless adapt er m eet s t he Hum an Exposurelim its found in OET Bulletin 65, supplem ent C, 2001, and ANSI / I EEE C95.1, 1992. Proper operat ion of t his radioaccording t o t he instruct ions found in t his m anual will result in exposure subst antially below t he FCC’srecom m ended lim it s.The following safet y precaut ions should be observed:Do not t ouch or m ove ant enna while t he unit is transm it t ing or receiving.Do not hold any com ponent cont aining the radio such t hat t he ant enna is very close or t ouching anyexposed parts of t he body, especially the face or eyes, while t ransm itting.Do not operat e t he radio or attem pt t o t ransm it dat a unless the ant enna is connect ed; t his behavior m ay
cause dam age t o t he radio.Use in specific environm ents:The use of wireless adapt ers in hazardous locations is lim ited by the const raint s posed by t he safet ydirect ors of such environm ent s.The use of wireless adapt ers on airplanes is governed by the Federal Aviat ion Adm inist rat ion ( FAA) .The use of wireless adapt ers in hospit als is restricted t o t he lim its set forth by each hospit al.Ex plosive Device Pr ox im it y W a r ning W arn ing: Do not operat e a port able transm itter (including t his wireless adapt er) near unshielded blast ingcaps or in an explosive environm ent unless the transm it t er has been m odified t o be qualified for such use.Ant enna W ar nings W arn ing: The wireless adapt er is not designed for use wit h high - gain direct ional antennas.Use On Aircraft Ca ut ion Ca ution: Regulat ions of the FCC and FAA prohibit airborne operat ion of radio- frequency wireless devices(wireless adapt ers) because t heir signals could int erfere wit h critical aircraft instrum ent s.Ot h er W ireless D e vicesSa fe t y N ot ices for Ot h er Device s in t he W ir eless N et w ork : See t he docum ent at ion supplied wit h wirelessadapt ers or ot her devices in t he wireless network.Local Re st rict ion s on 8 0 2 .1 1 a, 8 0 2 .1 1 b, 8 0 2 .1 1 g, 8 0 2 .1 1 n, a nd 8 0 2 .1 6 e Radio Usage Ca ut io n: Due t o t he fact t hat t he frequencies used by 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, and 802.16ewireless LAN devices m ay not yet be harm onized in all count ries, 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, and802.16e product s are designed for use only in specific count ries, and are not allowed t o be operat ed in countriesot her t han t hose of designated use. As a user of these products, you are responsible for ensuring that t heproduct s are used only in t he countries for which t hey were int ended and for verifying t hat t hey are configuredwit h the correct selection of frequency and channel for t he count ry of use. The device t ransm it power control(TPC) int erface is part of t he I nt el® PROSet/ Wireless WiFi Connect ion Ut ilit y Soft ware. Operat ional restrictions forEquivalent I sot ropic Radiat ed Power (EI RP) are provided by t he syst em m anufact urer. Any deviat ion from t heperm issible power and frequency set t ings for t he country of use is an infringem ent of nat ional law and m ay bepunished as such.For country -specific inform ation, see t he addit ional com pliance inform ation supplied wit h the product .W ireless I n t erope rabilit yThe wireless adapt er is designed to be interoperable wit h ot her wireless LAN product s t hat are based on directsequence spread spect rum ( DSSS) radio technology and t o com ply wit h t he following st andards:I EEE St d. 802.11b com pliant St andard on Wireless LANI EEE St d. 802.11g com pliant St andard on Wireless LANI EEE St d. 802.11a com pliant St andard on Wireless LANI EEE St d. 802.11n draft 2.0 com pliant on Wireless LANI EEE 802.16e- 2005 Wave 2 com pliantWireless Fidelit y cert ification, as defined by t he Wi- Fi AllianceWiMAX certification as defined by t he WiMAX ForumThe W ir eless Adapt e r and You r H e alt hThe wireless adapt er, like other radio devices, em its radio frequency elect rom agnet ic energy. The level of energyem it t ed by t he wireless adapt er, however, is less t han the electrom agnet ic energy em itted by other wireless
devices such as m obile phones. The wireless adapter operates wit hin t he guidelines found in radio frequency safet yst andards and recom m endat ions. These standards and recom m endat ions reflect t he consensus of the scient ificcom m unit y and result from deliberat ions of panels and com m it tees of scientist s who cont inually review andint erpret the extensive research lit erature. I n som e sit uat ions or environm ent s, t he use of the wireless adapt erm ay be restrict ed by t he propriet or of t he building or responsible represent at ives of t he applicable organizat ion.Exam ples of such sit uat ions m ay include:Using the wireless adapt er on board airplanes, orUsing the wireless adapt er in any ot her environm ent where the risk of int erference wit h other devices orservices is perceived or identified as being harm ful.I f you are uncert ain of the policy t hat applies t o t he use of wireless adapt ers in a specific organizat ion orenvironm ent ( an airport , for exam ple) , you are encouraged t o ask for authorizat ion t o use the adapt er before youturn it on.W EEERe gula tory I nform a t ionI n form a t ion for t he OEM s a nd I ntegra t or sThe following st at em ent m ust be included wit h all versions of t his docum ent supplied t o an OEM or integrator, butshould not be dist ributed t o t he end user.This device is intended for OEM integrat ors only.Please see t he full Grant of Equipm ent docum ent for other restrictions.This device m ust be operat ed and used wit h a locally approved access point.Any changes or m odificat ions t o t his product not expressly approved by I nt el could void t he user'saut horizat ion to operat e t he product .The requirem ents described within t his docum ent are provided t o OEM integrat ors inst alling I nt el® wirelessadapt ers in host plat form s. St rict adherence t o t hese requirem ents is necessary t o m eet t he condit ions ofcom pliance wit h FCC rules, including RF exposure. When all requirem ent s described herein are fulfilled, t he I nt el®wireless adapters m ay be inst alled in host plat form s wit h no furt her restrictions when incorporat ing int o hostsyst em s. I f any of t he requirem ents herein are not sat isfied, t he OEM int egrat or is responsible to conduct t henecessary syst em level regulatory t esting and/ or obtain t he required approvals for com pliance.Ant enna Ty pe and Ga insOnly ant ennas of t he sam e t ype and wit h equal or less gains as shown below m ay be used wit h the I nt el®wireless adapters. Ot her t ypes of antennas and/ or higher gain antennas are not aut horized.Ant enna Ty pe Ant enna Loca t ion( Main/ Au x)2 .4 GH zPe ak Gainin dBi*2 .6 GH zPe ak Gainin dBi*5 .2 GH zPe ak Gainin dBi*5 .5 GH zPe ak Gainin dBi*5 .7 GHz Pe ak Gainin dBi*PI FA Main 3.24 3.47 3.73 4.77 4.97AuxMI MO* All ant enna gains include cable loss.Ant enna Placem ent W it hin t he H ost Syst em
To ensure RF exposure com pliance, the ant enna( s) used wit h the I nt el® wireless adapt ers m ust be inst alled in t hehost syst em t o provide a m inim um separat ion dist ance from all persons, in all operat ing m odes and orientat ions ofthe host syst em , wit h st rict adherence to the t able below. The ant enna separat ion distance applies t o bot hhorizont al and vert ical orient at ion of the ant enna when inst alled in t he host syst em .W ireless Adapt e r Minim um r equired ant enna - to- user sepa rat ion dist anceI nt el® Centrino® Wireless- N + WiMAX 6150 18 m mI nt el® Centrino® Wireless- N + WiMAX 6350 17 m mSim ult ane ous Transm ission of I n t el® W ireless Adapter s w it h Ot h er I ntegra t e d or Plug - I n Tran sm it t e rsBased upon FCC Knowledge Dat abase publicat ion num ber 616217 D03 Supplem entht t ps: / / fj allfoss.fcc.gov/ kdb/ Get At t achm ent .ht m l?id= 30257, when there are m ult iple transm it t ing devices inst alledin a host device, an RF exposure t ransm it t ing assessm ent shall be perform ed t o det erm ine t he necessaryapplication and t est requirem ents. OEM int egrat ors m ust ident ify all possible com binat ions of sim ult aneoustransm ission configurations for all t ransm it t ers and antennas installed in t he host syst em . This includestransm itters installed in t he host as m obile devices ( > 20 cm separat ion from user) and portable devices ( < 20 cmseparat ion from user). OEM int egrat ors should consult t he act ual FCC KDB 616217 D03 Supplem ent docum ent forall det ails in m aking t his assessm ent t o det erm ine if any additional requirem ents for t est ing or FCC approval isnecessary.I n form a t ion To Be Supplie d t o t he End User by t he OEM or I nt egr a t orThe following regulatory and safet y not ices m ust be published in docum entat ion supplied to the end user of t heproduct or syst em incorporating t he I ntel® wireless adapt er, in com pliance with local regulat ions. Host syst emm ust be labeled wit h "Cont ains FCC I D: XXXXXXXX" , FCC I D displayed on label.The I nt el® wireless adapt er m ust be inst alled and used in st rict accordance wit h the m anufact urer's inst ruct ions asdescribed in the user docum ent at ion that com es wit h the product . I nt el Corporat ion is not responsible for anyradio or t elevision interference caused by unauthorized m odificat ion of the devices included wit h the wirelessadapt er kit or t he subst it ut ion or attachm ent of connecting cables and equipm ent ot her than t hat specified by I nt elCorporat ion. The correct ion of interference caused by such unaut horized m odificat ion, substitut ion or at tachm ent isthe responsibilit y of t he user. I ntel Corporat ion and authorized resellers or dist ributors are not liable for anydam age or violation of governm ent regulat ions t hat m ay arise from t he user failing t o com ply wit h theseguidelines.Local Re st rict ion of 8 0 2 .1 1 a , 8 0 2 .1 1 b, 8 0 2 .1 1 g, and 8 0 2 .1 1 n Radio UsageThe following st at em ent on local rest rict ions m ust be published as part of t he com pliance docum entat ion for all802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g and 802.11n products. Ca ut io n: Due t o t he fact t hat t he frequencies used by 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, and 802.16ewireless LAN devices m ay not yet be harm onized in all count ries, 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, and802.16e product s are designed for use only in specific count ries, and are not allowed t o be operat ed in countriesot her t han t hose of designated use. As a user of these products, you are responsible for ensuring that t heproduct s are used only in t he countries for which t hey were int ended and for verifying t hat t hey are configuredwit h the correct selection of frequency and channel for t he count ry of use. Any deviation from t he perm issiblepower and frequency set t ings for t he country of use is an infringem ent of nat ional law and m ay be punished assuch.FCC Ra dio Fr equency I n te rfer ence Re qu ir em entsThis wireless adapt er is rest rict ed t o indoor use due t o its operat ion in the 5.15 to 5.25 GHz frequency range. FCCrequires this wireless adapt er t o be used indoors for t he frequency range 5.15 t o 5.25 GHz t o reduce t he pot ent ialfor harm ful interference t o co- channel m obile satellit e syst em s. High power radars are allocated as prim ary usersof t he 5.25 to 5.35 GHz and 5.65 t o 5.85 GHz bands. These radar st at ions can cause int erference wit h and / ordam age t his device.6250
