Intel® Wireless Adapter Information Guide This version of Intel® PROSet/Wireless WiFi Software is compatible with the adapters listed next. However, note that newer features provided in this software release are generally not supported for older, legacy adapters.
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Back to Contents Adapter Settings The Advanced tab displays the device properties for the WiFi adapter installed on your computer. How to Access At the Intel® PROSet/Wireless WiFi Connection Utility, Advanced Menu click Adapter Settings. Select the Advanced tab. WiFi Adapter Settings Description Name Description 802.11n Channel Width (2.4 GHz) Set high throughput channel width to maximize performance. Set the channel width to Auto or 20MHz. Use 20MHz if 802.11n channels are restricted.
Noisy Environment: Select to optimize performance or connecting with multiple clients. Ad Hoc QoS Mode Quality of Service (QoS) control in ad hoc networks. QoS provides prioritization of traffic from the access point over a wireless LAN based on traffic classification. WMM (Wi-Fi Multimedia) is the QoS certification of the Wi-Fi Alliance (WFA). When WMM is enabled, the WiFi adapter uses WMM to support priority tagging and queuing capabilities for Wi-Fi networks.
NOTE: This setting takes effect when either Network (Infrastructure) or Device to Device (ad hoc) mode is used. Wireless Mode Select which mode to use for connection to a wireless network: 802.11a only: Connect the wireless WiFi adapter to 802.11a networks only. Not applicable for all adapters. 802.11b only: Connect the wireless WiFi adapter to 802.11b networks only. Not applicable for all adapters. 802.11g only: Connect the wireless WiFi adapter to 802.11g networks only. 802.11a and 802.
Back to Contents Regulatory Information NOTE: Due to the evolving state of regulations and standards in the wireless LAN field (IEEE 802.11 and similar standards), the information provided herein is subject to change. Intel Corporation assumes no responsibility for errors or omissions in this document.
cause damage to the radio. Use in specific environments: The use of wireless adapters in hazardous locations is limited by the constraints posed by the safety directors of such environments. The use of wireless adapters on airplanes is governed by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The use of wireless adapters in hospitals is restricted to the limits set forth by each hospital.
devices such as mobile phones. The wireless adapter operates within the guidelines found in radio frequency safety standards and recommendations. 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.
To ensure RF exposure compliance, the antenna(s) used with the Intel® wireless adapters must be installed in the host system to provide a minimum separation distance from all persons, in all operating modes and orientations of the host system, with strict adherence to the table below. The antenna separation distance applies to both horizontal and vertical orientation of the antenna when installed in the host system.
This wireless adapter is intended for OEM integrators only. This wireless adapter cannot be co-located with any other transmitter unless approved by the FCC. USA—Federal Communications Commission (FCC) This wireless adapter complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation of the device is subject to the following two conditions: This device may not cause harmful interference. This device must accept any interference that may cause undesired operation.
Radio Approvals To determine whether you are allowed to use your wireless network device in a specific country, please check to see if the radio type number that is printed on the identification label of your device is listed in the manufacturer's OEM Regulatory Guidance document. Regulatory Markings A list of required regulatory markings can be found on the web at http://www.intel.com/support/wireless/wlan/ To find the regulatory information for your adapter, click on the link for your adapter.
The FCC with its action in ET Docket 96-8 has adopted a safety standard for human exposure to radio frequency (RF) electromagnetic energy emitted by FCC certified equipment. The wireless adapter meets the Human Exposure limits found in OET Bulletin 65, supplement C, 2001, and ANSI/IEEE C95.1, 1992. Proper operation of this radio according to the instructions found in this manual will result in exposure substantially below the FCC’s recommended limits.
IEEE Std. 802.11g compliant Standard on Wireless LAN IEEE Std. 802.11a compliant Standard on Wireless LAN IEEE Std. 802.11n draft 2.0 compliant on Wireless LAN Wireless Fidelity certification, as defined by the Wi-Fi Alliance The Wireless Adapter and Your Health The wireless adapter, like other radio devices, emits radio frequency electromagnetic energy.
(Main/Aux) PIFA Peak Gain Peak Gain Peak Gain Peak Gain Peak Gain in dBi* in dBi* in dBi* in dBi* in dBi* Main 3.24 3.47 3.73 4.77 4.97 Aux MIMO *All antenna gains include cable loss.
Approvals. Intel Corporation is not responsible for any radio or television interference caused by unauthorized modification of the devices included with the wireless adapter kit or the substitution or attachment of connecting cables and equipment other than that specified by Intel Corporation. The correction of interference caused by such unauthorized modification, substitution or attachment is the responsibility of the user.
Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna of the equipment experiencing the interference. Increase the distance between the wireless adapter and the equipment experiencing the interference. Connect the computer with the wireless adapter to an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the equipment experiencing the interference is connected. Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.
This device complies with Industry Canada licence-exempt RSS standard(s). Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference, including interference that may cause undesired operation of the device. Cet appareil se conforme à Canada d'Industrie normes de RSS permis-exempt.
