Harmony House 802.11a manual Installation, Pre-installation Considerations, Regulatory Warnings

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Chapter 2

Installation

This chapter describes how to install a Harmony 802.11a network adapter and software in a computer running Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows Millennium Edition (ME), Windows 98 Second Edition (SE), or Windows NT 4.0 (SP 6 or later). Note: Run the Harmony Installation program before installing the 802.11a network

adapter in the computer.

Pre-installation Considerations

Review the following pre-installation considerations before installing a Harmony 802.11a network adapter.

Regulatory Warnings

FCC Guidelines

Model 8150 802.11a PCI Card Users:

It is the responsibility of the installer and users of the Harmony 802.11a PCI Card Model 8150 to guarantee that the antennas are operated at least 20 centimeters from any person. This is necessary to insure that the product is operated in accordance with the RF Guidelines for Human Exposure which have been adopted by the Federal Communications Commission.

Radio Frequency Interference Requirements

The Harmony 802.11a CardBus Card, Model 8450, and the Harmony 802.11a PCI Card, Model 8150, operate in the frequency range of 5.15 to 5.35 GHz; they are restricted to indoor use due to their operation in the 5.15 to 5.25 GHz frequency range.

FCC 15.407(e) requires that these devices be used indoors in the frequency range of

5.15to 5.25 GHz to reduce the potential for harmful interference to co-channel Mobile Satellite systems. Therefore the devices should be used indoor only for channel 36, 40, 44, and 48 and when 2X mode is enabled, channel 42 and 50.