This wireless adapt er is int ended for OEM int egrat ors only.This wireless adapt er cannot be co- locat ed wit h any ot her transm it t er unless approved by t he FCC.USA—Fe deral Com m u nica t ion s Com m ission ( FCC)This wireless adapt er com plies wit h Part 15 of t he FCC Rules. Operat ion of t he device is subj ect t o t he followingtwo conditions:This device m ay not cause harm ful interference.This device m ust accept any int erference t hat m ay cause undesired operat ion.I n t erfere nce St at em entThis wireless adapt er has been t est ed and found t o com ply wit h the lim it s for a Class B digital device, pursuant t oPart 15 of the FCC Rules. These lim its are designed t o provide reasonable prot ect ion against harm ful interferencein a resident ial inst allat ion. This wireless adapter generat es, uses, and can radiat e radio frequency energy. I f t hewireless adapter is not installed and used in accordance wit h the inst ruct ions, t he wireless adapt er m ay causeharm ful int erference t o radio com m unicat ions. There is no guarantee, however, t hat such int erference will notoccur in a particular inst allation. I f t his wireless adapt er does cause harm ful interference t o radio or t elevisionrecept ion ( which can be det erm ined by turning t he equipm ent off and on) , t he user is encouraged to try t o correctthe interference by t aking one or m ore of the following m easures:Reorient or relocat e t he receiving ant enna of t he equipm ent experiencing t he int erference.I ncrease the dist ance bet ween t he wireless adapt er and t he equipm ent experiencing t he int erference.Connect t he com puter wit h the wireless adapt er t o an out let on a circuit different from t hat to which t heequipm ent experiencing t he int erference is connect ed.Consult t he dealer or an experienced radio/ TV t echnician for help.N OTE: The adapt er m ust be inst alled and used in strict accordance wit h the m anufact urer'sinst ruct ions as described in the user docum entat ion that com es wit h the product . Any other installat ionor use will violat e FCC Part 15 regulations.Safety Approva l Considerat ionsThis device has been safety approved as a com ponent and is for use only in com plet e equipm ent where t heaccept abilit y of t he com binat ion is determ ined by t he appropriat e safet y agencies. When inst alled, considerat ionm ust be given t o t he following:I t m ust be inst alled int o a com pliant host device m eeting the requirem ent of UL/ EN/ I EC 60950 - 1 2nd edit ionincluding t he general provisions of enclosure design 1.6.2 and specifically paragraph 1.2.6.2 ( Fire Enclosure) .The device shall be supplied by a SELV source when installed in t he end -use equipm ent .A heat ing t est shall be considered in t he end - use product for m eet ing the requirem ent of UL/ EN/ I EC 60950 -1 2nd edit ion.Low H alogenApplies only t o brom inat ed and chlorinated flam e retardants (BFRs/ CFRs) and PVC in t he final product. I nt elcom ponent s as well as purchased com ponent s on the finished assem bly m eet JS- 709 requirem ent s, and t he PCB /subst rat e m eet I EC 61249 - 2 - 21 requirem ent s. The replacem ent of halogenat ed flam e retardants and/ or PVC m aynot be bet t er for the environm ent.Taiw an
Ra dio Approva lsTo determ ine whether you are allowed to use your wireless network device in a specific country, please check tosee if t he radio type num ber t hat is print ed on t he ident ification label of your device is listed in t he m anufact urer'sOEM Regulat ory Guidance docum ent.Re gula tory Mark ingsA list of required regulatory m arkings can be found on t he web at http: / / www.int el.com / support / wireless/ wlan/To find the regulat ory inform ation for your adapt er, click on the link for your adapter. Then click Ad dit ion a lI n for m a t ion > Re gulat ory Docum ent s.I nt el W iFi Adapt e rs, 8 0 2 .1 1 n Com plia ntThe inform at ion in t his sect ion applies t o t he following product s:I nt el® Centrino® Wireless- N 100I nt el® Centrino® Wireless- N 105I nt el® Centrino® Wireless- N 130I nt el® Centrino® Wireless- N 135I nt el® WiFi Link 1000I nt el® Centrino® Wireless- N 1030I nt el® Centrino® Wireless- N 2200I nt el® Centrino® Wireless- N 2230I nt el® Centrino® Advanced - N 6200I nt el® Centrino® Advanced - N 6205I nt el® Centrino® Advanced - N 6230I nt el® Centrino® Advanced - N 6235I nt el® Centrino® Ultim ate-N 6300See Specificat ions for wireless adapt er specifications.N OTE: I n t his sect ion, all references t o the "wireless adapt er" refer to all adapters list ed above.The following inform ation is provided:I nform at ion for the UserRegulat ory I nform at ionI nform a tion for t he UserSa fe t y N ot icesUSA—FCC a nd FAA
The FCC wit h its act ion in ET Docket 96 - 8 has adopt ed a safet y st andard for hum an exposure t o radio frequency(RF) electrom agnet ic energy em it t ed by FCC certified equipm ent. The wireless adapt er m eet s t he Hum an Exposurelim its found in OET Bulletin 65, supplem ent C, 2001, and ANSI / I EEE C95.1, 1992. Proper operat ion of t his radioaccording t o t he instruct ions found in t his m anual will result in exposure subst antially below t he FCC’srecom m ended lim it s.The following safet y precaut ions should be observed:Do not t ouch or m ove ant enna while t he unit is transm it t ing or receiving.Do not hold any com ponent cont aining the radio such t hat t he ant enna is very close or t ouching anyexposed parts of t he body, especially the face or eyes, while t ransm itting.Do not operat e t he radio or attem pt t o t ransm it dat a unless the ant enna is connect ed; t his behavior m aycause dam age t o t he radio.Use in specific environm ents:The use of wireless adapt ers in hazardous locations is lim ited by the const raint s posed by t he safet ydirect ors of such environm ent s.The use of wireless adapt ers on airplanes is governed by the Federal Aviat ion Adm inist rat ion ( FAA) .The use of wireless adapt ers in hospit als is restricted t o t he lim its set forth by each hospit al.Ex plosive Device Pr ox im it y W a r ningW arn ing: Do not operat e a port able transm itter (including t his wireless adapt er) near unshielded blast ingcaps or in an explosive environm ent unless the transm it t er has been m odified t o be qualified for such use.Ant enna W ar nings W arn ing: The wireless adapt er is not designed for use wit h high - gain direct ional antennas.Use On Aircraft Ca ut ion Ca ution: Regulat ions of the FCC and FAA prohibit airborne operat ion of radio- frequency wireless devices(wireless adapt ers) because t heir signals could int erfere wit h critical aircraft instrum ent s.Ot h er W ireless D e vicesSa fe t y N ot ices for Ot h er Device s in t he W ir eless N et w ork : See t he docum ent at ion supplied wit h wirelessadapt ers or ot her devices in t he wireless network.Local Re st rict ion s on 8 0 2 .1 1 a, 8 0 2 .1 1 b, 8 0 2 .1 1 g a nd 8 0 2 .1 1 n Radio Usa ge Ca ut io n: Due t o t he fact t hat t he frequencies used by 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g and 802.11n wireless LANdevices m ay not yet be harm onized in all count ries, 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g and 802.11n product s aredesigned for use only in specific count ries, and are not allowed to be operat ed in countries ot her t han those ofdesignat ed use. As a user of t hese products, you are responsible for ensuring that t he product s are used only inthe count ries for which they were int ended and for verifying t hat t hey are configured wit h the correct select ion offrequency and channel for t he country of use. The device transm it power control ( TPC) interface is part of t heI nt el® PROSet/ Wireless WiFi Connect ion Ut ilit y Soft ware. Operat ional restrict ions for Equivalent I sot ropic Radiat edPower ( EIRP) are provided by t he syst em m anufact urer. Any deviat ion from t he perm issible power and frequencyset tings for t he country of use is an infringem ent of nat ional law and m ay be punished as such.For country -specific inform ation, see t he addit ional com pliance inform ation supplied wit h the product .W ireless I n t erope rabilit yThe wireless adapt er is designed to be interoperable wit h ot her wireless LAN product s t hat are based on directsequence spread spect rum ( DSSS) radio technology and t o com ply wit h t he following st andards:I EEE St d. 802.11b com pliant St andard on Wireless LAN
I EEE St d. 802.11g com pliant St andard on Wireless LANI EEE St d. 802.11a com pliant St andard on Wireless LANI EEE St d. 802.11n draft 2.0 com pliant on Wireless LANWireless Fidelit y cert ification, as defined by t he Wi- Fi AllianceThe W ir eless Adapt e r and You r H e alt hThe wireless adapt er, like other radio devices, em its radio frequency elect rom agnet ic energy. The level of energyem it t ed by t he wireless adapt er, however, is less t han the electrom agnet ic energy em itted by other wirelessdevices such as m obile phones. The wireless adapter operates wit hin t he guidelines found in radio frequency safet yst andards and recom m endat ions. These standards and recom m endat ions reflect t he consensus of the scient ificcom m unit y and result from deliberat ions of panels and com m it tees of scientist s who cont inually review andint erpret the extensive research lit erature. I n som e sit uat ions or environm ent s, t he use of the wireless adapt erm ay be restrict ed by t he propriet or of t he building or responsible represent at ives of t he applicable organizat ion.Exam ples of such sit uat ions m ay include:Using the wireless adapt er on board airplanes, orUsing the wireless adapt er in any ot her environm ent where the risk of int erference wit h other devices orservices is perceived or identified as being harm ful.I f you are uncert ain of the policy t hat applies t o t he use of wireless adapt ers in a specific organizat ion orenvironm ent ( an airport , for exam ple) , you are encouraged t o ask for authorizat ion t o use the adapt er before youturn it on.W EEERe gula tory I nform a t ionI n form a t ion for t he OEM s a nd I ntegra t or sThe following st at em ent m ust be included wit h all versions of t his docum ent supplied t o an OEM or integrator, butshould not be dist ributed t o t he end user.This device is intended for OEM integrat ors only.Please see t he full Grant of Equipm ent docum ent for other restrictions.This device m ust be operat ed and used wit h a locally approved access point.Any changes or m odificat ions t o t his product not expressly approved by I nt el could void t he user'saut horizat ion to operat e t he product .The requirem ents described within t his docum ent are provided t o OEM integrat ors inst alling I nt el® wirelessadapt ers in host plat form s. St rict adherence t o t hese requirem ents is necessary t o m eet t he condit ions ofcom pliance wit h FCC and I ndust ry Canada rules, including RF exposure. When all requirem ent s described hereinare fulfilled, the I nt el® wireless adapt ers m ay be inst alled in host plat form s wit h no further rest rict ions whenincorporat ing int o host syst em s. I f any of the requirem ent s herein are not sat isfied, t he OEM int egrat or isresponsible t o conduct t he necessary syst em level regulat ory test ing and/ or obtain t he required approvals forcom pliance.Ant enna Ty pe and Ga insOnly ant ennas of t he sam e t ype and wit h equal or less gains as shown below m ay be used wit h the I nt el®wireless adapters. Ot her t ypes of antennas and/ or higher gain antennas are not aut horized.Ant enna Ty pe Ant enna Loca t ion 2 .4 GHz 2 .6 GHz 5 .2 GHz 5 .5 GHz 5 .7 GH z
