Lenovo MW600-B-LO manual

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    V ersion 1.0 2008.12 www .lenovo.com MW600-B-LO Wireless 802. 11b/g wir eless PCI-E Adapter Car d User Manual 31036026 31036026_MW600_UG_FM_EN.indd 1 2008.11.7 11:00:14 AM[...]

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    1 Contents Co nt ent s Federal communication commission interference statement ............. 1 FCC caution .................................................................................. 1 Important note: .............................................................................. 1 FCC radiation exposure statement: ...........................[...]

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    31036026_MW600_UG_EN.indd 2 2008.11.7 10:59:26 AM[...]

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    1 MW600-B-LO Wireless 802. 11b/g wir eless PCI-E Adapter Card Federal communication commission interference statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide r easonable protection against harmful interfer ence in a re[...]

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    2 MW600-B-LO Wireless 802. 11b/g wir eless PCI-E Adapter Card responsibility of the pr ofessional installer to ensure to contr ol the output power not grater then the application. Manual Information T o the End User The OEM integrator has to be aware not to pr ovide information to the end user regar ding how to install or remove this RF module in t[...]

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    3 MW600-B-LO Wireless 802. 11b/g wir eless PCI-E Adapter Card 3) For all products market in US, OEM has to limit the operation channels in CH1 to CH11 for 2.4G band by supplied firmware pr ogramming tool. OEM shall not supply any tool or info to the end-user regar ding to Regulatory Domain change. As long as 3 conditions above are met, further tra[...]

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    4 MW600-B-LO Wireless 802. 11b/g wir eless PCI-E Adapter Card • Backward compatible with IEEE 802.11b standar d. • Delivers data rate up to 54 Mbps. • LED for Link and Activity • External detachable antenna • 801.11g: Dynamically shifts between 54, 48, 36, 24, 18, 12, 9 and 6 Mbps network speed, based on signal strength, for maximum avail[...]

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    5 MW600-B-LO Wireless 802. 11b/g wir eless PCI-E Adapter Card LED Indicators The MW600-B-LO features two LED indicators: 2 LED (One is orange, another is green) • Orange color LED: Solid light: Indicates wireless LAN enabled and connect. • Green color LED: Slow Flashing: Indicates wireless LAN sear ch AP Fast flashing: WiFi traffic. Introduct[...]

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    6 MW600-B-LO Wireless 802. 11b/g wir eless PCI-E Adapter Card to wireless networks. • Group Policy Network administrators can use Group Policy settings in an Active Dir ectory® directory service envir onment to centrally configure and deploy wir eless network settings and automatically configure domain member computers. The following section d[...]

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    7 MW600-B-LO Wireless 802. 11b/g wir eless PCI-E Adapter Card • All Wireless, dial-up, and VPN connections. • Wireless Only wir eless connections. • Dial-up and VPN Only dial-up and VPN connections. By default, All is selected and the list of networks consists of wireless networks that have been detected and dial-up and VPN connections that h[...]

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    8 MW600-B-LO Wireless 802. 11b/g wir eless PCI-E Adapter Card Diagnostics to diagnose the problem and suggest a solution. If the wireless network you want to connect to is not listed, click Set up a connection or network . Windows V ista displays the following page. On the Select a connection option page, you can select the following: • Connect t[...]

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    9 MW600-B-LO Wireless 802. 11b/g wir eless PCI-E Adapter Card Note If the Manually connect to a wireless network option is not pr esent in the Choose a connection option dialog box, make sure that your wir eless network adapter appears in the Network Connections folder as a wireless connection and is enabled. If your wireless network adapter appear[...]

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    10 MW600-B-LO Wireless 802. 11b/g wir eless PCI-E Adapter Card discourages its use because it provides weak security for your wir eless network. T o configure shared key authentication, select No authentication (Open) here and then select Shar ed from the Security tab in the pr operties of the wireless network (described later in this article). ?[...]

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    11 MW600-B-LO Wireless 802. 11b/g wir eless PCI-E Adapter Card T o connect to the wireless network that you just created, click Connect to , and then double-click the newly created wir eless network in the Connect to a network dialog box. T o configure the properties of the wir eless network you have just created, click Change connection settings [...]

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    12 MW600-B-LO Wireless 802. 11b/g wir eless PCI-E Adapter Card From the Connection tab, you can view the wir eless network’ s name, SSID, and network type (either Access point for infrastructure mode networks or Computer - to-computer for ad hoc mode networks). Y ou can also configure the following: • Connect automatically when this network is[...]

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    13 MW600-B-LO Wireless 802. 11b/g wir eless PCI-E Adapter Card • WP A-Enterprise • 802.1x Based on the selected security type, you can configure either a network security key or specify and configure a network authentication method. If you specify WP A-Enterprise , WP A2-Enterprise , or 802.1x as your security type, you must configure the fo[...]

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    14 MW600-B-LO Wireless 802. 11b/g wir eless PCI-E Adapter Card automatically when Windows V ista performs wireless authentication. After you have configured your wir eless networks, you can manage them from the Manage Wireless Networks dialog box. T o display the Manage Wireless Networks dialog box, do the following: 1. Click Start, right-click Ne[...]

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    15 MW600-B-LO Wireless 802. 11b/g wir eless PCI-E Adapter Card Appendix A Specifications Product Name 802.11b/g WLAN PCIe Adapter Card Interface PCI Ex press ® Rev 1.1 , X1-lan e 2.5Gbps PCIe Mo therboar d Slot Network Standard IEEE802.11g/b COMPLIANT Data Rate 54Mbps, automatic fallback to 48, 36, 24, 18, 12, 9 and 6Mbps Modulation 802.11g — 5[...]

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    16 MW600-B-LO Wireless 802. 11b/g wir eless PCI-E Adapter Card Power Consumption TX power consumption: <480 mA RX power consumption: <470 mA WEP Support 64/128 bit encryption Support OS Microsoft Windows XP , Vista premium/basic English/Chinese version. Operating T emperature 0 to 60 ˚C Humidity 20% to 95% Non-condensing Dimensions (mm) (W) [...]