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Aironet Wireless Communications, Inc. • 3875 Embassy Parkway Akron, Ohio 44333-8357 www.aironet.com User’ s Guide and T ec hnical Ref erence Man ual Air onet WIreless LAN Adapter Products suppor t.
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i T able of Contents About the User’s Guide and Technical Reference Manual ....................................... vii Typographical Conventions ................................... ix Section 1 Welcome to the Aironet 4000 Series Wireless LAN Adapter .
ii ODI Driver Installation ...................................... 3-11 General Information.......................................... 3-12 Driver Keywords and Settings .......................... 3-14 Section 4 Utilities ................................
iii Edit Parameters ......................................................... B-5 System Parameters ............................................ B-6 Network Parameters ........................................... B-9 RF Network Parameters .............
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iv List of Figures Figure 1.1 - Ad Hoc Wireless LAN ............................... 1-11 Figure 1.2 - Wireless Infrastructure .............................. 1-12 Figure 1.3 - Wireless Infrastructure with Workstations Accessing a Wired LAN ............
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v List of T ables Table 3.1 - Driver Disk Structure ................................... 3-2 Table 3.2 - Minimum PROTOCOL.INI Driver Settings .. 3-8 Table 3.3 - Minimum AWCPKT.INI Driver Settings ..... 3-10 Table 3.4 - Minimum NET.CFG Driver Settings .
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About the User’s Guide and Technical Reference Manual vii About the User’ s Guide and T echnical Ref erence Manual This guide cov ers the installation, configuration, control, and maintenance of y our Aironet 4000 Series PC Card Wireless LAN Adapter .
About the User’s Guide and Technical Reference Manual viii Appendix A – Specifications – provides r adio and physical specifications. Appendix B – Using the WinDGS Utility – provides detailed descriptions on using the WinDGS utility .
About the User’s Guide and Technical Reference Manual ix T ypographical Con ventions When reading the User’ s Guide and T echnical Ref erence Manual, it is impor tant to understand the symbol and f or matting conv entions used in the documentation.
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Welcome to the Aironet 4000 Series Wireless LAN Adapter 1-1 Section 1 W elcome to the Air onet 4000 Series Wireless LAN Adapter The Aironet 4000 Series Wireless LAN Adapter is a PC Card radio module t.
Welcome to the Aironet 4000 Series Wireless LAN Adapter 1-2 Safety Inf ormation The FCC with its action in ET Doc k et 96-8 has adopted a saf ety standard f or human e xposure to radio frequency (RF) electromagnetic energy emitted b y FCC cer tified equip- ment.
Welcome to the Aironet 4000 Series Wireless LAN Adapter 1-3 Snap-On Antenna Alwa ys or ient antenna such that it is at least 5 cm (2 inches) a wa y from your body . Dipole Antenna Alwa ys or ient antenna such that it is at least 15 cm (6 inches) a wa y from your body .
Welcome to the Aironet 4000 Series Wireless LAN Adapter 1-4 Other Devices in the Wireless Network Ref er to the User’ s Guide and T echnical Ref erence manual f or the Access P oint, Univ ersal Client, or Br idge f or additional inf or mation.
Welcome to the Aironet 4000 Series Wireless LAN Adapter 1-5 Radio Characteristics The PC Card operates in the 2.4 GHz license-free Industrial Scientific and Medical (ISM) band. Data is transmitted o v er a half-duple x radio channel operating up to 2 Megabits per second (Mbps) f or the PC4500 or up to 11 Mbps f or the PC4800.
Welcome to the Aironet 4000 Series Wireless LAN Adapter 1-6 Pr otocols Suppor ted The Aironet 4000 Series Wireless LAN Adapter can be used in a v ar iety of infrastructure configurations. Aironet Access P oints (AP4500 and AP4800) provide connections to Ether net or T ok en Ring Networks.
Welcome to the Aironet 4000 Series Wireless LAN Adapter 1-7 Here are some operating and en vironmental conditions that need to be considered: • Data Rates. Sensitivity and range are in versely propor- tional to data bit rates . The maximum radio r ange is achie v ed at the low est workab le data rate .
Welcome to the Aironet 4000 Series Wireless LAN Adapter 1-8 Link T est The link test tool is used to deter mine RF cov erage . The test results help the installer eliminate low RF signal le vel area that can result in loss of connection.