( Main/ Au x) Pe ak Gainin dBi*Pe ak Gainin dBi*Pe ak Gainin dBi*Pe ak Gainin dBi*Pe ak Gainin dBi*PI FA Main 3.24 3.47 3.73 4.77 4.97AuxMI MO* All ant enna gains include cable loss.Ant enna Placem ent W it hin t he H ost Syst emTo ensure RF exposure com pliance, the ant enna( s) used wit h the I nt el® wireless adapt ers m ust be inst alled in t hehost syst em t o provide a m inim um separat ion dist ance from all persons, in all operat ing m odes and orientat ions ofthe host syst em , wit h st rict adherence to the t able below. The ant enna separat ion distance applies t o bot hhorizont al and vert ical orient at ion of the ant enna when inst alled in t he host syst em .W ireless Adapt e r Minim um r equired ant enna - to- user sepa rat ion dist anceI nt el® Centrino® Wireless- N 100 9 m mI nt el® Centrino® Wireless- N 105 9 m mI nt el® Centrino® Wireless- N 130 8 m mI nt el® Centrino® Wireless- N 135 9 m mI nt el® WiFi Link 1000* 20 m mI nt el® Centrino® Wireless- N 1030 8 m mI nt el® Centrino® Wireless- N 2200 9 m mI nt el® Centrino® Wireless- N 2230 9 m mI nt el® Centrino® Advanced - N 6200* 20 m mI nt el® Centrino® Advanced - N 6205 12 m mI nt el® Centrino® Advanced - N 6230 12 m mI nt el® Centrino® Advanced - N 6235 12 m mI nt el® Centrino® Ultim ate-N 6300 13 m m* This wireless adapt er m ay be inst alled in m obile devices only (requires > 20 cm antenna separat ion from t he body of user).Sim ult ane ous Transm ission of I n t el® W ireless Adapter s w it h Ot h er I ntegra t e d or Plug - I n Tran sm it t e rsBased upon FCC Knowledge Dat abase publicat ion num ber 616217 D03 Supplem entht t ps: / / fj allfoss.fcc.gov/ kdb/ Get At t achm ent .ht m l?id= 30257, when there are m ult iple transm it t ing devices inst alledin a host device, an RF exposure t ransm it t ing assessm ent shall be perform ed t o det erm ine t he necessaryapplication and t est requirem ents. OEM int egrat ors m ust ident ify all possible com binat ions of sim ult aneoustransm ission configurations for all t ransm it t ers and antennas installed in t he host syst em . This includestransm itters installed in t he host as m obile devices ( > 20 cm separat ion from user) and portable devices ( < 20 cmseparat ion from user). OEM int egrat ors should consult t he act ual FCC KDB 616217 D03 Supplem ent docum ent forall det ails in m aking t his assessm ent t o det erm ine if any additional requirem ents for t est ing or FCC approval isnecessary.I n form a t ion To Be Supplie d t o t he End User by t he OEM or I nt egr a t orThe following regulatory and safet y not ices m ust be published in docum entat ion supplied to the end user of t heproduct or syst em incorporating t he I ntel® wireless adapt er, in com pliance with local regulat ions. Host syst emm ust be labeled wit h "Cont ains FCC I D: XXXXXXXX" , FCC I D displayed on label.The wireless adapt er m ust be installed and used in strict accordance wit h the m anufact urer's instructions asdescribed in the user docum ent at ion that com es wit h the product . For count ry -specific approvals, see Radiocmcm
Approvals. I nt el Corporation is not responsible for any radio or t elevision interference caused by unaut horizedm odificat ion of the devices included wit h t he wireless adapt er kit or t he subst it ut ion or attachm ent of connectingcables and equipm ent other t han that specified by I ntel Corporat ion. The correct ion of int erference caused by suchunaut horized m odificat ion, substitut ion or at tachm ent is t he responsibility of the user. I nt el Corporat ion andaut horized resellers or dist ributors are not liable for any dam age or violation of governm ent regulat ions t hat m ayarise from t he user failing to com ply wit h these guidelines.Local Re st rict ion of 8 0 2 .1 1 a , 8 0 2 .1 1 b, 8 0 2 .1 1 g, and 8 0 2 .1 1 n Radio UsageThe following st at em ent on local rest rict ions m ust be published as part of t he com pliance docum entat ion for all802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g and 802.11n products. Ca ution: Due to the fact t hat the frequencies used by 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g and 802.11n wireless LANdevices m ay not yet be harm onized in all count ries, 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g and 802.11n product s aredesigned for use only in specific count ries, and are not allowed to be operat ed in countries ot her t han those ofdesignat ed use. As a user of t hese products, you are responsible for ensuring that t he product s are used only inthe count ries for which they were int ended and for verifying t hat t hey are configured wit h the correct select ion offrequency and channel for t he country of use. Any deviat ion from perm issible settings and rest rict ions in t hecount ry of use could be an infringem ent of nat ional law and m ay be punished as such.FCC Ra dio Fr equency I n te rfer ence Re qu ir em entsThis device is restrict ed t o indoor use due t o it s operat ion in t he 5.15 t o 5.25 GHz and 5.470 t o 5.725 GHzfrequency ranges. FCC requires this product t o be used indoors for the frequency ranges 5.15 to 5.25 GHz and5.470 t o 5.725 GHz to reduce t he potent ial for harm ful interference to co- channel m obile sat ellit e syst em s. Highpower radars are allocated as prim ary users of the 5.25 to 5.35 GHz and 5.65 to 5.85 GHz bands. These radarst at ions can cause int erference wit h and / or dam age t his device. No configurat ion cont rols are provided for t hiswireless adapter allowing any change in t he frequency of operations outside the FCC grant of aut horization for U.Soperat ion according t o Part 15.407 of t he FCC rules.This device is intended for OEM integrat ors only.This device cannot be co- located wit h any ot her transm it t er unless approved by t he FCC.USA—Fe deral Com m u nica t ion s Com m ission ( FCC)This device com plies wit h Part 15 of t he FCC Rules. Operat ion of t he device is subj ect t o t he following t woconditions:This device m ay not cause harm ful interference.This device m ust accept any int erference t hat m ay cause undesired operat ion.N OTE: The radiat ed out put power of the adapt er is far below t he FCC radio frequency exposure lim it s.Nevert heless, t he adapt er should be used in such a m anner that t he potent ial for hum an cont actduring norm al operat ion is m inim ized. To avoid t he possibility of exceeding t he FCC radio frequencyexposure lim it s, you should keep a dist ance of at least 20cm bet ween you ( or any ot her person in t hevicinity) , or t he m inim um separat ion dist ance as specified by the FCC grant condit ions, and theant enna that is built into t he com puter. Det ails of the authorized configurat ions can be found atht t p: / / www.fcc.gov/ oet/ ea/ by entering t he FCC I D num ber on t he device.I n t erfere nce St at em entThis wireless adapt er has been t est ed and found t o com ply wit h the lim it s for a Class B digital device, pursuant t oPart 15 of the FCC Rules. These lim its are designed t o provide reasonable prot ect ion against harm ful interferencein a resident ial inst allat ion. This wireless adapter generat es, uses, and can radiat e radio frequency energy. I f t hewireless adapter is not installed and used in accordance wit h the inst ruct ions, t he wireless adapt er m ay causeharm ful int erference t o radio com m unicat ions. There is no guarantee, however, t hat such int erference will notoccur in a particular inst allation. I f t his wireless adapt er does cause harm ful interference t o radio or t elevisionrecept ion ( which can be det erm ined by turning t he equipm ent off and on) , t he user is encouraged to try t o correctthe interference by t aking one or m ore of the following m easures:
Reorient or relocat e t he receiving ant enna of t he equipm ent experiencing t he int erference.I ncrease the dist ance bet ween t he wireless adapt er and t he equipm ent experiencing t he int erference.Connect t he com puter wit h the wireless adapt er t o an out let on a circuit different from t hat to which t heequipm ent experiencing t he int erference is connect ed.Consult t he dealer or an experienced radio/ TV t echnician for help.N OTE: The adapt er m ust be inst alled and used in strict accordance wit h the m anufact urer'sinst ruct ions as described in the user docum entat ion that com es wit h the product . Any other installat ionor use will violat e FCC Part 15 regulations.Safety Approva l Considerat ionsThis device has been safety approved as a com ponent and is for use only in com plet e equipm ent where t heaccept abilit y of t he com binat ion is determ ined by t he appropriat e safet y agencies. When inst alled, considerat ionm ust be given t o t he following:I t m ust be inst alled int o a com pliant host device m eeting the requirem ent of UL/ EN/ I EC 60950 - 1 2nd edit ionincluding t he general provisions of enclosure design 1.6.2 and specifically paragraph 1.2.6.2 ( Fire Enclosure) .The device shall be supplied by a SELV source when installed in t he end -use equipm ent .A heat ing t est shall be considered in t he end - use product for m eet ing the requirem ent of UL/ EN/ I EC 60950 -1 2nd edit ion.Low H alogenApplies only t o brom inat ed and chlorinated flam e retardants (BFRs/ CFRs) and PVC in t he final product. I nt elcom ponent s as well as purchased com ponent s on the finished assem bly m eet JS- 709 requirem ent s, and t he PCB /subst rat e m eet I EC 61249 - 2 - 21 requirem ent s. The replacem ent of halogenat ed flam e retardants and/ or PVC m aynot be bet t er for the environm ent.Canada – I ndust ry Ca nada ( I C)This device com plies wit h I ndust ry Canada licence- exem pt RSS standard( s) . Operation is subj ect t o t he followingtwo conditions: ( 1) t his device m ay not cause int erference, and ( 2) this device m ust accept any interference,including int erference that m ay cause undesired operat ion of t he device.Cet appareil se conform e à Canada d'I ndust rie norm es de RSS perm is- exem pt. L'opérat ion est assuj et t i au suivredeux condit ions : ( 1) cet appareil ne peut pas causer l'intervent ion, et ( 2) cet appareil doit accept er del'int ervention, y com pris l'intervent ion qui peut causer l'opérat ion non désirée de l'appareil.Ca ut io n: When using I EEE 802.11a wireless LAN, t his product is rest rict ed t o indoor use due t o it s operat ion inthe 5.15 - t o 5.25 - GHz frequency range. I ndustry Canada requires t his product t o be used indoors for thefrequency range of 5.15 GHz t o 5.25 GHz to reduce t he potent ial for harm ful interference to co- channel m obilesat ellit e syst em s. High power radar is allocat ed as the prim ary user of t he 5.25 - t o 5.35 - GHz and 5.65 to 5.85 -GHz bands. These radar st at ions can cause interference wit h and/ or dam age t o t his device. The m axim um allowedant enna gain for use wit h t his device is 6dBi in order to com ply wit h the E.I .R.P lim it for t he 5.25 - t o 5.35 and5.725 t o 5.85 GHz frequency range in point - to -point operat ion. To com ply wit h RF exposure requirem ents allant ennas should be located at a m inim um dist ance of 20cm , or t he m inim um separat ion distance allowed by them odule approval, from t he body of all persons.At t e nt ion : l’utilisat ion d’un réseau sans fil I EEE802.11a est réstreint e à une ut ilisation en int érieur à cause dufonct ionem ent dans la bande de fréquence 5.15- 5.25 GHz. I ndust ry Canada requiert que ce produit soit utilisé àl’int érieur des bât im ent s pour la bande de fréquence 5.15 - 5.25 GHz afin de réduire les possibilités d’int erférencesnuisibles aux canaux co- existant s des syst èm es de t ransm ission sat ellites. Les radars de puissances ont fait l’obj etd’une allocat ion prim aire de fréquences dans les bandes 5.25 - 5.35 GHz et 5.65 - 5.85 GHz. Ces st at ions radarpeuvent créer des interférences avec ce produit et / ou lui être nuisible. Le gain d’ant enne m axim um perm issiblepour une ut ilisat ion avec ce produit est de 6 dBi afin d’êt re conform e aux lim ites de puissance isot ropiquerayonnée équivalent e (P.I .R.E.) applicable dans les bandes 5.25- 5.35 GHz et 5.725-5.85 GHz en fonctionem entpoint - à- point . Se pour conform er aux condit ions d'exposition de RF tout es les antennes devraient être localisées àune distance m inim um de 20 cm , ou la dist ance de séparat ion m inim um perm ise par l'approbation de m odule, ducorps de t out es les personnes.”
