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OEM Installation Guidance Document 

For Broadcom BCM943228Z 

FCC ID: QDS-BRCM1084; IC: 4324A-BRCM1084 

 

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Conditions on using BRCM regulatory approvals:  

 

A. 

Customer must ensure that its product (the “CUSTOMER Product”) is electrically 

identical to Broadcom’s product. Customer acknowledges that any modifications to 
Broadcom’s product may invalidate regulatory approvals in relation to the CUSTOMER 
Product, or may necessitate notifications to the relevant regulatory authorities.  
 
B.  

OEM must inform Broadcom of any changes which may require Class I or Class 

II permissive changes. Any substituted antenna and RF cable assemblies must be 
approved by Broadcom in order to maintain compliance. 
 
C. 

Appropriate labels must be affixed to the CUSTOMER Product that comply with  

applicable regulations in all respects.   
 
D.  

A user’s manual or instruction manual must be included with the customer 

product that contains the text as required by applicable law. Without limitation of the 
foregoing, an example (for illustration purposes only) of possible text to include is set 
forth below:  
 

 

1. 

USA—Federal Communications Commission (FCC) 

FCC COMPLIANCE STATEMENT: 

This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following 
two conditions: 
(1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any 
interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. 

 
INFORMATION TO USER: 

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital 
device, pursuant to Part 15 of FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable 
protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment 
generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy. If not installed and used in 
accordance with the instructions, it may cause harmful interference to radio 
communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a 
particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or 
television reception, which can be determined by tuning the equipment off and on, the 
user is encouraged to try and correct the interference by one or more of the following 
measures:  
 
-Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna 
-Increase the distance between the equipment and the receiver. 
-Connect the equipment to outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is 
connected. 
-Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help. 

Summary of Contents for BCM943228Z

Page 1: ...NT This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation INFORMATION TO USER This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Pa...

Page 2: ...ation distance from the transmitting antenna to the body of user during normal operating condition For portable applications Antennas must be installed in the display section or underneath the keyboard in Netbook notebook laptop computers to provide at least 5mm separation distance from the transmitting antenna to the body of user or any other person during normal operating condition Configuration...

Page 3: ... receiver Connect the equipment to outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received including inter...

Page 4: ...d between the antenna of this device and all persons This device must not be co located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter System integrators must include a label with Contains IC 4324A BRCM1084 on the end product Industry Canada user statements should be provided in both English and French at the time each product is offered for sale or lease in Canada For portable ...

Page 5: ...ont désignés comme utilisateurs principaux de 5 25 à 5 35 GHz et 5 65 à 5 85 GHz Ces stations radars peuvent causer des interférences et ou endommager cet appareil Attention Exposition aux radiations de fréquences radio Pour se conformer aux normes RSS 102 exigences de conformité d exposition aux radiofréquences pour les configurations mobiles une distance de séparation d au moins 20 cm doit être ...

Page 6: ...n To comply with RF exposure compliance requirements for mobile configurations a separation distance of at least 20 cm must be maintained between the antenna of this device and all persons Czech User s Manual in Czech language and a statement of conformity with Directive 1999 5 EC in Czech language must be enclosed to each product France Removed after July 1 2012 2 4GHz for Metropolitan France In ...

Page 7: ... Additional Statement For 5G Band products 在5 25G 5 35G頻帶 操作之無線資訊傳輸設備僅適於室 使用 Translation Article 12 Without permission any company firm or user shall not alter the frequency increase the power or change the characteristics and functions of the original design of the certified lower power frequency electric machinery Article 14 The application of low power frequency electric machineries shall not a...

Page 8: ...h their local distributors and importers in Argentina 7 Brazil Anatel Before using Broadcom Anatel approvals 1 PC OEM must make arrangement for its local offices or distributors to provide maintenance technical assistance or replace any faulty products sold in Brazil 2 All warranty services will be provided by the distributors or PC OEM sales support in Brazil An official agreement stating warrant...

Page 9: ...ory statement La operación de este equipo está sujeta a las siguientes dos condiciones 1 es posible que este equipo o dispositivo no cause interferencia prejudicial y 2 este equipo o dispositivo debe aceptar cualquier interferencia incluyendo la que pueda causar su operación no deseada Translation The operation of this device is subject to the following two conditions 1 this equipment or device mu...