Welcome to the Aironet 4000 Series Wireless LAN Adapter 1-9 T erminology When configuring your system, and when reading this manual, k eep in mind the f ollowing terminology: Association – Each roo.
Welcome to the Aironet 4000 Series Wireless LAN Adapter 1-10 P ower Sa ving Protocol (PSP) and Non-P ower Saving Pr otocol – The P ow er Sa ving Protocol allows computers (usually por table computers) to po wer up only par t of the time to conser v e energy .
Welcome to the Aironet 4000 Series Wireless LAN Adapter 1-11 System Configurations The Aironet 4000 Series Wireless LAN Adapter can be used in a v ar iety of network system configurations.
Welcome to the Aironet 4000 Series Wireless LAN Adapter 1-12 Figure 1.2 - Wireless Infrastructure In a wireless infrastructure, an Aironet Access P oint is used as a stand-alone root unit. The root unit is not attached to any wired LAN (such as an Ethernet or T ok en Ring LAN), b ut functions as a hub linking all stations together .
Welcome to the Aironet 4000 Series Wireless LAN Adapter 1-13 Figure 1.3 - Wireless Infrastructure with W orkstations Accessing a Wired LAN A Micro-Cellular Network can be created by placing tw o or more Aironet Access P oints on a LAN. The Aironet roaming protocols allow remote w or kstations to mov e from one microcell domain to another .
Welcome to the Aironet 4000 Series Wireless LAN Adapter 1-14 Figure 1.4 - Extended Infrastructure Using Repeaters An Aironet Access P oint can be configured as a stand- alone repeater to e xtend the r ange of y our infr astructure, or to ov ercome an RF b loc king obstacle.
Welcome to the Aironet 4000 Series Wireless LAN Adapter 1-15 Co verage Options The system architecture options of the wireless station and Access P oints provide f or a variety of cov erage alternatives and fle xibility . The system can be designed to provide a wide cov erage area with minimal o v er lap (Figure 1.
Welcome to the Aironet 4000 Series Wireless LAN Adapter 1-16 Figure 1.6 - Heavy Overlap Co verage Option By arranging the Access P oints so the ov er lap in co v erage area is nearly maximized, a large number of mobile stations can be suppor ted in the same wireless infrastr ucture .
Welcome to the Aironet 4000 Series Wireless LAN Adapter 1-17 Figure 1.7 - Multiple Overlapping Systems Co verage Option Multiple systems can operate in the same vicinity . The architecture provides m ultiple channels, which can e xist in the same area with vir tually no interference to each other .
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Installing the Hardware 2-1 Section 2 Installing the Har d ware This section describes the procedures for installing the Wireless LAN Adapter . Here’ s what you’ll find in this section: • Bef o.
Installing the Hardware 2-2 Bef ore Y ou Star t F or the PC Card to be used with a computing de vice (desk- top personal computer , notebook, laptop computer , por tab le or hand-held de vice), the de vice must be equipped with an inter nal or e xter nal PC Card T ype II or T ype III slot.
Installing the Hardware 2-3 Figure 2.1 - Overview of the 4000 Series PC Car d Antenna Connector s The PC Card has two f emale MicroMate antenna connec- tors on one end. All antennas and cab les attached to the PC Card must be equipped with male MicroMate connec- tors.
Installing the Hardware 2-4 Standar d Antennas The Snap-On Div ersity antenna comes with the PC4500 and PC4800 and attaches directly to the PC Card. Its small size allo ws mobile communication in a small area (ad hoc network) where a larger antenna would be a wkward or interf ere with the use of the PC or ter minal.
Installing the Hardware 2-5 Attaching the Antenna CA UTION: The Snap-On antenna should nev er be placed in contact with metal surf aces while in use. Attaching the Snap-On Antenna NO TE: Wireless LAN Adapter Card comes with the antenna attached.
Installing the Hardware 2-6 Detaching the Antenna CA UTION: The Snap-On antenna should nev er be placed in contact with metal surf aces while in use. Detaching the Snap-On Antenna 1. Remov e the PC Card from the PC Card slot. 2. Grasp the center of the antenna with the thumb and f orefinger .
Installing the Hardware 2-7 Installing the Wireless LAN Adapter Bef ore you begin, e xamine the PC Card. One end is a dual row 68-pin PC Card connector . This side will be inser ted into the PC Card slot with the Aironet logo on the PC Card and the Snap-On antenna f acing up .