This device com plies wit h I ndust ry Canada licence- exem pt RSS standard( s) . Operation is subj ect t o t he followingtwo conditions: ( 1) t his device m ay not cause int erference, and ( 2) this device m ust accept any interference,including int erference that m ay cause undesired operat ion of t he device.Cet appareil se conform e à Canada d'I ndust rie norm es de RSS perm is- exem pt. L'opérat ion est assuj et t i au suivredeux condit ions : ( 1) cet appareil ne peut pas causer l'intervent ion, et ( 2) cet appareil doit accept er del'int ervention, y com pris l'intervent ion qui peut causer l'opérat ion non désirée de l'appareil.Under I ndust ry Canada regulat ions, t his radio t ransm itter m ay only operat e using an ant enna of a t ype andm axim um ( or lesser) gain approved for the t ransm it t er by I ndust ry Canada. To reduce pot ent ial radio int erferenceto ot her users, t he ant enna type and it s gain should be so chosen t hat the equivalent isotropically radiat ed power(e.i.r.p.) is not m ore t han t hat necessary for successful com m unicat ion.Sous les règlem ent s de Canada d'I ndust rie, cet ém et t eur de radio peut fonct ionner utilisant seulem ent une antenned'un t ype et un m axim um ( ou m oindre) le gain a approuvé pour l'ém etteur par Canada d'I ndustrie. Pour réduirel'int ervention potent ielle de radio aux aut res utilisat eurs, le t ype d'ant enne et son gain devrait êt re si choisie quel'équivalent a rayonné d'isot ropiem ent le pouvoir (e.i.r.p.) n'est pas plus que ce nécessaire pour la com m unicat ionréussie.Europea n UnionThe low band 5.15 - 5.35 GHz is for indoor use only.This equipm ent com plies wit h t he essential requirem ents of the European Union direct ive 1999/ 5/ EC. SeeSt atem ent s of European Union Com pliance.Europe a n Union Declarat ions of Confor m it yThe European Union Declarat ion of Conform it y for each adapt er is available at :ht t p: / / www.int el.com / support / wireless/ wlan/ .To find the Declarat ion of Conform it y for your adapter, click on t he link for your adapt er. Then click Ad dit ion alI n for m a t ion > Re gulat ory Docum ent s.JapanI ndoor use only in t he 5Ghz band.Kor eaMoroccoThe operat ion of t his product in t he radio channel 2 ( 2417 MHz) is not authorized in t he following cit ies: Agadir,Assa-Zag, Cabo Negro, Chaouen, Goulm im a, Oujda, Tan Tan, Taourirt, Taroudant and Taza.The operat ion of t his product in t he radio channels 4, 5, 6 et 7 ( 2425 - 2442 MHz) is not aut horized in t hefollowing cit ies: Aéroport Moham ed V, Agadir, Aguelm ous, Anza, Benslim ane, Béni Hafida, Cabo Negro, Casablanca,Fès, Lakbab, Marrakech, Merchich, Moham m édia, Rabat , Salé, Tanger, Tan Tan, Taounat e, Tit Mellil, Zag.Taiw an
Ra dio Approva lsTo determ ine whether you are allowed to use your wireless network device in a specific country, please check tosee if t he radio type num ber t hat is print ed on t he ident ification label of your device is listed in t he m anufact urer'sOEM Regulat ory Guidance docum ent.Re gula tory Mark ingsA list of required regulatory m arkings can be found on t he web at http: / / www.int el.com / support / wireless/ wlan/To find the regulat ory inform ation for your adapt er, click on the link for your adapter. Then click Ad dit ion a lI n for m a t ion > Re gulat ory Docum ent s.St atem ent of European Com plia nceEach of the adapt ers list ed below com ply wit h t he essential requirem ents of the European Union direct ive1999/ 5/ EC.I nt el® Centrino® Wireless- N 100I nt el® Centrino® Wireless- N 105I nt el® Centrino® Wireless- N 130I nt el® Centrino® Wireless- N 135I nt el® WiFi Link 1000I nt el® Centrino® Wireless- N 1030I nt el® Centrino® Wireless- N 2200I nt el® Centrino® Wireless- N 2230I nt el® Centrino® Wireless- N + WiMAX 6150I nt el® Centrino® Advanced - N 6200I nt el® Centrino® Advanced - N 6205I nt el® Centrino® Advanced - N 6230I nt el® Centrino® Advanced - N 6235I nt el® Centrino® Advanced - N + WiMAX 6250I nt el® Centrino® Ultim ate-N 6300Back t o TopBack t o Content sTrademarks and Disclaimers
Back t o Content sSpecifica t ion sI nt el® Centrino® Wireless- N 100I nt el® Centrino® Wireless- N 105I nt el® Centrino® Wireless- N 130I nt el® Centrino® Wireless- N 135I nt el® WiFi Link 1000I nt el® Centrino® Wireless- N 1030I nt el® Centrino® Wireless- N 2200I nt el® Centrino® Wireless- N 2230I nt el® Centrino® Wireless- N + WiMAX 6150I nt el® Centrino® Advanced - N 6200I nt el® Centrino® Advanced - N 6205I nt el® Centrino® Advanced - N 6230I nt el® Centrino® Advanced - N 6235I nt el® Centrino® Advanced - N + WiMAX 6250I nt el® Centrino® Ultim ate-N 6300I nt el® Centrino® W ireless- N 1 0 0 , I ntel® Ce nt rino® W irele ss- N 1 0 5 ,I nt el® Centrino® W ireless- N 1 3 0 and I nt el® Centrino® W ireless- N 1 3 5Form Factor PCI Express* Half-Mini CardDim ensions Half- Mini Card: Widt h 1.049 in x Length 1.18 in x Height 0.18 in ( 26.64 m m x 30 m m x 4.5m m )Ant enna I nterfaceConnectorHirose U.FL- R- SMT m at es wit h cable connector U.FL- LP- 066Ant enna Diversit y On - board diversit yConnectorI nt erface52- pin Mini Card edge connectorVolt age 3.3 VOperat ingTem perat ure0 t o + 80 degrees CelsiusHum idity 50% to 95% non -condensing ( at tem peratures of 25 º C to 35 º C)W iFi FrequencyModulat ion2.4 GHz ( 802.11b/ g/ n)Frequency band 2.400 - 2.4835 GHz ( dependent on count ry)Modulat ion BPSK, QPSK, 16 QAM, 64 QAM CCK, DQPSK, DBPSKWireless Medium 2.4 GHz I SM: Orthogonal Frequency Division Mult iplexing (OFDM)Channels All channels as defined by t he relevant specificat ion and country rules.I EEE 802.11n DataRat esMI MO Configurat ion: 1X1Tx / Rx : 150, 144, 135, 130, 120, 117, 115.5, 90, 86.667, 72.2, 65, 60, 57.8, 45, 43.3, 30,28.9, 21.7, 15, 14.4, 7.2 MbpsI EEE 802.11g DataRat es54, 48, 36, 24, 18, 12, 9, 6 MbpsI EEE 802.11b Data 11, 5.5, 2, 1 Mbps
Rat esBluetoot h Support I ntel® Cent rino® Wireless- N 100: NoneI nt el® Centrino® Wireless- N 105: NoneI nt el® Centrino® Wireless- N 130: Bluetoot h 2.1, 2.1 + EDR, 3.0, 3.0+ HSI nt el® Centrino® Wireless- N 135: Bluetoot h 4.0 ( Bluetooth Low - Energy and Bluet ooth3.0 + HS)Gene ralOperat ing Syst em s Windows* 7 ( 32 - bit and 64 - bit)Wi- Fi Alliance*cert ificat ionWi- Fi* certificat ion for 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, WPA- Personal, WPA- Enterprise, WPA2-Personal, WPA2-Ent erprise, WMM, WPSCisco Com patibleExtensionscert ificat ionCisco Com patible Ext ensions, v4.0I EEE Feat ure Sets I EEE 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11e, 802.11i, 802.11d, 802.11hArchit ect ure I nfrast ruct ure or ad hoc ( peer - t o -peer) operat ing m odesSecurit y WPA- Personal, WPA2- Personal, WPA- Enterprise, WPA2- Ent erprise, AES- CCMP 128- bit, WEP128- bit and 64 - bit; 802.1X: EAP- SI M, LEAP, PEAP, TKI P, EAP- FAST, EAP- TLS, EAP- TTLS,EAP- AKAProduct Safet y UL, C- UL, CB ( I EC 60590)I nt el® W iFi Link 1 0 0 0W iFi / W iM AXForm Factor PCI Express* Mini Card and Half- Mini CardSKUs I nt el® WiFi Link 1000 - 1X2 MC/ HMCDim ensions Mini Card: Widt h 2.0 in x Length 1.18 in x Height 0.18 in ( 50.80 m m x 30 m m x 4.5m m )Half- Mini Card: Widt h 1.049 in x Length 1.18 in x Height 0.18 in ( 26.64 m m x 30 m mx 4.5 m m )Ant enna I nterfaceConnectorHirose U.FL- R- SMT m at es wit h cable connect or U.FL- LP- 066Ant enna Diversit y On - board diversit yConnector I nt erface 52- pin Mini Card edge connect orVolt age 3.3 VOperat ing Tem perat ure 0 to + 80 degrees CelsiusHum idity 50% t o 90% non - condensing ( at tem perat ures of 25 º C to 35 º C)W iFiFrequency Modulat ion 2.4 GHz ( 802.11b/ g/ n)Frequency band 2.41- 2.474 GHz ( dependent on country)Modulat ion BPSK, QPSK, 16 QAM, 64 QAM, CCK, DQPSK, DBPSKWireless Medium 2.4 GHz I SM: Orthogonal Frequency Division Mult iplexing (OFDM)Channels All channels as defined by t he relevant specificat ion and country rules.I EEE 802.11n DataRat es300, 270, 243, 240, 180, 150, 144, 135, 130, 120, 117, 115.5, 90, 86.667, 72.2, 65,60, 57.8, 45, 43.3, 30, 28.9, 21.7, 15, 14.4, 7.2 MbpsI EEE 802.11g DataRat es54, 48, 36, 24, 18, 12, 9, 6 MbpsI EEE 802.11b Data 11, 5.5, 2, 1 Mbps