Page 10: ...u should know When you start your computer your Broadcom BCM943228Z PCI E Mini card detects certain wireless networks that are within range Before you can connect to these and other wireless networks you must configure a profile for each network using the information you obtained from your network administrator WEP is a security protocol for wireless local area networks defined in the IEEE 802 11g...

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Page 12: ... the utility and software hardware and location details about your wireless network adapter Information tab Manually add or delete trusted servers and enable the manual acceptance or rejection of auto provisioning and A ID group changes Wireless Networks tab Manually import EAP FAST PACs Wireless Networks tab In the utility you can open Wireless Network Wizard to connect to a basic network or crea...

Page 13: ...ts order in the list Disable or enable the radio Disable Enable Radio Show or hide the utility icon in the notification area Choose which type of network to access Lock or unlock a preferred network connection profile Save your wireless network connection profiles as a WPN file Import a WPN file Manually add or delete trusted servers and enable the manual acceptance or rejection of auto provisioni...

Page 14: ...re in the row that lists the network name and then click Lock or Unlock as appropriate NOTE You must have system or administrator rights to be able to lock or unlock a profile To save your wireless network connection profiles to a WPN file click the Options arrow and then click Export see Saving Preferred Network Connection Settings to a File in Connecting to an Advanced Network Using the Broadcom...

Page 15: ...rusted servers enable the manual acceptance or rejection of auto provisioning and A ID group changes or import or delete PACS as described in the following instructions In general you should use the default settings Therefore check with the network administrator before you make any changes To manually add a trusted server to the trust list 1 Open Broadcom Wireless Utility 2 From the Wireless Netwo...

Page 16: ...y once check box to auto provision a Protected Access Credential PAC only once To import or remove an EAP FAST PAC 1 Open Broadcom Wireless Utility 2 From the Wireless Networks tab click Options point to Cisco Compatible Extensions and then click Manage PACs 3 To import a PAC in Protected Access Credentials click Add and then follow the on screen instructions NOTE The PAC is password protected so ...

Page 17: ...dicated by the Broadcom Wireless Utility Icon for details To view the network name SSID speed signal strength rating connection status and the client IP address of the network connection move your mouse pointer over the utility icon NOTE On computers running Windows XP you also can view the SSID speed signal strength rating and connection status by moving your mouse pointer over the Windows Wirele...

Page 18: ...received See Troubleshooting for probable causes and suggested action The radio is disabled or switched off See Troubleshooting for suggested action Statistics On the Statistics tab under Current the following current statistics are shown Network name SSID Connection time Packets sent Packets received Sent packets lost Received packets lost Total packets lost Under Accumulated the following accumu...

Page 19: ...AP or ad hoc network click anywhere in the row that lists the wireless router AP or ad hoc network The network information is shown under Selected Network To view or change the network connection settings for a particular wireless router AP or ad hoc network right click anywhere in the row that lists the wireless router AP or ad hoc network and then click Edit if you have not yet created a network...

Page 20: ...g nonbroadcasting APs to which you are not currently connected The symbols under AP Band indicate IEEE 802 11a IEEE 802 11b IEEE 802 11g or IEEE 802 11n operation To see more detailed information about a particular wireless router AP or ad hoc network click anywhere in the row that lists the wireless router AP or ad hoc network and then click Advanced Advanced Site Monitor To save the activity log...

Page 21: ...rk name in the Look for box and then click Find To reset the site monitor to the broadcasting networks click Clear Diagnostics On the Diagnostics tab you can run a number of tests to determine if your wireless network adapter is functioning properly Select the tests you want to run and then click Run For information about an individual test look under Information before you click Run To see the te...

Page 22: ...ecting from current network Authentication mode being used Driver status Supplicant status New wireless device available Initializing wireless state machine Wireless utility is managing this adapter Wireless utility is not managing this adapter If your Broadcom 802 11 Network Adapter fails any of the diagnostics tests go to http www broadcom com for technical support ...

Page 23: ...hat the Bluetooth USB Module is properly inserted inside your computer If you started at Step 1 Installing the Software The Found New Hardware Wizard detects and installs the device When the installation is finished you are ready to begin using the Bluetooth features of this computer If you skipped Step 1 Installing the Software you are ready to begin using the Bluetooth features of this computer ...

Page 24: ...Regulatory Statements for BCM943228Z Please refer to Broadcom OEM installation guide ...

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