Acer Aspire 2000 - Manual (Page 124)

Appendix B Notices 114
English
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.)
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.
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