Rat esW iFi Ge ner a lOperat ing Syst em s Microsoft Windows* XP ( 32 and 64 bit ) and Windows Vist a* ( 32 and 64 bit ) , Ubunt uLinux*Wi- Fi Alliance*cert ificat ionWi- Fi* certificat ion for 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, WPA- Personal, WPA- Enterprise,WPA2- Personal, WPA2-Ent erprise, WMM, WPSCisco Com patibleExtensions cert ificat ionCisco Com patible Ext ensions, v4.0WLAN St andard I EEE 802.11g, 802.11b, 802.11n, 802.11d, 802.11e, 802.11i,Archit ect ure I nfrast ruct ure or ad hoc ( peer - t o -peer) operat ing m odesSecurit y WPA- Personal, WPA2- Personal, WPA- Enterprise, WPA2- Ent erprise, 802.1X: EAP- SI M,LEAP, PEAP, EAP- FAST, EAP- TLS, EAP- TTLS, EAP- AKAEncrypt ion AES- CCMP 128- bit, WEP 128- bit and 64 - bit , CKI P, TKI PProduct Safet y UL, C- UL, CB ( I EC 60590)I nt el® Centrino® W ireless- N 2 2 0 0 a nd I nt e l® Centrino® W ireless- N2230Form Factor PCI Express* Half-Mini CardDim ensions Half- Mini Card: Widt h 1.049 in x Length 1.18 in x Height 0.18 in ( 26.64 m m x 30 m m x 4.5m m )Ant enna I nterfaceConnectorHirose U.FL- R- SMT m at es wit h cable connector U.FL- LP- 066Ant enna Diversit y On - board diversit yConnectorI nt erface52- pin Mini Card edge connectorVolt age 3.3 VOperat ingTem perat ure0 t o + 80 degrees CelsiusHum idity 50% to 95% non -condensing ( at tem peratures of 25 º C to 35 º C)W iFi FrequencyModulat ion2.4 GHz ( 802.11b/ g/ n)Frequency band 2.400 - 2.4835 GHz ( dependent on count ry)Modulat ion BPSK, QPSK, 16 QAM, 64 QAM CCK, DQPSK, DBPSKWireless Medium 2.4 GHz I SM: Orthogonal Frequency Division Mult iplexing (OFDM)Channels All channels as defined by t he relevant specificat ion and country rules.I EEE 802.11n DataRat esMI MO Configurat ion: 2X2Tx / Rx : 300, 150, 144, 135, 130, 120, 117, 115.5, 90, 86.667, 72.2, 65, 60, 57.8, 45,43.3, 30, 28.9, 21.7, 15, 14.4, 7.2 MbpsI EEE 802.11g DataRat es54, 48, 36, 24, 18, 12, 9, 6 MbpsI EEE 802.11b DataRat es11, 5.5, 2, 1 MbpsBluetoot h Support I ntel® Cent rino® Wireless- N 2200: NoneI nt el® Centrino® Wireless- N 2230: Bluet ooth 4.0 ( Bluet oot h Low - Energy andBluetoot h 3.0 + HS)
Gene ralOperat ing Syst em s Windows* 7 ( 32 - bit and 64 - bit)Wi- Fi Alliance*cert ificat ionWi- Fi* certificat ion for 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, WPA- Personal, WPA- Enterprise, WPA2-Personal, WPA2-Ent erprise, WMM, WPSCisco Com patibleExtensionscert ificat ionCisco Com patible Ext ensions, v4.0I EEE Feat ure Sets I EEE 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11e, 802.11i, 802.11d, 802.11hArchit ect ure I nfrast ruct ure or ad hoc ( peer - t o -peer) operat ing m odesSecurit y WPA- Personal, WPA2- Personal, WPA- Enterprise, WPA2- Ent erprise, AES- CCMP 128- bit, WEP128- bit and 64 - bit; 802.1X: EAP- SI M, LEAP, PEAP, TKI P, EAP- FAST, EAP- TLS, EAP- TTLS,EAP- AKAProduct Safet y UL, C- UL, CB ( I EC 60590)I nt el® Centrino® W ireless- N 1 0 3 0 a nd I nt e l® Centrino® Advance d- N6230Form Factor PCI Express* Half-Mini CardDim ensions Half- Mini Card: Widt h 1.049 in x Length 1.18 in x Height 0.18 in ( 26.64 m m x 30 m m x 4.5m m )Ant ennaI nt erfaceConnectorHirose U.FL- R- SMT m at es wit h cable connector U.FL- LP- 066Ant ennaDiversit yOn - board diversit yNet workSt andards802.11a/ b/ g/ n ( varies by adapt er) and Bluet ooth 3.0 + HSConnectorI nt erface52- pin Mini Card edge connectorVolt age 3.3 VOperat ingTem perat ure0 t o + 80 degrees CelsiusHum idity 50% t o 95% non - condensing ( at tem perat ures of 25 º C to 35 º C)WiFi NetworkSt andardsI nt el® Centrino® Wireless- N 1030: 802.11b/ g/ nI nt el® Centrino® Advanced - N 6230: 802.11a/ g/ nFr eque ncyM od ula t ion5 GHz ( 8 0 2 .1 1 a/ n) 2 .4 GH z ( 8 0 2 .1 1 b/ g/ n )Frequency band 5.15 GHz - 5.85 GHz ( dependent on count ry) 2.400 - 2.4835 GHz ( dependent on count ry)Modulat ion BPSK, QPSK, 16 QAM, 64 QAM CCK, DQPSK, DBPSKWirelessMedium5 GHz UNI I : Ort hogonal Frequency DivisionMultiplexing ( OFDM)2.4 GHz I SM: Orthogonal Frequency DivisionMultiplexing ( OFDM)Channels All channels as defined by t he relevant specificat ion and country rules.I EEE 802.11nDat a Rat esI nt el® Centrino® Advanced - N 6230:Tx/ Rx ( Mbps) : 300, 270, 243, 240, 216.7, 195, 180, 173.3, 150, 144, 135, 130, 120, 117,115.5, 90, 86.667, 72.2, 65, 60, 57.8, 45, 43.3, 30, 28.9, 21.7, 15, 14.4, 7.2I nt el® Centrino® Wireless- N 1030:Rx ( Mbps) : 300, 270, 243, 240, 180
Rx/ Tx ( Mbps) : 150, 144, 135, 130, 120, 117, 115.5, 90, 86.667, 72.2, 65, 60, 57.8, 45, 43.3,30, 28.9, 21.7, 15, 14.4, 7.2I EEE 802.11aDat a Rat es54, 48, 36, 24, 18, 12, 9, 6 MbpsI EEE 802.11gDat a Rat es54, 48, 36, 24, 18, 12, 9, 6 MbpsI EEE 802.11bDat a Rat es11, 5.5, 2, 1 MbpsBluetoot h Bluetoot h Version 3.0 + HSGene ralOperat ingSyst em sMicrosoft Windows* XP ( 32 -bit and 64 - bit)Windows Vist a* ( 32 - bit and 64 - bit )Windows* 7 ( 32 - bit and 64 - bit)Wi- Fi Alliance*cert ificat ionWi- Fi* certificat ion for 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11a, 802.11h, 802.11d, WPA- Personal, WPA-Ent erprise, WPA2- Personal, WPA2- Ent erprise, WPS, WMM, WMM Power Save, EAP- SI M, LEAP,PEAP, TKI P, EAP- FAST, EAP- TLS, EAP- TTLS, EAP- AKA, P2PCiscoCom pat ibleExtensionscert ificat ionCisco Com patible Ext ensions, v4.0WLAN St andard I EEE 802.11g, 802.11b, 802.11a, 802.11nArchit ect ure I nfrast ruct ure or ad hoc ( peer - t o -peer) operat ing m odesSecurit y WPA- Personal, WPA2- Personal, WPA- Enterprise, WPA2- Ent erprise, AES- CCMP 128- bit, WEP 128-bit and 64 - bit ; 802.1X: EAP- SI M, LEAP, PEAP, TKI P, EAP- FAST, EAP- TLS, EAP- TTLS, EAP- AKAProduct Safet y UL, C- UL, CB ( I EC 60590)I nt el® Centrino® Advanced- N 6 2 3 5Form Factor PCI Express* Half-Mini CardDim ensions Half- Mini Card: Widt h 1.049 in x Length 1.18 in x Height 0.18 in ( 26.64 m m x 30 m m x 4.5m m )Ant ennaI nt erfaceConnectorHirose U.FL- R- SMT m at es wit h cable connector U.FL- LP- 066Ant ennaDiversit yOn - board diversit yNet workSt andards802.11a/ b/ g/ n and Bluet oot h 4.0ConnectorI nt erface52- pin Mini Card edge connectorVolt age 3.3 VOperat ingTem perat ure0 t o + 80 degrees CelsiusHum idity 50% t o 95% non - condensing ( at tem perat ures of 25 º C to 35 º C)Fr eque ncyM od ula t ion5 GHz ( 8 0 2 .1 1 a/ n) 2 .4 GH z ( 8 0 2 .1 1 b/ g/ n )Frequency band 5.15 GHz - 5.85 GHz ( dependent on count ry) 2.400 - 2.4835 GHz ( dependent on count ry)Modulat ion BPSK, QPSK, 16 QAM, 64 QAM CCK, DQPSK, DBPSKWireless 5 GHz UNI I : Ort hogonal Frequency Division 2.4 GHz I SM: Ort hogonal Frequency Division
Medium Mult iplexing (OFDM) Multiplexing ( OFDM)Channels All channels as defined by t he relevant specificat ion and country rules.I EEE 802.11nDat a Rat esTx/ Rx ( Mbps) : 300, 270, 243, 240, 216.7, 195, 180, 173.3, 150, 144, 135, 130, 120, 117,115.5, 90, 86.667, 72.2, 65, 60, 57.8, 45, 43.3, 30, 28.9, 21.7, 15, 14.4, 7.2I EEE 802.11aDat a Rat es54, 48, 36, 24, 18, 12, 9, 6 MbpsI EEE 802.11gDat a Rat es54, 48, 36, 24, 18, 12, 9, 6 MbpsI EEE 802.11bDat a Rat es11, 5.5, 2, 1 MbpsBluetoot h Bluetoot h Version 4.0 ( 3.0 + HS )Gene ralOperat ingSyst em sWindows* 7 ( 32 - bit and 64 - bit)Wi- Fi Alliance*cert ificat ionWi- Fi* certificat ion for 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11a, 802.11h, 802.11d, WPA- Personal, WPA-Ent erprise, WPA2- Personal, WPA2- Ent erprise, WPS, WMM, WMM Power Save, EAP- SI M, LEAP,PEAP, TKI P, EAP- FAST, EAP- TLS, EAP- TTLS, EAP- AKA, P2PCiscoCom pat ibleExtensionscert ificat ionCisco Com patible Ext ensions, v4.0WLAN St andard I EEE 802.11g, 802.11b, 802.11a, 802.11nArchit ect ure I nfrast ruct ure or ad hoc ( peer - t o -peer) operat ing m odesSecurit y WPA- Personal, WPA2- Personal, WPA- Enterprise, WPA2- Ent erprise, AES- CCMP 128- bit, WEP 128-bit and 64 - bit ; 802.1X: EAP- SI M, LEAP, PEAP, TKI P, EAP- FAST, EAP- TLS, EAP- TTLS, EAP- AKAProduct Safet y UL, C- UL, CB ( I EC 60590)I nt el® Centrino® Advanced- N + W iMAX 6 2 5 0 and I nt el® Centrino®W irele ss- N + W iM AX 6 1 5 0Form Factor PCI Express* Half-Mini CardDim ensions Half- Mini Card: Widt h 1.049 in x Length 1.18 in x Height 0.18 in ( 26.64 m m x 30 m m x 4.5m m )Ant ennaI nt erfaceConnectorHirose U.FL- R- SMT m at es wit h cable connect or U.FL- LP- 066Ant ennaDiversit yOn - board diversit yConnectorI nt erface52- pin Mini Card edge connectorVolt age 3.3 VOperat ingTem perat ure0 t o + 80 degrees CelsiusHum idity 50% t o 95% non -condensing ( at t em perat ures of 25 º C t o 35 º C)W iFi FrequencyModulat ionI nt el® Centrino® Advanced - N + WiMAX 62502.4 GHz ( 802.11b/ g/ n) , 5 GHz ( 802.11a/ n)I nt el® Centrino® Wireless- N + WiMAX 61502.4 GHz ( 802.11b/ g/ n)Frequency band 5.15 GHz - 5.85 GHz ( dependent on count ry) 2.400 - 2.4835 GHz ( dependent on count ry)
