D Link DIR450A1 User Manual

802.11g Mini PCI Card

User’s Guide

Federal Communication Commission Interference Statement

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15
of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a
residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed
and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However,
there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful
interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is
encouraged to try to correct the interference by one of the following measures:

- Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

- Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.

- Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that
to which the receiver is connected.

- Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

FCC Caution: Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could
void the user's authority to operate this equipment.

IMPORTANT NOTE:
FCC Radiation Exposure Statement:

This equipment complies with FCC radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment. This
equipment should be installed and operated with minimum distance 20cm between the radiator & your body.

This transmitter must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter.

IEEE 802.11b or 802.11g operation of this product in the U.S.A. is firmware-limited to channels 1 through 11.

This device is intended only for OEM integrators under the following conditions:

1) The antenna must be installed such that 20 cm is maintained between the antenna and users, and

2) The transmitter module may not be co-located with any other transmitter or antenna,

3) For all products market in US, OEM has to limit the operation channels in CH1 to CH11 for 2.4G band by

supplied firmware programming tool. OEM shall not supply any tool or info to the end-user regarding to
Regulatory Domain change.

As long as 3 conditions above are met, further transmitter
is still responsible for testing their end-product for any additional compliance requirements required with this
module installed (for example, digital device emissions, PC peripheral requirements, etc.).

IMPORTANT NOTE:

In the event that these conditions can not be met
transmitter), then the FCC authorization is no longer considered valid and the FCC ID can not be used on the final product.
In these circumstances, the OEM integrator will be responsible for re-evaluating the end product (including the transmitter)
and obtaining a separate FCC authorization.

(for example certain laptop configurations or co-location with another

test will not be required. However, the OEM integrator

End Product Labeling

This transmitter module is authorized only for use in device where the antenna may be installed such that 20 cm may be
maintained between the antenna and users. The final end product must be labeled in a visible area with the following: “Contains
FCC ID:KA2DIR450A1”.

Manual Information To the End User

The OEM integrator has to be aware not to provide information to the end user regarding how to install or remove this RF
module in the user’s manual of the end product which integrates this module.

The end user manual shall include all required regulatory information/warning as show in this manual.

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Industry Canada statement:

This device complies with RSS-210 of the Industry Canada Rules. Operation is subject to the
following two conditions:

(1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any
interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.

The Class [B] digital apparatus meets all requirements of the Canadian
Interference-Causing Equipment Regulation.
Cet appareil numerique de la class [B] respecte toutes les exigences du Reglement sur le

materiel brouilleur du Canada.

IMPORTANT NOTE:

Radiation Exposure Statement:
This equipment complies with IC radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled

environment. This equipment should be installed and operated with minimum distance
20cm between the radiator & your body.

This device has been designed to operate with an antenna having a maximum gain of 2
dB. Antenna having a higher gain is strictly prohibited per regulations of Industry Canada.
The required antenna impedance is 50 ohms.

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TABLE OF CONTENT

Introduction.........................................................................................1

Overview of this User’s Guide........................................................1

Software Installation...........................................................................2

Windows 98se/ME/2000/XP Utility and Driver Installation.........2

Wireless Utility Setting....................................................................3

Technical Specifications ..................................................................12

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INTRODUCTION

Congratulations on your purchase of this 802.11g WLAN mini-PCI Adapter.
This manual helps to get familiar with the Wireless mini PCI Adapter. This manual

contains detailed instructions in operation of this product. Please keep this manual
for future reference.

With a the 802.11g mini PCI Adapter, a desktop or laptop computer can
communicate with another computer in a wireless way. Easy-to-use utilities are
bundled with Wireless mini-PCI Adapter for configuration, monitoring, and
diagnosis purposes.

Wireless mini PCI Adapter can wirelessly transmit and receive data, minimizing the
need for wired connections, at a speed of up to fifty-four megabit per second.

Wireless mini PCI Adapter provides users with an access to real-time information
anywhere in their organization. The mobility provides productivity and service,
which are not available under wired networks. The Wireless mini PCI Adapter
configuration is easy to change from peer-to-peer networks, suitable for a small
number of users, to full infrastructure networks of thousands of users that allow
roaming around a broad area.

Overview of this User’s Guide

Introduction. Describes the Wireless mini PCI Adapter and its features.
Software Installation. Tells how to setup the driver and the utility setting.
Technical Specifications. Lists the technical (general, physical and environmental)

specifications of the Wireless mini PCI Adapter.

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