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Installation Guidelines for E371 
 
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Summary of Contents for E371

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Page 2: ...whole or in part be copied reproduced translated or reduced to any electronic or magnetic storage medium without the written consent of a duly authorized officer of Novatel Wireless Inc The information contained in this document is subject to change without notice and should not be construed as a commitment by Novatel Wireless Inc unless such commitment is expressly given in a covering document No...

Page 3: ...oved by 1 0 September 19 2011 Initial Draft Todd Gallagher 2 0 November 14 2011 Changes as requested during the FCC review Roman Olmos Todd Gallagher 2 1 February 22 2012 Update made to 1900MHz Antenna Gain Information Roman Olmos Todd Gallagher 2 2 February 24 2012 Change to MPE limit in 824 band Roman Olmos Todd Gallagher ...

Page 4: ...tebook and Tablet computers KDB 616217 11 13 2009 D03 V01 Mobile and Portable Device RF Exposure Procedures and Equipment Authorization Policies KDB 447498 11 13 2009 D01 V04 SAR Considerations for LTE Handsets and Data modems KDB 941225 12 15 2010 D05 V01 Modular Transmitter Approvals KDB 996369 07 12 2011 D01 V01r03 Permissive Change Policy KDB 178919 06 08 2011 D01 V05r01 ...

Page 5: ...ice notebooks where the separation distance is 20cm to 2 5cm provided between the E371 transmitting antenna that meet the technical parameters defined in Section 2 1 2 These devices may not require SAR evaluation and are covered by the original FCC IC application c Portable device notebooks where the separation distance is 2 5cm provided between the E371 transmitting antenna that meet the technica...

Page 6: ...guidelines are applicable for notebook computers where the E371 antennas and collocated antennas are located in the display portion of a notebook computer SAR evaluation is completed with the display open at a ninety degree angle as defined in KDB pub 616217 and Section 4 of KDB pub 447498 6 These guidelines do not apply to devices that require power reduction to meet SAR limits These integrations...

Page 7: ...um Antenna Gain dBi LTE Band 17 706 5 24 50 0 282 5 0 GPRS 1 UL 824 33 0 1 99 3 5 UMTS 824 25 0 0 282 3 5 LTE Band 4 1710 7 24 50 0 282 5 0 UMTS AWS 1700 24 5 0 282 5 0 GPRS 1 UL 1850 30 0 1 0 3 0 UMTS 1850 24 5 0 282 3 0 2 1 2 Portable Device Hosts WWAN to user separation distance 20cm or 2 5cm The E371 module can be installed for use in a portable device notebook as a Class I change if the anten...

Page 8: ...pplication 2 1 4 End User Installation Two way authentication documentation has been submitted as part of a Class II permissive change allowing end user installation into notebooks that utilize the method of authentication Authentication occurs in two methods 1 Software installed on the modem a Installation Software including list of pre approved Notebooks and Modules b PID VID identification numb...

Page 9: ...nd shown compliant with the FCC RF Exposure limits under mobile exposure conditions antennas are greater than 20cm from a person s body This device has also been evaluated for and shown compliant with the FCC RF exposure limits under portable exposure conditions antennas are within 20 cm of a person s body when installed in certain specific configurations Before this device is made available for s...

Page 10: ... degrees as illustrated in Figure 1 1 and 1 2 do not require additional SAR testing The measured SAR value at 2 5cm was 0 374W kg As indicated in KDB 447498 section 2 a i when SAR values are 0 4W kg for a conservative exposure measurement the devices can be used in portable host platforms with no restrictions These instructions are restricted to laptop and notebook type devices Please refer to sec...

Page 11: ...on distance with different antenna orientations These illustrations are to be used as a design reference and are not to scale 2 Mobile Device Definition FCC defines as a transmitting antenna located at a distance greater than 20cm from the user 3 Portable Device Definition FCC defines as a transmitting antenna is located at a distance less than 20cm from the user 2 5cm Minimum Tx Antenna Distance ...

Page 12: ...terial Non metal WWAN module location Anywhere Minimum WWAN to User Distance 2 5cm Section 3 0 Maximum WWAN SAR 0 374W kg 1g Section 3 0 Maximum RF coaxial cable loss 1 41dBi Mobile Collocated Transmitter Condition Mixed mobile and WWAN portable 0 766 W kg 1g Section 6 5 and 6 6 Portable Collocated Transmitter Condition SAR 1 226W kg 1g Section 6 4 and Section 6 6 Mobile Collocated antenna gain mo...

Page 13: ...less to support our Class I claim A Class II permissive change is required if the technical requirements cannot be met 1 List of all collocated transmitters with FCC and IC IDs 2 Verification that all WWAN and WLAN antennas are 5cm from external USB PCMCIA or other notebook I O ports that support an external plug in transmitter 3 Drawings showing antenna locations and separation distances 4 Antenn...

Page 14: ...n the host to comply with MPE limits are specified in the application filing of at least one of the certified transmitters incorporated in the host device In addition when transmitters certified for portable use are incorporated in a mobile device notebook the antenna s must be 5 cm from all other simultaneous transmitting antennas b All transmitters in the final product must be at least 20cm from...

Page 15: ...sed on the references in table 5 this table provides guidance on the collocated power density with the various WWAN modems in the 1700MHz band of the E371 Table 9 Based on the references in table 5 this table provides guidance on the collocated power density with the various WWAN modems in the 1900MHz band of the E371 Table 5 WWAN and WLAN Standalone MPE Calculations Technology Frequency MHz Maxim...

Page 16: ...2 WWAN 850 MHz MPE Limit 850 MHz WWAN fraction WLAN fraction Limit Pass Fail 2 4 GHz 0 500 1 000 0 500 0 222 0 55 0 428 0 928 1 Pass 5 1 GHz 0 500 1 000 0 500 0 222 0 55 0 428 0 928 1 Pass 5 2 GHz 0 500 1 000 0 500 0 222 0 55 0 428 0 928 1 Pass 5 5 GHz 0 500 1 000 0 500 0 222 0 55 0 428 0 928 1 Pass 5 8 GHz 0 500 1 000 0 500 0 222 0 55 0 428 0 928 1 Pass 2 6 GHz 0 500 1 000 0 500 0 222 0 55 0 428 ...

Page 17: ... D03 or KDB 447498 D01 These procedures apply to antennas in the display screen for laptop devices 6 3 Portable Simultaneous Transmission guidelines To reduce the possibility of SAR testing of simultaneous transmitters the following steps should be applied 1 Antennas that are located 5 cm from persons i Keep the closest antenna separation distance 5 cm for all simultaneous transmitting antennas wi...

Page 18: ...mobile collocated transmitter are less than the value specified below based on Section 4 a of FCC KDB 616217 D03 The maximum individual SAR value is based on the worst case SAR recorded on the test antenna at 2 5cm 0 374 W kg MPEcollocated 1 SARWWAN 1 6 kg W MPEcollocated 766 0 If the summation of SAR exceeds the FCC limit collocation is permitted through a Class I permissive change provided the m...

Page 19: ...r is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Contact your service provider for help Notice to Consumers Changes or modifications made to this equipment not expressly approved by Novatel Wireless may void the FCC authorization to operate this equipment...

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