Modulat ion BPSK, QPSK, 16 QAM, 64 QAM CCK, DQPSK, DBPSKWirelessMedium5 GHz UNI I : Ort hogonal Frequency DivisionMultiplexing ( OFDM)2.4 GHz I SM: Orthogonal Frequency DivisionMultiplexing ( OFDM)Channels All channels as defined by t he relevant specificat ion and country rules.I EEE 802.11nDat a Rat esI n t el® Ce ntrino® W ireless- N + W iM AX 6 1 5 0MI MO Configurat ion: 1X2Rx : 300, 270, 243, 240, 180 MbpsRx/ Tx : 150, 144, 135, 130, 120, 117, 115.5, 90, 86.667, 72.2, 65, 60, 57.8, 45, 43.3, 30,28.9, 21.7, 15, 14.4, 7.2 MbpsI n t el® Ce ntrino® Advance d- N + W iMAX 6 2 5 0MI MO Configurat ion: 2X2Tx / Rx : 300, 270, 243, 240, 180, 150, 144, 135, 130, 120, 117, 115.5, 90, 86.667, 72.2, 65,60, 57.8, 45, 43.3, 30, 28.9, 21.7, 15, 14.4, 7.2 MbpsI EEE 802.11aDat a Rat es54, 48, 36, 24, 18, 12, 9, 6 MbpsI EEE 802.11gDat a Rat es54, 48, 36, 24, 18, 12, 9, 6 MbpsI EEE 802.11bDat a Rat es11, 5.5, 2, 1 MbpsGene ralOperat ingSyst em sMicrosoft Windows* XP ( 32 -bit and 64 - bit)Windows Vist a* ( 32 - bit and 64 - bit )Windows* 7 ( 32 - bit and 64 - bit)Wi- Fi Alliance*cert ificat ionWi- Fi* certificat ion for 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11a, 802.11h, 802.11d, WPA- Personal, WPA-Ent erprise, WPA2- Personal, WPA2- Ent erprise, WMM, WMM Power Save, EAP- SI M, LEAP, PEAP,TKI P, EAP- FAST, EAP- TLS, EAP- TTLS, EAP- AKACiscoCom pat ibleExtensionscert ificat ionCisco Com patible Ext ensions, v4.0I EEE Feat ureSetsI n t el® Ce ntrino® W ireless- N + W iM AX 6 1 5 0 : I EEE 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11e, 802.11i, 802.11h, 802.11dI n t el® Ce ntrino® Advance d- N + W iMAX 6 2 5 0 : 802.11a, I EEE 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11e, 802.11i, 802.11h, 802.11dArchit ect ure I nfrast ruct ure or ad hoc ( peer - t o -peer) operat ing m odesSecurit y WPA- Personal, WPA2-Personal, WPA- Enterprise, WPA2- Ent erprise, AES- CCMP 128- bit, WEP 128-bit and 64 - bit ; 802.1X: EAP- SI M, LEAP, PEAP, TKI P, EAP- FAST, EAP- TLS, EAP- TTLS, EAP- AKAProduct Safet y UL, C- UL, CB (I EC 60590)W iM AXGene ralOperat ingSyst em sMicrosoft Windows* XP ( 32 -bit and 64 - bit)Windows Vist a* ( 32 - bit and 64 - bit )Windows* 7 ( 32 - bit and 64 - bit)St andardCom pliance802.16e- 2005 Corrigenda 2 ( D4)WiMAX Syst emProfile FeaturesetI n t el® Ce ntrino® W ireless- N + W iM AX 6 1 5 0 : Mobile WiMAX release 1, Wave I I . Support s 3A and 1A/ B profiles
I n t el® Ce ntrino® Advance d- N + W iMAX 6 2 5 0 : Mobile WiMAX release 1, Wave I I . Support s 3A, 5A/ C, 1A/ B, and 5BL profilesSecurit y Key Managem ent Prot ocol ( PKMv2)Encrypt ion 128- bit CCMP (Counter - Mode/ CBC- MAC) based on AES encryptionW iM AXFrequency band I nt el® Cent rino® Wireless- N + WiMAX 6150: 2.3 -2.4 GHz / 2.496- 2.690 GHzI nt el® Centrino® Advanced - N + WiMAX 6250: 2.3 - 2.4 GHz / 2.496- 2.690 GHz / 3.4 -3.8 GHzModulat ion UL - QPSK, 16 QAMDL - QPSK, 16 QAM, 64 QAMWirelessMediumDuplex m ode: TDD operat ions Scalable OFDMA ( SOFDMA): 512 and 1024 FFTsub -carrier perm utat ion: PUSC I nt el® Centrino® Wireless- N + WiMAX 6150:Channel bandwidths: 5 and 10 MHzI nt el® Centrino® Advanced - N + WiMAX 6250:Channel bandwidths: 5, 7, 8.75 and 10 MHzWiMAX NetworkRelease FeaturesetSPWG/ NWG Release 1.5Rat ePerform anceI nt el® Centrino® Wireless- N + WiMAX 6150:Up t o 10 Mbps DL and 4 Mbps UL @ peak rat e(OTA perform ance, 10MHz channel)I nt el® Centrino® Advanced - N + WiMAX 6250:Up t o 20 Mbps DL and 6 Mbps UL @ peak rat e(OTA perform ance, 10MHz channel)RF Transm itterOutput PowerCom pliance wit h Power class 2I nt el® Centrino® Advanced- N 6 2 0 0 , I nt el® Centrino® Advance d- N6 2 0 5 a nd I nt e l® Centrino® Ult im a t e - N 6 3 0 0Form Factor I nt el® Centrino® Advanced - N 6200, I nt el® Centrino® Ult im ate-N 6300:PCI Express* Full- Mini Card and Half- Mini Card.I nt el® Centrino® Advanced - N 6205: PCI Express* Half- Mini Card.Dim ensions Full- Mini Card: Width 2.00 in x Length 1.18 in x Height 0.18 in ( 50.95 m m x 30 m m x 4.5 m m )Half- Mini Card: Widt h 1.049 in x Length 1.18 in x Height 0.18 in ( 26.64 m m x 30 m m x 4.5m m )Ant ennaI nt erfaceConnectorHirose U.FL- R- SMT m at es wit h cable connect or U.FL- LP- 066Ant ennaDiversit yOn - board diversit yConnectorI nt erface52- pin Mini Card edge connectorVolt age 3.3 VOperat ingTem perat ure0 t o + 80 degrees CelsiusHum idity 50% t o 95% non -condensing ( at t em perat ures of 25 º C t o 35 º C)Fr eque ncy 5 GHz ( 8 0 2 .1 1 a/ n) 2 .4 GH z ( 8 0 2 .1 1 b/ g/ n )
M od ula t ionFrequency band 5.15 GHz - 5.85 GHz ( dependent on count ry) 2.400 - 2.4835 GHz ( dependent on count ry)Modulat ion BPSK, QPSK, 16 QAM, 64 QAM CCK, DQPSK, DBPSKWirelessMedium5 GHz UNI I : Ort hogonal Frequency DivisionMultiplexing ( OFDM)2.4 GHz I SM: Orthogonal Frequency DivisionMultiplexing ( OFDM)Channels All channels as defined by t he relevant specificat ion and country rules.I EEE 802.11nDat a Rat esI nt el® Centrino® Ultim ate-N 6300:Tx/ Rx: 450, 405, 360, 300, 270, 243, 240, 216.7, 195, 180, 173.3, 150, 144, 135, 130, 120,117, 115.5, 90, 86.667, 72.2, 65, 60, 57.8, 45, 43.3, 30, 28.9, 21.7, 15, 14.4, 7.2 MbpsI nt el® Centrino® Advanced - N 6200, I nt el® Centrino® Advanced - N 6205:Tx/ Rx: 300, 270, 243, 240, 180, 150, 144, 135, 130, 120, 117, 115.5, 90, 86.667, 72.2, 65,60, 57.8, 45, 43.3, 30, 28.9, 21.7, 15, 14.4, 7.2 MbpsI EEE 802.11aDat a Rat es54, 48, 36, 24, 18, 12, 9, 6 MbpsI EEE 802.11gDat a Rat es54, 48, 36, 24, 18, 12, 9, 6 MbpsI EEE 802.11bDat a Rat es11, 5.5, 2, 1 MbpsGene ralOperat ingSyst em sMicrosoft Windows* XP ( 32 -bit and 64 - bit)Windows Vist a* ( 32 - bit and 64 - bit )Windows* 7 ( 32 - bit and 64 - bit)Wi- Fi Alliance*cert ificat ionWi- Fi* certificat ion for 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11a, 802.11h, 802.11d, WPA- Personal, WPA-Ent erprise, WPA2- Personal, WPA2- Ent erprise, WMM, WMM Power Save, EAP- SI M, LEAP, PEAP,TKI P, EAP- FAST, EAP- TLS, EAP- TTLS, EAP- AKACiscoCom pat ibleExtensionscert ificat ionCisco Com patible Ext ensions, v4.0WLAN St andard I EEE 802.11g, 802.11b, 802.11a, 802.11nArchit ect ure I nfrast ruct ure or ad hoc ( peer - t o -peer) operat ing m odesSecurit y WPA- Personal, WPA2-Personal, WPA- Enterprise, WPA2- Ent erprise, AES- CCMP 128- bit, WEP 128-bit and 64 - bit ; 802.1X: EAP- SI M, LEAP, PEAP, TKI P, EAP- FAST, EAP- TLS, EAP- TTLS, EAP- AKAProduct Safet y UL, C- UL, CB (I EC 60590)Back t o TopBack t o Content sTrademarks and Disclaimers
Back t o Content sI m port ant I nfor m ationSafet y I nform at ionThird Party Software Not icesSafe t y I nform at ionI t is im port ant t hat you read the safety inform at ion regarding your WiFi adapt er. Please see t he Use r 's Guide forsafet y and regulatory not ices.Thir d Part y Soft w a r e N ot icesPortions of I nt el® PROSet / Wireless WiFi Connect ion Ut ilit y include software under t he following t erm s:OpenSSL LicenseCopyright ( c) 1998 - 2006 The OpenSSL Proj ect . All rights reserved.Redist ribution and use in source and binary form s, with or wit hout m odification, are perm it t ed provided t hat t hefollowing condit ions are m et :1. Redistribut ions of source code m ust ret ain t he above copyright not ice, t his list of condit ions and t hefollowing disclaim er.2. Redistribut ions in binary form m ust reproduce t he above copyright not ice, t his list of condit ions and t hefollowing disclaim er in the docum entat ion and/ or ot her m at erials provided wit h the dist ribut ion.3. All advert ising m aterials m entioning feat ures or use of t his soft ware m ust display the followingacknowledgm ent: "This product includes software developed by t he OpenSSL Proj ect for use in t he OpenSSLToolkit . ( ht tp: / / www.openssl.org/ ) "4. The nam es "OpenSSL Toolkit " and "OpenSSL Proj ect" m ust not be used t o endorse or prom ot e product sderived from t his software wit hout prior writ t en perm ission. For written perm ission, please contact openssl -core@openssl.org.5. Product s derived from t his software m ay not be called "OpenSSL" nor m ay "OpenSSL" appear in t heir nam eswit hout prior writ t en perm ission of the OpenSSL Proj ect.6. Redistribut ions of any form what soever m ust retain t he following acknowledgm ent : "This product includessoft ware developed by the OpenSSL Proj ect for use in the OpenSSL Toolkit ( ht t p: / / www.openssl.org/ ) "THI S SOFTWARE I S PROVI DED BY THE OpenSSL PROJECT " AS I S" AND ANY EXPRESSED OR I MPLI EDWARRANTI ES, I NCLUDI NG, BUT NOT LI MI TED TO, THE I MPLI ED WARRANTI ES OF MERCHANTABI LI TY AND FI TNESSFOR A PARTI CULAR PURPOSE ARE DI SCLAI MED. I N NO EVENT SHALL THE OpenSSL PROJECT OR I TSCONTRI BUTORS BE LI ABLE FOR ANY DI RECT, I NDI RECT, I NCI DENTAL, SPECI AL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTI ALDAMAGES ( I NCLUDI NG, BUT NOT LI MI TED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTI TUTE GOODS OR SERVI CES; LOSS OFUSE, DATA, OR PROFI TS; OR BUSI NESS I NTERRUPTI ON) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LI ABI LI TY,WHETHER I N CONTRACT, STRI CT LI ABI LI TY, OR TORT ( I NCLUDI NG NEGLI GENCE OR OTHERWI SE) ARI SI NG I NANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THI S SOFTWARE, EVEN I F ADVI SED OF THE POSSI BI LI TY OF SUCH DAMAGE.This product includes crypt ographic soft ware writ t en by Eric Young ( eay@crypt soft.com ) . This product includessoft ware written by Tim Hudson ( tj h@crypt soft.com ).Origina l SSLe ay LicenseCopyright ( C) 1995 - 1998 Eric Young (eay@cryptsoft .com )All rights reserved.
