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Preliminary User manual 

FCC ID: OSZ37704C 

 

Page 3 of 10 

0-Introduction 

The Intersil ISL37704C WLAN Cardbus Card is a complete wireless high speed Network Interface 
Card (NIC) utilizing the Intersil PRISM® 5 chip set. It provides a complete PRISM 5 reference design 
evaluation platform of hardware and software to system providers or integrators requiring wireless data 
communications capability and is ideal for integration into computer platforms. 
 
It supports the IEEE 802.11a specification, providing data rates of 54, 48, 36, 24, 18, 12, 9, and 6 
Mbps. Access Points are available from a number of suppliers, enabling a total wireless network 
solution. 
 
• FCC Certified Under Part 15 to Operate in 5GHz ISM Band 
• Support for 54, 48, 36, 24, 18, 12, 9, and 6 Megabit Per Second (Mbps) Data Rates 
• Supports the lEEE 802.11a Specification  
• Driver Supports Microsoft® Windows® 98/SE, ME, XP, 2000 (SR1) 
• Supports Dual Diversity Antennas 
• Provides Wireless Data Communications to support live video applications 
• Intelligent Power Control, Including 802.11 Power Save Mode 
 

1-Card Installation procedure 

 

1.1 Installing the Cardbus card into the host PC Notebook 

 
a-insert Cardbus Card into Cardbus slot of PC host notebook 
 
 

1.2 Installing the software drivers 

 
a-Start windows 
 
b-When windows detects new hardware and asks for drivers, point to directory where the Intersil driver 
is located (for example floppy drive, cdrom , harddisk) to install. 
 
c-after drivers are installed, restart windows 
 
d-the Intersil WLAN icon will appear in system tray on the bottom right of the screen (see yellow 
arrow in fig. 01) 
 

 

fig, 01: Intersil WLAN icon 

 

Summary of Contents for Indigo ISL37704C

Page 1: ...Preliminary User manual FCC ID OSZ37704C Page 1 of 10 Intersil ISL37704C Indigo IEEE802 11a 5 GHz WLAN Cardbus Card User Manual Version 0 1 ...

Page 2: ... WIRELESS LAN INSTALLATION GUIDE LINES AND AUTHORIZATION FOR USE 7 1 4 IEEE 802 11 FREQUENCY ASSIGNMENTS 7 2 REGULATORY INFORMATION 8 2 1 FCC INFORMATION TO USER 8 2 2 PRODUCT COMPLIANCE 8 2 3 USA FCC FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION STATEMENT 8 2 4 FCC INTERFERENCE STATEMENT 8 2 5 EXPORT RESTRICTIONS 9 2 6 FCC GUIDELINES FOR HUMAN EXPOSURE 9 2 7 EUROPE EU R TTE DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY 9 3 TECH...

Page 3: ...M Band Support for 54 48 36 24 18 12 9 and 6 Megabit Per Second Mbps Data Rates Supports the lEEE 802 11a Specification Driver Supports Microsoft Windows 98 SE ME XP 2000 SR1 Supports Dual Diversity Antennas Provides Wireless Data Communications to support live video applications Intelligent Power Control Including 802 11 Power Save Mode 1 Card Installation procedure 1 1 Installing the Cardbus car...

Page 4: ...sil WLAN icon to open the WLAN settings the following window will appear see fig 02 fig 02 Intersil WLAN settings window f click on configuration tab and select which type of network is required access point or Peer to peer mode see fig 03 fig 03 WLAN network type setting window ...

Page 5: ...g select what TX rate is required default setting is fully automatic see fig 04 fig 04 WLAN tx rate setting window h select what encryption type is required 64 or 128 bit WEP default setting is disabled see fig 05 fig 05 WLAN encryption rate setting window ...

Page 6: ...704C Page 6 of 10 i click on the status tab to see the connection status fig 06 fig 06 WLAN network status j click on the about tab to see the software drivers versions and MAC address fig 07 fig 07 WLAN driver and MAC addres information ...

Page 7: ...e of Wireless LAN devices in specific organizations or environments e g airports hospitals chemical oil gas industrial plants private buildings etc is not clear please first verify authorization to use these devices prior to operating the equipment 1 4 IEEE 802 11 frequency assignments This Indigo device is shipped with FCC compliant firmware In order to ensure regulatory compliant channel usage i...

Page 8: ...o 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 this device 2 4 FCC 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 reasona...

Page 9: ...ts on protection of the health and safety of the user ETSI EMC specification ETSI EN 301 489 Part 1 V1 2 1 2000 08 Part 17 V1 1 1 2000 09 Electromagnetic compatibility and Radio spectrum Matters ERM Electromagnetic Compatibility EMC standard for radio equipment and services Part 1 Common technical requirements Part 17 Specific conditions for Wideband data and HIPERLAN equipment ETSI RF specificati...

Page 10: ... CCK 16 QAM 64 QAM Data Rate Support for 54 48 36 24 18 12 9 and 6 Mbps data rates Media Access Protocol CSMA CA with ACK Transmitter RF Output Power 18 0 dBm EIRP typical including antenna gain Antenna Type PCB integrated antennas with 1 dBi rated gain Operating Voltage 3 3 VDC via Cardbus slot of PC host Interface Cardbus32 Device driver Support Microsoft Windows NT 2000 ME and XP ...

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