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Installing the Software 3-1 Section 3 Installing the Software The PC Card is supplied with P A CKET , NDIS2, NDIS3 and ODI drivers allo wing operation under DOS, Windows 3.x, Windows f or W orkgroups, Windo ws 95, Windows 98, Windows NT , and Nov ell Netware .
Installing the Software 3-2 The driver disk shipped with the Wireless LAN Adapter is organized as f ollows: T able 3.1 - Driver Disk Structure README.TXT Contains latest inf or mation about the disk contents DIA G Director y containing utilities FLSH3545.
Installing the Software 3-3 NDIS3 (PC4500) Director y containing NDIS3 driver files PC4500.INF WIN95/98 install file PC4500.SYS NDIS3 driver PC4500.DLL NDIS3 librar y VXD4500.VXD Vir tual device driv er for Aironet WinDGS utility OEMSETUP .INF WIN NT install file ODI Directory containing ODI dr iv er files A WCO45C.
Installing the Software 3-4 Windo ws 95 or Windo ws 98 NDIS3 Installation T o complete the installation of the PC Card under Windows 95 or Windows 98, mak e sure that the PC Card dr iv er is installed and PC Card 32-bit suppor t is enabled.
Installing the Software 3-5 Choosing the adapter from the Network Icon and selecting Proper ties will allow the setting of additional parameters . See Driver K eyw ords and Settings f or inf or mation on these settings.
Installing the Software 3-6 Windo ws NT NDIS3 Installation T o complete the installation of the PC Card using Windows NT , verify PCMCIA card and soc k et ser vices are enab led using De vices in the Control P anel. 1. Shutdown the Windows NT w orkstation.
Installing the Software 3-7 13. Select OK . 14. Select Close . 15. Add all other related network inf or mation if applicab le (IP address, DHCP , DNS , GA TEW A Y).
Installing the Software 3-8 Windo ws f or W orkgr oups NDIS2 Installation 1. P ower on y our computer and star t Windows f or W or kgroups . 2. Go to the Network program g roup and clic k on Netw ork Set-Up . 3. Under Network Setup , choose Networks..
Installing the Software 3-9 DOS NDIS2 Installation The Aironet Wireless LAN Adapter can be installed in a NetBIOS compliant DOS en vironment such as MicroSoft LAN Manager or PC LAN. The installation of this driver includes creating or editing a configuration file (PR O T OCOL.
Installing the Software 3-10 4. Modify the CONFIG.SYS file. After the line containing: De vice=PRO TMAN.DOS, add De vice=[dr iv e:] [path] A WC2N45C .DOS . 5. T o modify the PC Card system par ameters, edit the PR O T OCOL.INI file in the network director y .
Installing the Software 3-11 DOS P ac ket Driver Installation The installation of this driver includes creating or editing a configuration file (A WCPKT .INI). It is required that this file contain the f ollowing lines: T able 3.3 - Minim um A WCPKT .
Installing the Software 3-12 4. If y ou would lik e to modify the PC Card system parame- ters, edit the A WCPKT .INI file. For a list of par ameters which can be modified, see T ab le 3.3. 5. Load the driver b y typing A WCP45C [-cinuw] <int_number> at the DOS prompt (i.
Installing the Software 3-13 ODI Driver Installation The PC Card can be installed in an ODI compliant DOS en vironment such as Nov ell NetW are. T able 3.4 - Minim um NET .CFG Driver Settings 1. P ower on y our computer . 2. Cop y the ODIA WCO45C .COM dr iv er from the Aironet Driver disk ette to the director y containing the networ k files.
Installing the Software 3-14 General Inf ormation • A WCPKT .INI file must ha ve a section header of [A WCPKT]. • PR O T OCOL.INI file can ha v e any section header , but the section must contain the k eyw ord and parameter DRIVERNAME=ìA WC2N45C$î.
Installing the Software 3-15 NO TE: PRO T OCOL.INI does not suppor t some of the white space characters in a quoted string. If a str ing begins with an alphabetic character and contains no special characters , the quotes ma y be omitted. • F or P ack et str ing parameters , the string can be enclosed with doub le quotes or single quotes.
Installing the Software 3-16 Driver K e yw or ds and Settings The def ault PC Card configuration is set to: • Constant A wak e Mode • Infrastructure Mode – This allows association with any Airo.