This package is an SSL im plem ent ation written by Eric Young ( eay@crypt soft.com ) . The im plem ent at ion waswrit t en so as t o conform wit h Net scape's SSL.This library is free for com m ercial and non - com m ercial use as long as the following conditions are adhered t o. Thefollowing condit ions apply t o all code found in t his dist ribution, be it t he RC4, RSA, lhash, DES, et c., code; not j ustthe SSL code. The SSL docum entat ion included wit h this dist ribut ion is covered by t he sam e copyright term sexcept t hat t he holder is Tim Hudson ( t j h@crypt soft .com ).Copyright rem ains Eric Young's, and as such any Copyright not ices in t he code are not t o be rem oved. I f t hispackage is used in a product , Eric Young should be given attribut ion as t he aut hor of the parts of t he library used.This can be in t he form of a t ext ual m essage at program startup or in docum entat ion ( online or t ext ual) providedwit h the package.Redist ribution and use in source and binary form s, with or wit hout m odification, are perm it t ed provided t hat t hefollowing condit ions are m et :1. Redistribut ions of source code m ust ret ain t he copyright notice, t his list of condit ions and t he followingdisclaim er.2. Redistribut ions in binary form m ust reproduce t he above copyright not ice, t his list of condit ions and t hefollowing disclaim er in the docum entat ion and/ or ot her m at erials provided wit h the dist ribut ion.3. All advert ising m aterials m entioning feat ures or use of t his soft ware m ust display the followingacknowledgem ent : "This product includes crypt ographic soft ware written by Eric Young ( eay@crypt soft.com ) "The word 'crypt ographic' can be left out if t he rout ines from t he library being used are not crypt ographicrelat ed.4. I f you include any Windows specific code ( or a derivat ive t hereof) from t he apps directory ( applicat ion code)you m ust include an acknowledgem ent: "This product includes software writ t en by Tim Hudson( tj h@crypt soft .com ) "THI S SOFTWARE I S PROVI DED BY ERI C YOUNG "AS I S: ' AND ANY EXPRESS OR I MPLI ED WARRANTI ES,I NCLUDI NG, BUT NOT LI MI TED TO, THE I MPLI ED WARRANTI ES OF MERCHANTABI LI TY AND FI TNESS FOR APARTI CULAR PURPOSE ARE DI SCLAI MED. I N NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR OR CONTRI BUTORS BE LI ABLE FORANY DI RECT, I NDI RECT, I NCI DENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTI AL DAMAGES ( I NCLUDI NG, BUTNOT LI MI TED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTI TUTE GOODS OR SERVI CES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFI TS; ORBUSI NESS I NTERRUPTI ON) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LI ABI LI TY, WHETHER I N CONTRACT,STRI CT LI ABI LI TY, OR TORT ( I NCLUDI NG NEGLI GENCE OR OTHERWI SE) ARI SI NG I N ANY WAY OUT OF THE USEOF THI S SOFTWARE, EVEN I F ADVI SED OF THE POSSI BI LI TY OF SUCH DAMAGE.The license and dist ribution t erm s for any publicly available version or derivat ive of t his code cannot be changed. i.e. t his code cannot sim ply be copied and put under another dist ribution license [ including t he GNU PublicLicense.]zlib.h - - inte rface of t he 'zlib' gene ral purpose com pression libra ry, ve rsion 1 .2 .3 , July1 8 t h, 2 0 0 5Copyright ( C) 1995 - 2005 Jean- loup Gailly and Mark AdlerThis soft ware is provided 'as- is', wit hout any express or im plied warrant y. I n no event will the aut hors be heldliable for any dam ages arising from t he use of t his soft ware. Perm ission is grant ed t o anyone t o use this soft warefor any purpose, including com m ercial applicat ions, and t o alter it and redist ribute it freely, subj ect t o t hefollowing restrict ions:1. The origin of t his software m ust not be m isrepresented; you m ust not claim that you wrote t he originalsoft ware. I f you use this soft ware in a product , an acknowledgm ent in t he product docum ent ation would beappreciat ed but is not required.2. Alt ered source versions m ust be plainly m arked as such, and m ust not be m isrepresent ed as being t heoriginal soft ware.3. This not ice m ay not be rem oved or alt ered from any source distribut ion.Jean - loup Gailly jloup@gzip.orgMark Adler m adler@alum ni.calt ech.edu
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Back t o Content sGlossary of Term sTe r m De fin it ion802.11 The 802.11 st andard refers t o a fam ily of specificat ions developed by the I EEE for wireless LANtechnology. The 802.11 specifies an over-the - air int erface bet ween a wireless client and a basest at ion or bet ween t wo wireless clients and provides 1 or 2 Mbps t ransm ission in t he 2.4 GHzband using eit her frequency hopping spread spect rum (FHSS) or direct sequence spreadspect rum ( DSSS) .802.11a The 802.11a standard specifies a m axim um dat a t ransfer rat e of 54 Mbps and an operat ingfrequency of 5 GHz. The 802.11a st andard uses the Orthogonal Frequency Division Mult iplexing(OFDM) transm ission m ethod. Additionally, t he 802.11a st andard supports 802.11 features suchas WEP encryption for securit y.802.11b 802.11b is an ext ension t o 802.11 that applies to wireless net works and provides 11 Mbpstransm ission ( wit h a fallback to 5.5, 2 and 1 Mbps) in t he 2.4 GHz band. 802.11b uses onlyDSSS. Throughput dat a rat e 5+ Mbps in t he 2.4 GHz band.802.11g The 802.11g st andard specifies a m axim um dat a t ransfer rat e of 54 Mbps, an operat ingfrequency of 2.4GHz, and WEP encrypt ion for securit y. 802.11g net works are also referred t o asWi- Fi* net works.802.11n A t ask group of t he I EEE 802.11 com m it t ee has defined a new draft specificat ion t hat providesfor increased t hroughput speeds of up to 540 Mbps. The specificat ion provides for Mult iple-I nput - Multiple- Out put ( MI MO) technology, or using m ult iple receivers and m ult iple t ransm ittersin bot h t he client and access point , t o achieve im proved perform ance.802.1X 802.1X is t he I EEE St andard for Port - Based Net work Access Control. This is used in conj unctionwit h EAP m et hods to provide access control t o wired and wireless net works.AAA Server Aut hent ication, Aut horization and Accounting Server. A syst em t o control access t o com put erresources and t rack user act ivit y.Access Point(AP)A device t hat connects wireless devices t o another net work. For exam ple, a wireless LAN,I nt ernet m odem or ot hers.Ad HocNet workA com m unicat ion configurat ion in which every com puter has the sam e capabilit ies, and anycom put er can init iate a com m unicat ion session. Also known as a peer - t o - peer network, a deviceto device net work or a com put er - t o -com put er net work.AES- CCMP Advanced Encrypt ion Standard - Counter CBC- MAC Prot ocol is t he new m et hod for privacyprot ect ion of wireless transm issions specified in t he I EEE 802.11i standard. AES-CCMP providesa st ronger encrypt ion m ethod than TKI P. The AES algorit hm is capable of using cryptographickeys of 128, 192, and 256 bits t o encrypt and decrypt dat a in 128-bit blocks. AES- CCMP usesthe AES block cipher, but restrict s t he key lengt h to 128 bit s. AES- CCMP incorporat es t wosophist icated crypt ographic t echniques ( counter m ode and CBC- MAC) t o provide im provedsecurit y bet ween t he m obile client and t he access point.Aut hent ication Verifies the identity of a user logging onto a network. Passwords, digit al certificates, sm art cardsand biom et rics are used t o prove the identity of the client to the net work. Passwords and digitalcert ificat es are also used t o identify the net work t o t he client .Availablenet workOne of the net works list ed under Available networks on t he Wireless Net works tab of t heWireless Net work Connect ion Properties ( Windows* XP environm ent ) . Any wireless net work t hatis broadcast ing and is wit hin receiving range of t he WiFi adapt er appears on t he list .BER Bit Error Rat e. The rat io of errors to the t otal num ber of bit s being sent in a dat a transm issionfrom one location to anot her.Bit Rat e The t ot al num ber of bit s ( ones and zeros) per second that a net work connection can support .Not e t hat this bit rat e will vary, under soft ware cont rol, wit h different signal pat h condit ions.Broadcast SSI D Used t o allow an access point t o respond to clients on a wireless net work by sending probes.BSSI D A unique ident ifier for each wireless client on a wireless net work. The Basic Service SetI dent ifier ( BSSI D) is t he Ethernet MAC address of each adapt er on t he net work.
CA ( Cert ificateAut horit y)A corporat e certificat ion aut horit y im plem ent ed on a server. I n addition, I nt ernet Explorer'scert ificat e can im port a cert ificat e from a file. A t rust ed CA cert ificat e is st ored in t he root store.CCX ( CiscoCom pat ibleeXtension)Cisco Com patible Ext ensions Program ensures t hat devices used on Cisco wireless LANinfrastruct ure m eet t he securit y, m anagem ent and roam ing requirem ents.Certificat e Used for client aut hent ication. A cert ificat e is registered on t he aut hent ication server ( forexam ple, RADI US server) and used by t he authent icat or.CKI P Cisco Key I nt egrit y Prot ocol ( CKI P) is a Cisco propriet ary securit y prot ocol for encrypt ion in802.11 m edia. CKI P uses a key m essage int egrit y check and m essage sequence num ber t oim prove 802.11 securit y in infrast ruct ure m ode. CKI P is Cisco's version of TKI P.Client com put er The com puter t hat gets it s I nt ernet connection by sharing eit her t he host com puter's connect ionor t he access point 's connection.DSSS Direct Sequence Spread Spect rum . Technology used in radio t ransm ission. I ncom pat ible wit hFHSS.EAP Short for Ext ensible Aut hent ication Prot ocol, EAP sit s inside of Point - t o - Point Prot ocol's ( PPP)aut hent ication prot ocol and provides a generalized fram ework for several different aut hent icat ionm et hods. EAP is supposed to head off proprietary authenticat ion syst em s and let everyt hingfrom passwords t o challenge- response t okens and public- key infrastruct ure certificat es all worksm oot hly.EAP- AKA EAP- AKA ( Ext ensible Aut hent ication Prot ocol Method for UMTS Aut hent icat ion and KeyAgreem ent ) is an EAP m echanism for authenticat ion and session key distribut ion, using t heUniversal Mobile Telecom m unications Syst em ( UMTS) Subscriber I dent ity Module ( USI M) . TheUSI M card is a special sm art card used with cellular networks t o validat e a given user with t henet work.EAP- FAST EAP- FAST, like EAP- TTLS and PEAP, uses t unneling t o prot ect t raffic. The m ain difference is t hatEAP- FAST does not use cert ificat es t o aut henticat e.Provisioning in EAP- FAST is negot iated solely by t he client as t he first com m unication exchangewhen EAP- FAST is requested from t he server. I f t he client does not have a pre- shared secretProt ect ed Access Credent ial ( PAC), it can request t o init iate a provisioning EAP- FAST exchangeto dynam ically obt ain one from t he server.EAP- FAST docum ent s t wo m et hods t o deliver t he PAC: m anual delivery t hrough an out - of - bandsecure m echanism , and autom at ic provisioning.Manual delivery m echanism s can be any delivery m echanism t hat t he adm inist rat or of t henet work feels is sufficiently secure for t heir net work.Aut om at ic provisioning est ablishes an encrypted t unnel t o prot ect the authenticat ion ofthe client and the delivery of the PAC t o t he client . This m echanism , while not as secureas a m anual m et hod m ay be, is m ore secure t han t he authenticat ion m ethod used inLEAP.The EAP- FAST m ethod can be divided into two parts: provisioning, and authenticat ion. Theprovisioning phase involves t he init ial delivery of the PAC to the client . This phase only needs t obe perform ed once per client and user.EAP- GTC The EAP- GTC ( Generic Token Card) is sim ilar t o t he EAP- OTP except wit h hardware t oken cards.The request cont ains a displayable m essage, and t he response cont ains the string read from t hehardware t oken card.EAP- OTP EAP-OTP ( One - Tim e Password) is sim ilar t o MD5, except it uses t he OTP as t he response. Therequest contains a displayable m essage. The OTP m ethod is defined in RFC 2289.EAP- SI M Ext ensible Aut hent ication Prot ocol- Subscriber I dent it y Module ( EAP- SI M) aut henticat ion can beused with:Net work Aut hent icat ion t ypes: Open, Shared, and WPA* -Ent erprise, WPA2* - Enterprise.Dat a Encryption t ypes: None, WEP and CKI P.
