CLEAR PC Card User Manual
pc card user’s guide
Contents
Welcome
Before you begin
Installing the Clearwire pc card driver
Plugging in the Clearwire pc card
Choose between your Clearwire pc card and WiFi
Managing your Clearwire pc card connection
Finding signal
Optimizing the signal
Unplugging your Clearwire pc card
Disabling your Clearwire pc card
Uninstalling the Clearwire pc card
Uninstalling the Clearwire pc card
Disclaimer
Declaration of Conformity
Regulatory Requirements
RF Operational Characteristics
Antenna Care
Product Operation and EME Exposure
Electro Magnetic Interference/Compatibility
Facilities
Aircraft
Medical Devices
Pacemakers
Hearing Aids
Other Medical Devices
Operational Cautions
Cleaning and Drying Considerations
Operational Warnings
For Vehicle With Air Bags
Potentially Explosive Atmospheres
Blasting Caps and Blasting Areas
Equipment and Installation Warranty
Patent and Software Provisions
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Welcome
This document describes how to install and use your Clearwire pc card to obtain wireless
high-speed Internet access. You can plug the Clearwire pc card into any laptop computer
with a side access cardbus slot.
The Clearwire pc card contains an internal antenna that it uses to connect with base stations.
Once a connection is established between the Clearwire pc card and a base station you can
access the Clearwire network.
Before you begin
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Clearwire pc card
Figure 1 Clearwire pc card package contents
Table 1 lists the standard contents in your Clearwire pc card package.
Table 1 Clearwire pc card package components
Component Part number
Clearwire pc card 900-0512-0903
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Installation CD 110-0512-0903
Quick Start Guide 102-0512-0903
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USB thumb drive may be included
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Installing the Clearwire pc card driver
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Before using the Clearwire pc card for the rst time, you must install the software included with your card.
1 Insert the installation CD or USB drive into laptop PC.
The installation program automatically runs.
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Figure 1.5 Insert the installation CD or USB drive into laptop PC
If the installation program does not automatically run:
• From the Start menu, select Run.
• When the Run dialog box opens, type X:\Setup where X: is your laptop PC’s CD-ROM or USB drives.
• Click OK.
2 Follow the on screen instructions to complete the installation.
Plugging in the Clearwire pc card
Do not insert your pc card until after you install the software
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1 After powering on your laptop, slide the pc card into the slot on your laptop.
Figure 2 Plugging pc card into laptop computer
2 The pc card detects the network.
You can discover the connection status of your pc card in the following ways:
• The icons displayed in your laptop’s system tray vary depending on the operating state
of the pc card and the signal strength it detects.
Figure 3 System tray icons: connected/signal strength icons
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Installing and using Clearwire pc card
• You can see more detailed status of the Clearwire pc card by rolling your mouse over the system
tray icon. The status tip box appears (Figure 4).
Figure 4 Status tip box
3 To obtain the best signal, follow the process described in the section
“Optimizing the signal’.
Choose between your Clearwire pc card and WiFi
The Clearwire pc card cannot run simultaneously with WiFi on your laptop PC.
The connection manager software that you installed will manage turning WiFi on and o
as you use the Clearwire pc card.
1 Plug your Clearwire pc card into your laptop PC. The following dialog box will appear on your
screen:
Figure 5 Select Connection Type: Use Clearwire or Use Wi window
2 Select the connection type that you want to use
• If you want to connect to the network using the pc card, click Use Clearwire.
This will disable your WiFi connection.
• If you want to connect to the WiFi network, click Use WiFi.
This will disable your Clearwire pc card.
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