Lenovo T40 manual Authorized Operation Within the United States and Canada

Because Wireless LAN Mini-PCI Adapter and Bluetooth Daughter Card operates within the guidelines found in radio frequency safety standards and recommendations, Lenovo believes the integrated wireless cards are safe for use by consumers. These standards and recommendations reflect the consensus of the scientific community and result from deliberations of panels and committees of scientists who continually review and interpret the extensive research literature.

In some situation or environment, the use of Wireless LAN Mini-PCI Adapter or Bluetooth Daughter Card may be restricted by the proprietor of the building or responsible representatives of the organization. These situations may for example include:

vUsing the integrated wireless cards on board of airplanes, or in hospitals

vIn any other environment where the risk of interference to other devices or services is perceived or identified as harmful.

If you are uncertain of the policy that applies on the use of wireless devices in a specific organization (e.g. airport or hospital), you are encouraged to ask for authorization to use Wireless LAN Mini-PCI Adapter or Bluetooth Daughter Card prior to turning on the ThinkPad computer.

Authorized Operation Within the United States and Canada

The statement below regarding the extended channel mode is applicable when the system supports this function. To check the support of this function, please see the property of the installed wireless card by referring to the extended channel mode enablement instruction.

For systems with 802.11b wireless function supporting Extended Channel Mode:

This device may only be used with Access Points, which are authorized for use within the geography in which they are being used. The use of this device with an Access Point that is not Wi-Fi compliant and not authorized to be used in your geography could result in violation of government regulations. Consult the network administrator, the instruction manual, or the approval label for the Access Point to determine the authorization of your Access Point in your specific country or geographic region.

“Extended Channel Mode” should only be selected when the device is operated outside the USA and Canada to avoid the unlikely possibility of unauthorized operation. The use of this device outside the United States and Canada in “Extended Channel Mode” may use frequencies not authorized for use in the United States and Canada. When used with an authorized Wireless

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