hField Wi-Fire User Manual

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WI-FIRE PRODUCT MANUAL

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REVISED AUGUST 15 2006

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License and Limited Warranty

IMPORTANT – READ CAREFULLY BEFORE OPENING

This is a legal agreement between You (Purchaser or You) and hField
Technologies, Inc. (hField or Company). By opening this package and using this
product(s), you indicate your acceptance of the following terms and conditions.

1. License Grant. hField grants you a non-exclusive, non-transferable,
perpetual license to use the accompanying Intellectual Property (IP), including
host drivers, host applications, firmware, and circuitry layouts, with your
computer(s) in conjunction with Wi-Fire Product(s) produced by hField. The
software may be installed on more than one of your computers as long as it is
only used with hField-produced Wi-Fire Products.

2. Confidentiality. You agree and acknowledge that the IP contains valuable
trade secrets of hField. You may not disclose any hField IP relating to any
third party. You must treat the hField IP with at least the same degree of
confidentiality and care as you keep your own confidential information, but not
less than reasonable care. All obligations of confidentiality shall survive
the termination of this Agreement.

3. Intellectual Property. All IP subject to this License Grant shall remain
the exclusive property of hField. You agree not to attempt to reverse
engineer, disassemble, decompile, copy, modify, translate, reproduce, transfer
or distribute the hField IP.

hField warrants that every Wi-Fire Product(s) is free from physical defects in
workmanship and materials for a period of one year from the date of purchase.
All warranty claims must be requested of hField, prior to the expiration of the
warranty period, by calling hField Customer Service and obtaining a Return
Authorization Number (RMA). Returns must refer to the RMA number and be
accompanied by the original proof of purchase. This warranty is not
transferable by the Purchaser. Purchaser’s sole remedy, and hField sole
liability for a covered warranty defect, shall be for hField, at its sole
discretion, to either replace or repair the defective Product. Purchaser is
solely responsible for all shipping and handling charges on returned products
under warranty. These warranties are void if the applicable product has been
disassembled, altered in any way or damaged by accident, misuse, or abuse,
including but not limited to, the use of unauthorized third party software or
repairs, power surges, excessive heat, or humidity. hField warranty
obligations shall not be enlarged or diminished by hField provision of
technical advice to Purchaser.
Limitation of Liability. IN NO EVENT SHALL hFIELD BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL,
INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, PUNITIVE OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES THAT PUCHASER MAY
SUFFER DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY FROM THE PURCHASE OR USE OF THE PRODUCT OR FROM
USE WITH OTHER PRODUCTS. hFIELD’s MAXIMUM LIABILITY FOR ANY CLAIM BY PURCHASER
ARISING OUT OF PURCHASER’S PURCHASE AND USE OF THIS PRODUCT SHALL IN NO EVENT
EXCEED THE PURCHASE PRICE OF THE APPLICABLE PRODUCT.
Disclaimer of Warranties. EXCEPT FOR THE EXPRESS WARRANTIES CONTAINED HEREIN,
hFIELD DISCLAIMS ALL OTHER WARRANTIES WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, STATUTORY,
INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, NONINFRINGEMENT OR THEIR EQUIVALENTS UNDER
THE LAWS OF ANY JURISDICTION. THE REMEDIES SET FORTH HEREIN SHALL BE THE SOLE
AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDIES OF PURCHASER WITH RESPECT TO ANY DEFECTIVE PRODUCT.
Severability. In the event of invalidity of any provision of this Agreement,
the parties agree that such invalidity shall not affect the validity of the
remaining portions of this Agreement.
Export. You agree to not export or re-export the Products without the
appropriate United States or foreign government licenses.
Taxes. You agree to be responsible for payment of any taxes, other than HField
income taxes, resulting from this Agreement.

LICENSE AGREEMENT FOR hFIELD INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

LIMITED WARRANTY

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Patents. hField Products are protected by patents pending with the U.S. Patent
Office.
Governing Law. The laws of the State of Pennsylvania, United States of
America, shall govern this Agreement.

