Motorola Clearwire User manual

pc card user’s guide

Contents
Welcome
Before you begin
Installing the Clearwire pc card driver
Plugging in the Clearwire pc card
Choose between your Clearwire pc card and WiFi
Managing your Clearwire pc card connection
Finding signal
Optimizing the signal
Unplugging your Clearwire pc card
Disabling your Clearwire pc card
Uninstalling the Clearwire pc card
Uninstalling the Clearwire pc card
Disclaimer
Declaration of Conformity
Regulatory Requirements
RF Operational Characteristics
Antenna Care
Product Operation and EME Exposure
Electro Magnetic Interference/Compatibility
Facilities
Aircraft
Medical Devices
Pacemakers
Hearing Aids
Other Medical Devices
Operational Cautions
Cleaning and Drying Considerations
Operational Warnings
For Vehicle With Air Bags
Potentially Explosive Atmospheres
Blasting Caps and Blasting Areas
Equipment and Installation Warranty
Patent and Software Provisions
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Figure 1 Clearwire pc card package contents
Welcome
This document describes how to install and use your Clearwire pc card to obtain wireless
high-speed Internet access. You can plug the Clearwire pc card into any laptop computer
with a side access cardbus slot.
The Clearwire pc card contains an internal antenna that it uses to connect with base stations.
Once a connection is established between the Clearwire pc card and a base station you can
access the Clearwire network.
Table 1 lists the standard contents in your Clearwire pc card package.
Table 1 Clearwire pc card package components
Component Part number
Clearwire pc card 900-0512-0903
Installation CD 110-0512-0903
Quick Start Guide 102-0512-0903
USB thumb drive may be included
Before you begin
USB thumb drive Installation CD Quick Start Guide
Clearwire pc card
Quick Start Guide
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Installing the Clearwire pc card driver
Do not insert your pc card until after you install the software
Before using the Clearwire pc card for the rst time, you must install the software included with your card.
1Insert the installation CD or USB drive into laptop PC.
The installation program automatically runs.
If the installation program does not automatically run:
• From the Start menu, select Run.
• When the Run dialog box opens, type X:\Setup where X: is your laptop PC’s CD-ROM or USB drives.
• Click OK.
2Follow the on screen instructions to complete the installation.
Plugging in the Clearwire pc card
Do not insert your pc card until after you install the software
1After powering on your laptop, slide the pc card into the slot on your laptop.
2 The pc card detects the network.
You can discover the connection status of your pc card in the following ways:
• The icons displayed in your laptop’s system tray vary depending on the operating state
of the pc card and the signal strength it detects.
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Figure 1.5 Insert the installation CD or USB drive into laptop PC
Figure 2 Plugging pc card into laptop computer
Figure 3 System tray icons: connected/signal strength icons
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• You can see more detailed status of the Clearwire pc card by rolling your mouse over the system
tray icon. The status tip box appears (Figure 4).
3To obtain the best signal, follow the process described in the section
“Optimizing the signal’.
Choose between your Clearwire pc card and WiFi
The Clearwire pc card cannot run simultaneously with WiFi on your laptop PC.
The connection manager software that you installed will manage turning WiFi on and o
as you use the Clearwire pc card.
1Plug your Clearwire pc card into your laptop PC. The following dialog box will appear on your
screen:
2Select the connection type that you want to use
• If you want to connect to the network using the pc card, click Use Clearwire.
This will disable your WiFi connection.
• If you want to connect to the WiFi network, click Use WiFi.
This will disable your Clearwire pc card.
Figure 4 Status tip box
Figure 5 Select Connection Type: Use Clearwire or Use Wi window

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Figure 6 pc card enabled: Disable WiFi window
Figure 7 pc card disabled: Enable WiFi window
Figure 8 pc card removed: Enable WiFi window
Conrm your selection.
a. If you select “Use Clearwire”- the following dialog box will appear.
If you select Yes, the pc card will become active and WiFi network will be disabled.
Note: when you remove your Clearwire pc card, you will be asked if you want to turn on WiFi again.
If you select No, the WiFi network will remain active and the pc card will not be enabled.
b. If you select “Use WiFi” - the following dialog box will appear:
Removing your pc card
If you remove the pc card from the computer, a dialog box appears,
asking if you want to enable a WiFi connection.
b. If you select “Use WiFi” the following dialog box will appear:
If you select Yes, the pc card will be disabled and the WiFi network will be enabled.
If you select No, the WiFi network will be disabled and the pc card will be enabled.
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Figure 9 Enable or Disable pc card using the System Tray icon menu
Searching for signal
Signal Strength
Managing your Clearwire pc card connection
You may want to disable the pc card connection to use your WiFi network.
To enable or disable the pc card connection:
1Right click on the System Tray Connection icon.
2Select one of the following depending on your state:
• Enable -- To use the pc card to connect to the Clearwire network.
• Disable -- To disable the pc card connection.
Note: To enable your Wi-Fi connection manually, use the Windows control panel.
Finding signal
When your pc card is enabled, it will go out to the network to nd a signal from a near by
base station antenna. You can monitor its progress from the Signal Strength window.
1Open the Signal Strength window:
Click on the System Tray Connection icon.
2View the status of your pc card

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Optimizing the signal
The Signal Strength window is a graphic tool that will help you optimize the pc card’s
connection to the Clearwire network.
1Open the Signal Strength window:
Click on the System Tray Connection icon.
The Signal Strength window will open. The number of arcs displayed wil tell you
the quality of the signal that your pc card is receiving.
2To obtain a stronger connection, try to position your laptop in dierent work areas.
If your signal is poor, you should install the Clearwire External Antenna for your pc card.
See the Quick Start Guide for that antenna for more information on how to use it.
Figure 10 Signal Strength window

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Unplugging your Clearwire pc card
Unplug your Clearwire pc card safely by using Safely Remove Hardware system tray icon
before unplugging the pc card from your computer.
1 Double click the Safely Remove Hardware system tray icon.
2 In the hardware devices list,
select the Expedience Wireless
Broadband Non-Line-Of-Sight (NLOS) and click Stop
3In the dialog box that appears,
conrm your choice to stop the modem.
4Safely remove the pc card from your computer.
5The Signal Strength window will display the updated status.