Radio Approvals To determine whether you are allowed to use your wireless network device in a specific country, please check to see if the radio type number that is printed on the identification label of your device is listed in the manufacturer's OEM Regulatory Guidance document. Regulatory Markings A list of required regulatory markings can be found on the web at http://www.intel.com/support/wireless/wlan/ To find the regulatory information for your adapter, click on the link for your adapter.
Back to Contents Specifications Intel® Intel® Intel® Intel® Intel® Intel® Intel® Intel® Intel® Intel® Intel® Intel® Intel® Intel® Intel® Centrino® Wireless-N 100 Centrino® Wireless-N 105 Centrino® Wireless-N 130 Centrino® Wireless-N 135 WiFi Link 1000 Centrino® Wireless-N 1030 Centrino® Wireless-N 2200 Centrino® Wireless-N 2230 Centrino® Wireless-N + WiMAX 6150 Centrino® Advanced-N 6200 Centrino® Advanced-N 6205 Centrino® Advanced-N 6230 Centrino® Advanced-N 6235 Centrino® Advanced-N + WiMAX 6250 Centrino
Rates Bluetooth Support Intel® Centrino® Intel® Centrino® Intel® Centrino® Intel® Centrino® 3.0 +HS) Wireless-N Wireless-N Wireless-N Wireless-N 100: 105: 130: 135: None None Bluetooth 2.1, 2.1 + EDR, 3.0, 3.0+HS Bluetooth 4.0 (Bluetooth Low-Energy and Bluetooth General Operating Systems Windows* 7 (32-bit and 64-bit) Wi-Fi Alliance* certification Wi-Fi* certification for 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.
Rates WiFi General Operating Systems Microsoft Windows* XP (32 and 64 bit) and Windows Vista* (32 and 64 bit), Ubuntu Linux* Wi-Fi Alliance* certification Wi-Fi* certification for 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, WPA-Personal, WPA-Enterprise, WPA2-Personal, WPA2-Enterprise, WMM, WPS Cisco Compatible Extensions certification Cisco Compatible Extensions, v4.0 WLAN Standard IEEE 802.11g, 802.11b, 802.11n, 802.11d, 802.11e, 802.
General Operating Systems Windows* 7 (32-bit and 64-bit) Wi-Fi Alliance* certification Wi-Fi* certification for 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, WPA-Personal, WPA-Enterprise, WPA2Personal, WPA2-Enterprise, WMM, WPS Cisco Compatible Extensions certification Cisco Compatible Extensions, v4.0 IEEE Feature Sets IEEE 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11e, 802.11i, 802.11d, 802.
Rx/Tx (Mbps): 150, 144, 135, 130, 120, 117, 115.5, 90, 86.667, 72.2, 65, 60, 57.8, 45, 43.3, 30, 28.9, 21.7, 15, 14.4, 7.2 IEEE 802.11a Data Rates 54, 48, 36, 24, 18, 12, 9, 6 Mbps IEEE 802.11g Data Rates 54, 48, 36, 24, 18, 12, 9, 6 Mbps IEEE 802.11b Data Rates 11, 5.5, 2, 1 Mbps Bluetooth Bluetooth Version 3.
Medium Multiplexing (OFDM) Multiplexing (OFDM) Channels All channels as defined by the relevant specification and country rules. IEEE 802.11n Data Rates Tx/Rx (Mbps): 300, 270, 243, 240, 216.7, 195, 180, 173.3, 150, 144, 135, 130, 120, 117, 115.5, 90, 86.667, 72.2, 65, 60, 57.8, 45, 43.3, 30, 28.9, 21.7, 15, 14.4, 7.2 IEEE 802.11a Data Rates 54, 48, 36, 24, 18, 12, 9, 6 Mbps IEEE 802.11g Data Rates 54, 48, 36, 24, 18, 12, 9, 6 Mbps IEEE 802.11b Data Rates 11, 5.
Modulation BPSK, QPSK, 16 QAM, 64 QAM CCK, DQPSK, DBPSK Wireless Medium 5 GHz UNII: Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) 2.4 GHz ISM: Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) Channels All channels as defined by the relevant specification and country rules. IEEE 802.11n Data Rates Intel® Centrino® Wireless-N + WiMAX 6150 MIMO Configuration: 1X2 Rx: 300, 270, 243, 240, 180 Mbps Rx/Tx: 150, 144, 135, 130, 120, 117, 115.5, 90, 86.667, 72.2, 65, 60, 57.8, 45, 43.3, 30, 28.9, 21.
Intel® Centrino® Advanced-N + WiMAX 6250: Mobile WiMAX release 1, Wave II. Supports 3A, 5A/C, 1A/B, and 5BL profiles Security Key Management Protocol (PKMv2) Encryption 128-bit CCMP (Counter-Mode/CBC-MAC) based on AES encryption WiMAX Frequency band Intel® Centrino® Wireless-N + WiMAX 6150: 2.3-2.4 GHz / 2.496-2.690 GHz Intel® Centrino® Advanced-N + WiMAX 6250: 2.3-2.4 GHz / 2.496-2.690 GHz / 3.4-3.
