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Appendix
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Departments in Which the Intel Wireless LAN MiniPCI Adapter
Cannot Be Used
The Intel® PRO/Wireless 2100A LAN MiniPCI Adapter cannot currently be used in any departments
of mainland France other than those listed above. Before operating your computer device or system in
a department not listed above, see the heading in this section “How to Turn Off the Wireless LAN
Radio.”
Maximum allowable EIRP 802.11b wireless LAN cards in the mainland departments of France not
shown in the table above are as follows: (See the ART website at www.art-telecom.fr for information
on the French overseas territories.)
Frequency Ranges (MHz)
Indoors
Outdoors
2400 – 2446.5
10 mW
Not permitted
2446.5 – 2483.5
100 mW
100 mW on private property with Ministry of Defense approval
How to turn off the wireless LAN radio
Note: Turning the wireless LAN radio off is not the same as disabling the wireless
LAN card. It is not necessary to disable the card to meet the regulatory requirements.
While operating the computer or system incorporating the Intel® PRO/Wireless 2100A LAN MiniPCI
in those French departments that do not allow use of the wireless LAN equipment, the user of the
equipment must turn off the wireless LAN radio in order to comply with local regulations. Instructions
on how to do this are provided below.
How to turn off the WLAN radio using software
If Intel® PROSet is installed
To turn off the wireless LAN radio using Intel PROSet:
1. Right-click the Intel(R) PRO/Wireless card icon in the system tray
2. Select the active Intel adapter and click Switch Radio Off.
3. You can also turn off the radio on the General tab of the Intel PROSet screen, by selecting Off next
to Switch radio.
If Intel PROSet is not installed
To turn off the wireless LAN radio using the Control Panel:
1. Access the Control Panel and double-click the System icon.
2. Go to Device Manager under Hardware and expand the list of Network Adapters.
3. Double-click the Intel PRO/Wireless MiniPCI LAN Adapter and select the Advanced tab.
4. On the Advanced tab, check the Wireless device off (radio off) check box, and click OK.