Installing the Software 3-17 The f ollowing tab les contain k eywords and par ameter set- tings common to both the NDIS2 PR O T OCOL.INI, ODI NET .CFG, and the PKT A WCPKT .INI configur ation files. Basic system operation can be adjusted with the f ollowing parameters .
Installing the Software 3-18 Network perf or mance can be optimized with the f ollowing v ar iables . T able 3.6 - Ad v anced Network K eyw ords Ke ywor ds V alue Description LONGRETR YLIMIT 0 – 255.
Installing the Software 3-19 Additional system perf or mance adjustments can be made with the f ollowing group of v ar iab les. T able 3.7 - Fra gmentation Ke ywor ds Ke ywor ds V alue Description FRA GTHRESHOLD 256 – 2312 (must be e v en) Optional – specifies the fragmenta- tion size in b ytes.
Installing the Software 3-20 The Wireless LAN Adapter pow er management can be adjusted with the f ollowing group of v ar iab les. T able 3.8 - P ower Management Ke ywor ds Ke ywor ds V alue Description PO WERSA VEMODE CAM, PSP , F ASTPSP Optional – specifies a par ticular operational mode (def ault is CAM).
Installing the Software 3-21 T able 3.8 - P ower Management Ke ywor ds (Continued) Ke ywor ds V alue Description F ASTLISTENTIME 0 – 0xFFFF Deter mines how often to a waken f or beacons. Note that the PC Card will alwa ys awak en to receive DTIMs when in F astpsp Mode (default is 100 K µ sec).
Installing the Software 3-22 Additional system perf or mance adjustments can be made with the f ollowing group of v ar iab les. T able 3.9 - Scanning K e yw or ds Ke ywor ds V alue Description SCANMODE A CTIVE, P ASSIVE, AD V ANCED Optional – parameter to determine the current scanning mode to be used by the PC Card (def ault is A CTIVE).
Installing the Software 3-23 Additional system perf or mance adjustments can be made with the f ollowing parameters . T able 3.10 - Infrastructure K e yw or ds Ke ywor ds V alue Description SSID 1 to 32 charac- ter string This parameter must match the SSID of the system f or proper infra- structure operation.
Installing the Software 3-24 T able 3.10 - Infrastructure K e yw or ds (Continued) Ke ywor ds V alue Description SPECIFIED APTO 0 – 0xFFFF Optional – time in K µ sec to attempt to associate to a specified Access P oint before searching f or any a v ail- able Access P oints (with matching SSID) (def ault is 10,000 K µ sec [10 sec]).
Installing the Software 3-25 Ad hoc system operation is accomplished with the f ollo wing group of v ar iab les . T able 3.11 - Ad Hoc K e yw or ds Ke ywor ds V alue Description JOINNETT O 0 – 0xFFF.
Installing the Software 3-26 The f ollowing is a list of k e ywords that will control the host system hardware resources the Aironet 4000 Series Wire- less LAN Adapter requires. NO TE: At a minimum, the PC Card requires 64 consecutiv e 16-bit I/O por ts, one non-sharab le Interr upt and one PC Card type II slot.
Installing the Software 3-27 T able 3.12 - PC Car d Keyw ords Ke ywor ds V alue Description POR TBASE 0 – 0xFFFF Optional – specifies the star ting address f or a bloc k of 64 consecu- tiv e 16-bit I/O por ts. Make sure the bloc k of I/O addresses does not ov er lap the address of another de vice in the machine.
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Utilities 4-1 Section 4 Utilities This section describes procedures for using utilities and updating fir mware depending on the oper ating system used. See Appendix B f or detailed configuration procedures f or WinDGS using Windows 95 or Windows 98.
Utilities 4-2 The link test tool helps deter mine the RF network cov erage . The results of the link test will help eliminate low RF signal le v el areas that can result in loss of connection between the PC Card and the Aironet Access P oint. It is impor tant to remember the information being displa y ed is from the Aironet Access P oint viewpoint.
Utilities 4-3 8. Star t a telnet session on the mobile station to the Aironet Access P oint. Depending on the system in use, the telnet application ma y hav e logging and note taking capability . If so , enable these modes . 9. Na vigate through the Aironet Access P oint menu to the link test option.
Utilities 4-4 Using Windows 95 or Windo ws 98 to Perf orm a Link T est Y ou ma y use either : • T elnet • The link test or site sur v e y commands in WinDGS • Linkscope.