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Federal Communication Commission - Interference

Statement

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device,
pursuant to Part 15 of FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection
against harmful interference in a residential installation.

Operation is subject to the following two conditions:

1) This device may not cause harmful interface, and

2) This device must accept any interface received, including interface that may cause undesired
operation. 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 or more of the following measures:

1. Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

2. Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.

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

connected.

4. Consult the dealer or an experienced radio technician for help.

Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the manufacturer could void the user’s
authority to operate the equipment.

CAUTION:

1) To comply with FCC RF exposure compliance requirements, a separation distance of at least

20 cm must be maintained between the antenna of this device and all persons.

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

transmitter.

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Who Should and Should Not Use This Product

TYPICAL USAGE RECOMMENDATIONS AND WARNINGS

PLEASE READ PRIOR TO PURCHASE

ATTENTION: PLEASE USE ONLY WHERE YOU KNOW THERE IS WI-FI
ACCESS, EVEN THOUGH YOU MAY BE DISSATISFIED WITH THE
CONNECTION SPEEDS OR ARE TOTALLY UNABLE TO CONNECT. THE
WI-FIRE IS ABLE TO EXTEND YOUR REACH FROM THE TYPICAL 300
FOOT RANGE TO 1,000 FEET OR MORE, DEPENDING ON OBSTRUCTIONS,
BUT CAN ONLY DO SO IF A USABLE WI-FI SIGNAL IS PRESENT.

WHO SHOULD DEFINITELY

BENEFIT FROM WI-FIRE

1. The Seriously Mobile User should

always see benefit at some locations.
Situations have been observed where
an internal adapter was showing a
1MB/s connection speed only 200 feet
from an access point but not even
browsing was possible. In the same

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WHO SHOULD EXPLORE FURTHER

BEFORE PURCHASING WI-FIRE

1. If you intend to use the Wi-Fire
from only one location, or a single
location is so critical to you that
your experience will be shattered if
you don’t see improvement at that
singular location, AND, when at that

location, Windows XP “view wireless

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spot and time with Wi-Fire, speeds
achieved exceeded 30MB/s and even
streaming video appeared as fast as a
wired connection.

2. Any User, Mobile or Stationary,

who can see at least one bar in the
“view wireless locations” of Windows
XP should see satisfactory to excellent
improvement with Wi-Fire.

locations” does not display any bars,
you must question whether there is any
usable signal. In this case, we can
advise downloading your favorite
access point detection software to see
the relative strength of signals from
different access points around you.
Our minimum receive power is a
whopping -98dBm. If one of your
access points shows at least -88dBm,
you should be able to connect at
realistic speeds to make your
experience productive and enjoyable.
If not, you might try moving your
equipment slightly in search of a better
signal, but that’s also is entirely your
option.

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Table of Contents

License and Limited Warranty ...................................ii

Federal Communication Commission - Interference Statement ......iv

Who Should and Should Not Use This Product ......................v

Table of Contents ...............................................v

Introduction ....................................................2

Quick Installation ..............................................3

Configuration ...................................................4

Understanding Wireless Topology ................................15

Troubleshooting ................................................17

Product Specifications .........................................19

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Introduction

Welcome

Thank you for purchasing the Wi-Fire. hField Technologies' Wi­Fire is a fully integrated USB WiFi adapter for today's seriously
mobile computer user. With our patent-pending technology, the
Wi-Fire allows you to connect from locations you never believed
possible before, and allows you to maintain stronger and faster
connections with any 802.11b/g WiFi access point. The Wi-Fire is
specifically designed for easy use, so it conveniently mounts
onto any laptop display or flat screen monitor, as well as lays
flat on any surface. In short, the Wi-Fire makes WiFi networks
more accessible for you!

Package Contents

• Wi-Fire Adapter

• Universal Mount

• USB Cable

• Quick Install Guide

• Installation CD

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