Modulation Frequency band 5.15 GHz - 5.85 GHz (dependent on country) 2.400 - 2.4835 GHz (dependent on country) Modulation BPSK, QPSK, 16 QAM, 64 QAM CCK, DQPSK, DBPSK Wireless Medium 5 GHz UNII: Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) 2.4 GHz ISM: Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) Channels All channels as defined by the relevant specification and country rules. IEEE 802.11n Data Rates Intel® Centrino® Ultimate-N 6300: Tx/Rx: 450, 405, 360, 300, 270, 243, 240, 216.
Back to Contents Important Information Safety Information Third Party Software Notices Safety Information It is important that you read the safety information regarding your WiFi adapter. Please see the User's Guide for safety and regulatory notices. Third Party Software Notices Portions of Intel® PROSet/Wireless WiFi Connection Utility include software under the following terms: OpenSSL License Copyright (c) 1998-2006 The OpenSSL Project. All rights reserved.
This package is an SSL implementation written by Eric Young (eay@cryptsoft.com). The implementation was written so as to conform with Netscape's SSL. This library is free for commercial and non-commercial use as long as the following conditions are adhered to. The following conditions apply to all code found in this distribution, be it the RC4, RSA, lhash, DES, etc., code; not just the SSL code.
Adapter Driver Portions of the driver include software under the following terms: WPA Supplicant Copyright (c) 2003-2007, Jouni Malinen and contributors. All rights reserved. Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met: Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
Portions of this software contain the standard version of "Odd Button" licensed under the Artistic License. The source code for "Odd Button" may be found online at http://sourceforge.net/projects/oddbutton.
Back to Contents Customer Support Intel support is available online or by telephone. Available services include the most up-to-date product information, installation instructions about specific products, and troubleshooting tips. Online Support Technical Support: http://www.intel.com/support Network Product Support: http://www.intel.com/network Corporate Web Site: http://www.intel.
Back to Contents Warranty Product Warranty Information One-Year Limited Hardware Warranty Limited Warranty In this warranty statement, the term "Product" applies to the wireless adapters listed in Specifications.
Support ("ICS") center in your region (http://www.intel.com/support/wireless/) within the warranty period during normal business hours (local time), excluding holidays and return the Product to the designated ICS center. Please be prepared to provide: (1) your name, mailing address, email address, telephone numbers and, in the USA, valid credit card information; (2) proof of purchase; (3) model name and product identification number found on the Product; and (4) an explanation of the problem.
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Back to Contents Glossary of Terms Term Definition 802.11 The 802.11 standard refers to a family of specifications developed by the IEEE for wireless LAN technology. The 802.11 specifies an over-the-air interface between a wireless client and a base station or between two wireless clients and provides 1 or 2 Mbps transmission in the 2.4 GHz band using either frequency hopping spread spectrum (FHSS) or direct sequence spread spectrum (DSSS). 802.11a The 802.
CA (Certificate Authority) A corporate certification authority implemented on a server. In addition, Internet Explorer's certificate can import a certificate from a file. A trusted CA certificate is stored in the root store. CCX (Cisco Compatible eXtension) Cisco Compatible Extensions Program ensures that devices used on Cisco wireless LAN infrastructure meet the security, management and roaming requirements. Certificate Used for client authentication.
A SIM card is a special smart card that is used by Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) based digital cellular networks. The SIM card is used to validate your credentials with the network EAP-TLS A type of authentication method that uses EAP and a security protocol called the Transport Layer Security (TLS). EAP-TLS uses certificates that use passwords. EAP-TLS authentication supports dynamic WEP key management.
number of other EAP authentication methods can be used to perform client authentication. PEAP requires a TLS certificate on the RADIUS server, but unlike EAP-TLS there is no requirement to have a certificate on the client. PEAP has not been ratified by the IETF. The IETF is currently comparing PEAP and TTLS (Tunneled TLS) to determine an authentication standard for 802.1X authentication in 802.11 wireless systems.
Protocol) TKIP is part of the IEEE 802.11i encryption standard for wireless networks. TKIP is the next generation of WEP, the Wired Equivalency Protocol, which is used to secure 802.11 wireless networks. TKIP provides per packet key mixing, a message integrity check and a re-keying mechanism, thus fixing the flaws of WEP. TLS (Transport A type of authentication method using the Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP) and a Layer Security) security protocol called the Transport Layer Security (TLS).
upon the security features of WEP as follows: Improved data encryption through the temporal key integrity protocol (TKIP). TKIP uses a hashing algorithm to scramble the encryption keys and adds an integrity-checking feature to ensure that the keys have not been tampered with. User authentication, which is generally missing in WEP, through the extensible authentication protocol (EAP).