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MiniPCI WLAN Card

OEM installation Manual

Version 0.1

0-Introduction

The Ralink Rt2560F WLAN NIC is a complete wireless high speed Network Interface Card (NIC)

utilizing the Ralink Rt2560F chip set. It conforms to the IEEE 802.11g protocol and operates in

the 2.45 GHz ISM frequency bands.

It provides a complete reference design evaluation platform of hardware and software to system

providers or integrators requiring wireless data communications capability and is ideal for integration

into computer platforms.

• Fully compliant with the IEEE 802.11g WLAN standards

• FCC Certified Under Part 15 (pending) to Operate in the 2.45 Bands

• Support for 54, 48, 36, 24, 18, 12, 9, and 6 Mbps OFDM, 11 and 5.5 Mbps CCK and legacy 2 and 1

Mbps data rates

• Driver Supports Microsoft Windows ® 98/SE, ME, XP and 2000 (SR1)

1-OEM Installation procedure

1.1 Installing the miniPCI card into the host PC Notebook

a-open miniPCI slot cover of host PC Notebook housing

b-insert miniPCI card into miniPCI slot

c-connect the host PC notebook antennas to the miniPCI card antenna connectors (Hirose type UFL

connector)

d-close miniPCI slot cover of host PC Notebook housing

1.2 Installing the software drivers

a-Start windows

b-When windows detects new hardware and asks for drivers, point to directory where the Ralink driver

is located (for example floppy drive, cdrom , harddisk) to install.

c-after drivers are installed, restart windows

d-the Ralink WLAN icon will appear in system tray on the bottom right of the screen (see yellow

arrow in fig. 01)

fig, 01: Ralink WLAN icon

Preliminary OEM installation manual

FCC ID: RRKP603056 Page 4 of 10

e-double click the Ralink WLAN icon to open the WLAN settings, the following window will appear

(see fig.02)

Summary of content (7 pages)

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MiniPCI WLAN Card OEM installation Manual Version 0.1 0-Introduction The Ralink Rt2560F WLAN NIC is a complete wireless high speed Network Interface Card (NIC) utilizing the Ralink Rt2560F chip set. It conforms to the IEEE 802.11g protocol and operates in the 2.45 GHz ISM frequency bands.
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fig.02: Ralink WLAN Settings window f-click on configuration tab and select which type of network is required (access point or Peer-to-peer mode), see fig. 03. fig.03: Wlan network type setting window Preliminary OEM installation manual FCC ID: RRKP603056 Page 5 of 10 g-select what TX rate is required (default setting is fully automatic) see fig. 04.
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fig.04: WLAN TX rate Setting window h-select what encryption type is required, 64 or 128 bit WEP (default setting is disabled) see fig. 05. fig.05: WLAN encrption rate Settings window Preliminary OEM installation manual FCC ID: RRKP603056 Page 6 of 10 i-click on the status tab to see the connection status (fig.06).
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fig.06: WLAN networks status j-click on the about tab to see the software drivers versions and MAC address (fig.07). fig.07: WLAN driver and MAC addres information Preliminary OEM installation manual 1.3 Wireless LAN installation guide lines and Authorization for use Installation and use of this Wireless LAN device must be in strict accordance with the instructions included in the user documentation provided with the product.
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The use of Wireless LAN devices may be restricted in some situations or environments for example: * On board of airplanes, or * In an explosive environment, or * In case the interference risk to other devices or services is perceived or identified as harmful. In case the policy regarding the use of Wireless LAN devices in specific organizations or environments (e.g. airports, hospitals, chemical/oil/gas industrial plants, private buildings etc.
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2.5 Export restrictions This product or software contains encryption code which may not be exported or transferred from the US or Canada without an approved US Department of Commerce export license. Preliminary OEM installation manual FCC ID: OSZ38000M Page 9 of 10 2.6 Europe - EU Declaration of Conformity This device complies with the essential requirements and other relevant provisions of the European R&TTE Directive 1999/5/EC.
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Operating Frequency 2400-2497MHz ISM band Modulation Schemes DQPSK, DBPSK, CCK, 16 QAM, 64 QAM RF Channel Availability 11 channels for United States (2412 MHz to 2462 MHz) 13 channels for Europe (2412 MHz to 2472 MHz) 13 channels for Japan (2412 MHz to 2472 MHz), channel 14 only available in DSSS mode (11 Mbps max) Data Rate Support for 54, 48, 36, 24, 18, 12, 9, and 6 Mbps OFDM, 11 and 5.5 Mbps CCK and legacy 2 and 1 Mbps data rates Media Access Protocol CSMA/CA with ACK Transmitter RF Output Power < 18.