Utilities 4-5 Link T est Command in WinDGS WinDGS ma y be used to assess the perf or mance of RF links. TCP/IP protocol must be installed to run this link test. See the Help section of Windows 95/98/NT f or more inf or- mation on installing and setting up TCP/IP .
Utilities 4-6 2. Once the parameters ha ve been entered, clic k on the Star t button at the bottom of the dialog bo x to star t the link test. When the link test is running, nec- essar y statistics will be displa yed and updated peri- odically . 3. T o stop the link test, clic k on Stop , OK, or Cancel at the bottom of the dialog bo x.
Utilities 4-7 Signal strength is displa yed along the v er tical axis of the gr aphical displa y . Signal quality is display ed along the horizontal axis. The combined result is represented b y a diagonal line. The Aironet Access P oint associat- ing with the PC Card is indicated along the bottom of the displa y as well as its MA C address.
Utilities 4-8 Loading Ne w Firmware V er sions The fir mware is contained in the card’ s flash memor y . Flash memor y allows f or easy updating of the fir mware as neces- sar y . Upgrading Firmware f or Windows 95 or Windo ws 98 The WinDGS progr am is used to load ne w fir mware .
Utilities 4-9 Loading Firmware f or Windows 3.11 and DOS The FLSH3545.COM progr am is used to load new fir mw are to systems operating under DOS and Windows 3.11. T o load ne w fir mware: 1. Bef ore upgrading the firmware, uninstall the driv er or reboot the computer and do not load the driver during the boot process.
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Error Messages and Trouble Shooting 5-1 Section 5 Err or Messages and T r ouble Shooting The Wireless LAN Adapter provides LED messages and error codes. This section provides the gener al procedures f or correcting common problems encountered when installing the PC Card system.
Error Messages and Trouble Shooting 5-2 T able 5.1 – Green LED Operating Messa ges T able 5.2 – Amber LED Operating Messa ges Green LED Condition Off No pow er or error Flashing Quickly P ow er on.
Error Messages and Trouble Shooting 5-3 If Y our Radio Fails to Estab lish Contact • Change y our location or the location of the antenna b y a f ew f eet and tr y again. • Mak e sure the antenna is securely attached. • Mak e sure the PC Card is securely inser ted in the PC Card slot.
Error Messages and Trouble Shooting 5-4.
PC Card Specifications A-1 Appendix A PC Car d Specifications LAN Driver s Suppor ted T able A.1 – Supported Drivers Pr otocol Operating System ODI DOS based driver f or Novell Netw are NDIS 2 MS DOS, Windows 3.xx NDIS 3 Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows NT P acket MS DOS, Windows 3.
PC Card Specifications A-2 Radio Specifications T able A.2 – Radio Specifications Item Specification Description Radio T ype Direct Sequence 2.4 GHz ISM Band Operating F requency 2400-2497 Nor th.
PC Card Specifications A-3 P o wer Requirements T able A.3 – P ower Requirements Ph ysical Specifications T able A.4 – Ph ysical Characteristics Specification V alue Operational V oltage 5.
PC Card Specifications A-4 Mechanical Description Figure A.1 – Mechanical Outline RF CONN. (2) .196 LED LOC'N (2) J1 and J2 provided for diversity antenna connections. If a special single-coax diversity antenna is required, use J1 exclusively. .
Using the WinDGS Utility B-1 Appendix B Using the WinDGS Utility WinDGS is used to perf or m user le v el diagnostics on your Aironet Wireless LAN Adapter Card in the Windows 95 or Windows NT oper ating system environment.
Commands Menu B-2 Load Ne w Firmware See Section 4 – Utilities f or more inf or mation on loading and upgr ading fir mware v ersions. Edit Pr oper ties WinDGS allows y ou to change the configuration parameters of y our currently installed Aironet 4000 Series Wireless LAN Adapter.
Commands Menu B-3 Link T est See Section 4 – Utilities f or inf or mation on using link test. Site Survey See Section 4 – Utilities f or inf or mation on using site sur v e y . Radio Off/On Radio Off/On allows y ou to selectiv ely tur n off or on the pow er to the radio .
Commands Menu B-4 Options Men u The Options Menu includes: • Pref erences • Screen Update Timer • Sa v e Proper ties Options Preferences The WinDGS Pref erences allow y ou to customiz e v ar ious parameters that control the oper ation of WinDGS .