A SI M card is a special sm art card t hat is used by Global Syst em for Mobile Com m unications(GSM) based digit al cellular net works. The SI M card is used t o validat e your credentials wit h thenet workEAP- TLS A type of aut hent ication m et hod that uses EAP and a securit y prot ocol called t he TransportLayer Securit y ( TLS) . EAP- TLS uses certificates t hat use passwords. EAP- TLS authent icat ionsupports dynam ic WEP key m anagem ent.EAP- TTLS A t ype of aut hent ication m et hod that uses EAP and Tunneled Transport Layer Securit y ( TTLS) .EAP- TTLS uses a com bination of certificat es and another securit y m et hod such as passwords.Encrypt ion Scram bling dat a so t hat only t he aut horized recipient can read it. Usually a key is needed t oint erpret the dat a.FHSS Frequency -Hop Spread Spect rum . Technology used in radio t ransm ission. I ncom pat ible wit hDSSS.File and print ersharingA capabilit y t hat allows a num ber of people t o view, m odify, and print t he sam e file( s) fromdifferent com puters.Fragm ent at ionthresholdThe t hreshold at which t he wireless adapt er breaks the packet int o m ult iple fram es. Thisdeterm ines t he packet size and affects t he t hroughput of t he transm ission.GHz(Gigahertz)A unit of frequency equal t o 1,000,000,000 cycles per second.Host com puter The com puter t hat is direct ly connected t o the I nt ernet via a m odem or network adapt er.I nfrast ruct urenet workA wireless net work cent ered around an access point . I n this environm ent, t he access point notonly provides com m unicat ion wit h the wired net work, but also m ediat es wireless net work trafficin the im m ediate neighborhood.I EEE I nst it ute of Elect rical and Electronics Engineers (I EEE) is an organizat ion involved in definingcom put ing and com m unicat ions standards.I nt ernetProt ocol (I P)addressThe address of a com puter t hat is at t ached to a net work. Part of the address designat es whichnet work t he com puter is on, and t he ot her part represent s t he host identification.LAN ( Local AreaNet work)A high -speed, low -error dat a net work covering a relat ively sm all geographic area.LEAP (LightExtensibleAut hent icationProt ocol)A version of Ext ensible Authenticat ion Prot ocol ( EAP). LEAP is a propriet ary extensibleaut hent ication prot ocol developed by Cisco that provides a challenge- response authenticat ionm echanism and dynam ic key assignm ent .MAC ( MediaAccess Cont rol)AddressA hardwired address applied at t he factory. I t uniquely ident ifies net work hardware, such as awireless adapter, on a LAN or WAN.Mbps( Megabit s- per -second)Transm ission speed of 1,000,000 bit s per second.MHz(Megahertz)A unit of frequency equal t o 1,000,000 cycles per second.MI C (Michael) Message I nt egrit y Check ( com m only called Michael).MS- CHAP An EAP m echanism used by t he client . Microsoft Challenge Aut henticat ion Prot ocol ( MS- CHAP)Version 2, is used over an encrypt ed channel t o enable server validat ion. The challenge andresponse packets are sent over a non - exposed TLS encrypt ed channel.ns( Nanosecond) 1 billiont h ( 1/ 1,000,000,000) of a second.OFDM Ort hogonal Frequency Division Mult iplexing.Openaut hent icationAllows any device network access. I f encrypt ion is not enabled on t he network, any device t hatknows t he Service Set I dent ifier ( SSI D) of t he access point can gain access t o t he network.PEAP Prot ect ed Ext ensible Aut hent icat ion Prot ocol ( PEAP) is an I nternet Engineering Task Force ( I ETF)draft prot ocol sponsored by Microsoft, Cisco, and RSA Security. PEAP creates an encrypt edtunnel sim ilar t o t he t unnel used in secure web pages ( SSL). I nside t he encrypted t unnel, a
num ber of ot her EAP authenticat ion m et hods can be used t o perform client aut hent icat ion. PEAPrequires a TLS cert ificat e on t he RADI US server, but unlike EAP- TLS there is no requirem ent t ohave a certificat e on t he client. PEAP has not been rat ified by t he I ETF. The I ETF is current lycom paring PEAP and TTLS ( Tunneled TLS) t o determ ine an aut henticat ion st andard for 802.1Xaut hent ication in 802.11 wireless syst em s. PEAP is an aut hent ication t ype designed to takeadvantage of server - side EAP- Transport Layer Securit y ( EAP- TLS) and t o support variousaut hent ication m ethods, including user passwords and one- t im e passwords, and Generic TokenCards.Peer - to - Peerm odeA wireless net work structure t hat allows wireless clients to com m unicat e direct ly wit h each ot herwit hout using an access point.Power savem odeThe stat e in which t he radio is periodically powered down t o conserve power. When t he port ablecom put er is in Power Save m ode, received packets are st ored in t he access point unt il t hewireless adapter wakes up.Preferrednet workOne of the net works that has been configured. Such networks are list ed under Preferrednet works on the Wireless Networks tab of the Wireless Net work Connect ion Properties(Windows* XP environm ent).RADI US( Rem ot eAut hent icationDial- I n UserService)RADI US is an authent icat ion and accounting syst em t hat verifies user's credentials and grantsaccess to request ed resources.RF ( RadioFrequency)The internat ional unit for m easuring frequency is Hertz ( Hz) , which is equivalent t o t he olderunit of cycles per second. One MegaHert z ( MHz) is one m illion Hertz. One GigaHert z ( GHz) isone billion Hert z. For reference: t he st andard US elect rical power frequency is 60 Hz, t he AMbroadcast radio frequency band is 0.55 - 1.6 MHz, the FM broadcast radio frequency band is 88 -108 MHz, and m icrowave ovens t ypically operat e at 2.45 GHz.Roam ing Movem ent of a wireless node bet ween t wo m icro cells. Roam ing usually occurs in infrastructurenet works built around m ult iple access points. Current wireless network roam ing is onlysupported in t he sam e subnet of a net work.RTS t hreshold The num ber of fram es in t he data packet at or above which an RTS/ CTS (request t o send/ clearto send) handshake is turned on before the packet is sent. The default value is 2347.Shared key An encryption key known only t o t he receiver and sender of data. This is also referred t o as apre- shared key.SI M(SubscriberI dent it yModule)A SI M card is used t o validat e credentials wit h the net work. A SI M card is a special sm art cardused by GSM- based digit al cellular net works.Silent m ode Silent Mode Access Points or Wireless Rout ers have been configured t o not broadcast t he SSI Dfor t he wireless net work. This m akes it necessary t o know t he SSI D in order to configure thewireless profile t o connect t o the access point or wireless rout er.Single Sign On Single Sign On feat ure set allows t he 802.1X credent ials t o m at ch your Windows log on usernam e and password credentials for wireless net work connections.SSI D ( ServiceSet I dent ifier)SSI D or network nam e is a value t hat cont rols access to a wireless net work. The SSI D for yourwireless network card m ust m atch t he SSI D for any access point t hat you want to connect wit h.I f the value does not m at ch, you are not grant ed access to the net work. Each SSI D m ay be upto 32 alphanum eric charact ers long and is case-sensitive.st ealt h A st ealt h access point is one t hat has the capabilit y and is configured t o not broadcast its SSI D.This is the WiFi net work nam e t hat appears when a DMU ( Device Managem ent Ut ility, such asI nt el® PROSet/ Wireless WiFi Connect ion Ut ilit y) scans for available wireless net works. Althoughthis can enhance wireless network securit y, it is com m only considered a weak security feature.To connect t o a st ealt h access point , a user m ust specifically know t he SSI D and configure t heirDMU accordingly. The feat ure is not a part of the 802.11 specificat ion, and is known by differingnam es by various vendors: closed m ode, privat e network, SSI D broadcasting.TKI P ( Tem poralKey I nt egrit yTem poral Key I nt egrity prot ocol im proves data encryption. Wi- Fi Prot ect ed Access* uses it sTKI P. TKI P provides im portant dat a encrypt ion enhancem ent s including a re- keying m et hod.
Prot ocol) TKI P is part of the I EEE 802.11i encrypt ion st andard for wireless networks. TKI P is t he nextgenerat ion of WEP, t he Wired Equivalency Prot ocol, which is used t o secure 802.11 wirelessnet works. TKI P provides per packet key m ixing, a m essage integrit y check and a re- keyingm echanism , t hus fixing t he flaws of WEP.TLS (TransportLayer Securit y)A t ype of aut hent ication m et hod using the Ext ensible Aut hent ication Prot ocol ( EAP) and asecurit y prot ocol called t he Transport Layer Security ( TLS) . EAP- TLS uses cert ificat es which usepasswords. EAP- TLS authenticat ion supports dynam ic WEP key m anagem ent. The TLS prot ocol isint ended t o secure and authenticat e com m unicat ions across a public network through dat aencryption. The TLS Handshake Prot ocol allows t he server and client to provide m ut ualaut hent ication and t o negot iate an encrypt ion algorit hm and cryptographic keys before data ist ransm it ted.TTLS ( TunneledTransport LayerSecurit y)These set tings define t he prot ocol and t he credentials used to aut hent icate a user. I n TTLS, t heclient uses EAP- TLS t o validat e t he server and creat e a TLS-encrypted channel between t heclient and server. The client can use another authenticat ion prot ocol. Typically password- basedprot ocols challenge over t his encrypted channel to enable server validat ion. The challenge andresponse packets are sent over a non - exposed TLS encrypt ed channel. TTLS im plem ent ationstoday support all m et hods defined by EAP, as well as several older m et hods ( CHAP, PAP, MS-CHAP and MS- CHAP-V2) . TTLS can easily be ext ended to work wit h new prot ocols by definingnew attribut es to support new prot ocols.WEP ( WiredEquivalentPrivacy)Wired Equivalent Privacy, 64- and 128-bit ( 64 - bit is som et im es referred t o as 40 - bit) . This is alow -level encrypt ion t echnique designed to give the user about t he sam e am ount of privacy t hathe would expect from a LAN. WEP is a securit y prot ocol for wireless local area networks(WLANs) defined in t he 802.11b st andard. WEP is designed t o provide t he sam e level of securit yas t hat of a wired LAN. WEP aim s t o provide securit y by dat a over radio waves so that it isprot ect ed as it is t ransm it t ed from one end point t o anot her.WEP Key Either a pass phrase or hexadecim al key.The pass phrase m ust be 5 ASCI I charact ers for 64 - bit WEP or 13 ASCI I charact ers for 128-bitWEP. For pass phrases, 0 - 9, a- z, A- Z, and ~ ! @# $% ^ &* () _+ | ` - = { } | [ ] \ : "; '< > ?,./ are all validcharact ers.The hex key m ust be 10 hexadecim al characters ( 0 - 9, A- F) for 64 - bit WEP or 26 hexadecim alcharact ers ( 0 - 9, A- F) for 128- bit WEP.Wi - Fi*(WirelessFidelit y)I s m eant t o be used generically when referring of any t ype t o 802.11 net work, whether802.11b, 802.11a, or dual- band.WiMAX WiMAX, t he Worldwide I nt eroperability for Microwave Access, is a telecom m unicat ionstechnology aim ed at providing wireless data over long dist ances in a variet y of ways, from point -to - point links t o full m obile cellular type access. I t is based on t he I EEE 802.16 standard. Thenam e WiMAX was created by the WiMAX Forum , which was form ed in June 2001 t o prom oteconform ance and int eroperability of the st andard. The forum describes WiMAX as "a st andards-based t echnology enabling t he delivery of last m ile wireless broadband access as an alt ernativeto cable and DSL."Wireless rout er A st and - alone wireless hub t hat allows any com puter t hat has a wireless net work adapt er t ocom m unicate wit h anot her com put er wit hin t he sam e net work and t o connect to the I nt ernet.WLAN (WirelessLocal - AreaNet work)A t ype of local- area network that uses high - frequency radio waves rat her t han wires t ocom m unicate bet ween nodes.WPA* ( Wi- FiProt ect edAccess)This is a securit y enhancem ent t hat st rongly increases t he level of data prot ect ion and accesscont rol t o a wireless net work. WPA is an int erim st andard that will be replaced wit h t he I EEE's802.11i standard upon it s com plet ion. WPA consists of RC4 and TKI P and provides support forBSS ( I nfrast ruct ure) m ode only. WPA and WPA2 are com patible.WPA2* ( Wi- FiProt ect edAccess 2)This is the second generation of WPA t hat com plies wit h the I EEE TGi specification. WPA2consists of AES encrypt ion, pre-aut hent ication and PMKI D caching. I t provides support for BSS(I nfrastructure) m ode and I BSS ( ad hoc) m ode. WPA and WPA2 are com patible.WPA- Ent erprise Wi- Fi Prot ect ed Access- Ent erprise applies t o corporate users. A new standards- based,int eroperable securit y t echnology for wireless LAN ( subset of I EEE 802.11i draft st andard) thatencrypts data sent over radio waves. WPA is a Wi- Fi st andard t hat was designed t o im prove
upon the securit y feat ures of WEP as follows:I m proved dat a encrypt ion t hrough the tem poral key int egrity prot ocol ( TKI P). TKI P uses ahashing algorit hm t o scram ble t he encrypt ion keys and adds an int egrit y - checking feat ureto ensure t hat the keys have not been t am pered with.User aut henticat ion, which is generally m issing in WEP, t hrough the extensibleaut hent ication prot ocol ( EAP) . WEP regulat es access t o a wireless net work based on acom put er's hardware- specific MAC address, which is relatively sim ple t o be sniffed out andst olen. EAP is built on a m ore secure public- key encryption syst em t o ensure that onlyaut horized net work users can access t he network.WPA is an int erim st andard that will be replaced wit h t he I EEE's 802.11i standard upon itscom plet ion.WPA- Personal Wi- Fi Prot ect ed Access- Personal provides a level of securit y in t he sm all network or hom eenvironm ent .WPA- PSK (Wi -Fi Prot ected-Access Pre-Shared Key)WPA- PSK m ode does not use an aut hent ication server. I t can be used wit h the dat a encrypt iontypes WEP or TKI P. WPA- PSK requires configurat ion of a pre- shared key ( PSK). You m ust ent era pass phrase or 64 hex charact ers for a pre- shared key of lengt h 256- bit s. The data encryptionkey is derived from t he PSK.Back t o TopBack t o Content sTrademarks and Disclaimers

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