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Understanding Silver Spring Networks Access Points 2 FCC and Government Guidelines
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FCC Guidelines for Devices Containing a Transmitter Module
ThefollowingisanextractfromFCCPART15UNLICENSEDMODULARTRANSMITTER
APPROVAL,DA001407,Released:June26,2000,Section6describinglabelingrequirements
fordevicescontainingamodulartransmitter.
Section6.ThemodulartransmittermustbelabeledwithitsownFCCIDnumber,and,if
theFCCIDis
notvisiblewhenthemoduleisinstalledinsideanotherdevice,thenthe
outsideofthedeviceintowhichthemoduleisinstalledmustalsodisplayalabel
referringtotheenclosedmodule.Thisexteriorlabelcanusewordingsuchasthe
following:“ContainsTransmitterModuleFCCID:XYZMODEL1”or“Contains
FCCID:
XYZMODEL1.”Anysimilarwordingthatexpressesthesamemeaningmaybeused.The
Granteemayeitherprovidesuchalabel,anexampleofwhichmustbeincludedinthe
applicationforequipmentauthorization,or,mustprovideadequateinstructionsalong
withthemodulewhichexplainthisrequirement.
Inthelatter
case,acopyoftheseinstructionsmustbeincludedintheapplicationfor
equipmentauthorization.
Industry Canada Guidelines for Devices Containing a Transmitter
Module
For All Radio Transmitters
Thisradiotransmitter5975ANIC44hasbeenapprovedbyIndustryCanadatooperatewith
theantennatypeslistedbelowwiththemaximumpermissiblegainandrequiredantenna
impedanceforeachantennatypeindicated.Antennatypesnotincludedinthislist,havinga
gaingreaterthanthemaximumgainindicatedforthat
type,arestrictlyprohibitedforuse
withthisdevice.
Antenneomnidirectionnelle,3.0dBisur900MHzet2,4GHzsur3.6dBi
Leprésentémetteurradio(identifierledispositifparsonnumérodecertificationouson
numérodemodèlesʹilfaitpartiedumatérieldecatégorieI)aétéapprouvéparIndustrie
Canadapourfonctionneraveclestypesdʹantenneénuméréscidessousetayantungain
CAUTION: Changes or modifications not expressly approved by Silver Spring Networks could void
the user's authority to operate the equipment.
Figure 8. Sample FCC ID label for devices containing a NIC