Edit Parameters B-5 Sa ve Pr oper ties Options Use Sa v e Proper ties Options to select the def ault opera- tions f or saving the current adapter configur ation. Choose either : • Save Pr oper ties to the Registry : This option allows y ou to sa v e the configuration to the Windows Registr y .
Edit Parameters B-6 System P arameter s System parameters include: • Name • SSID • Network T ype (Infrastructure or Ad Hoc) • Constant A wak e Mode (CAM) • P ower Sa ve Mode • F ast P ow er Sa v e Mode • Maximum P ow er Sa ve Mode Name The station name is displa yed in the tab le of connected de vices on the Access P oint.
Edit Parameters B-7 Netw ork type (Ad Hoc Mode) This mode is used to set up a small, temporar y network between tw o or more computers. F or example , you might set up an ad hoc network between computers in a conf erence room so users can share inf or mation in a meeting.
Edit Parameters B-8 Maxim um P ower Sa ve Mode Maximum P ow er Sav e Mode (Max PSP Mode) can only be used in conjunction with PS or F ast PSP Modes .This mode allows the Aironet 4000 Series Wireless LAN Adapter to conser v e the most pow er while still main- taining an infrastructure connection.
Edit Parameters B-9 Netw ork P arameters User modifiab le parameters are limited to the choice of MA C Address: • F actory MA C Address : This is the def ault MA C address which is guaranteed to be unique .
Edit Parameters B-10 • Data Retries : This parameter defines the n umber of times a pac k et will be re-sent if the initial transmission is unsuccessful.
Edit Parameters B-11 Ad v anced (Infrastructure) The f ollowing parameters are contained in both the Infr a- structure and Ad Hoc Modes: • Antenna Mode • Specified Access P oint • R TS Threshol.
Edit Parameters B-12 • Left Antenna Only (J2) : Choose this option if the antenna y ou are using is connected to the left hand antenna por t and you are not using the standard Snap-On antenna. This tells the PC Card not to attempt to communicate using the right hand antenna por t since no antenna is connected to it.
Edit Parameters B-13 R TS Retry Limit This parameter controls the n umber of times the PC Card will re-send the R TS pac ket if it does not receiv e a CTS from the pre viously sent R TS pac k et.
Edit Parameters B-14 Beacon P eriod This parameter specifies the dur ation between beacon pac k ets that are used b y IEEE 802.11 systems to synchronize the “hops” (change to another frequency). The beacon pac k et contains timing inf or mation and hop patter n inf or mation that is broadcast ov er the airwa v es.
Appendix C C-1 T ested T o Comply With FCC Standards FOR HOME OR OFFICE USE Appendix C Manufacturer s Federal Communication Commission Dec laration of Conf ormity Statement Models: PC4500, PC4800 Manufacturer: Aironet Wireless Communications, Inc. 3875 Embassy P arkwa y Akron, OH 44333-8357 330-664-7900 This de vice complies with P ar t 15 r ules.
Appendix C C-2 Depar tment of Comm unications—Canada Canadian Compliance Statement This Class B Digital apparatus meets all the requirements of the Canadian Interf erence - Causing Equipment Regulations . Cet appareil numerique de la classe B respecte les e xigences du Reglement sur le material broilleur du Canada.
Appendix C C-3 Eur opean T elecommunication Standar ds Institute Statement of Compliance Inf ormation to User This equipment has been tested and f ound to comply with the European T elecommunications Standard ETS 300.328. This standard cov ers Wideband Data T ransmission Systems referred in CEPT recommendation T/R 10.
Appendix C C-4 Declaration of Conformity Aironet Model Number: PC4500 Radio CE T ype Certificate Number: Radio T ype Approval Examiniation Number: BCL/EC/98-0309/B CPC/ARLAN/DK/9815 Application of Cou.
Appendix C C-5 Declaration of Conformity Aironet Model Number: PC4800 Radio CE T ype Certificate Number: Radio T ype Approval Examiniation Number: Application of Council Directive: Application of Coun.
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Appendix D D-1 Appendix D T ec hnical Suppor t Comm unications Use the f ollowing inf or mation to contact the Aironet T echnical Suppor t group: T elephone - (330) 664-7903 F ax - (330) 664-7990 e-mail - techsupp@aironet.
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