Hello Allan,
Intel wireless adapters support channels per the IEEE 802.11a/n standards. Users must personally ensure they conform to their respective country-specific regulations. The excerpt below was taken from the Intel® PROSet/Wireless WiFi Connection Utility User's Guide Version 12.0 - PDF. I also suggest reading What are the supported WiFi channels for IEEE* 802.11n 40 MHz?.
Local Restriction of 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, and 802.11n Radio Usage The following statement on local restrictions must be published as part of the compliance documentation for all 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g and 802.11n products. Caution may not yet be harmonized in all countries, 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g and 802.11n products are designed for use only in specific countries, and are not allowed to be operated in countries other than those of designated use. As a user of these products, you are responsible for ensuring that the products are used only in the countries for which they were intended and for verifying that they are configured with the correct selection of frequency and channel for the country of use. Any deviation from permissible settings and restrictions in the country of use could be an infringement of national law and may be punished as such.
Regards,
Tony
Worldwide Product Support Engineer
Intel Customer Support
Hello Tony,
I am having tha same problem of Allan. I know that every country have its own regulatory for wireless frequencies for IEEE 802.11a. But as in the manual of intel 4965agn says that this card is capable of use in law U-NII-1 the channels 34 to 48 ( 5.150 to 5250 ), law U-NII-2 channels 52 to 64 ( 5.250 to 5.350 ) , law U-NII-2 EXT channels 100 to 140 ( 5.470 to 5725 ) and law U-NII-3 channels 149 to 165 ( 5.725 to 5.825 ). In Brasil i can use channels 149 to 165, but my laptop refuses to see any network different from channels 34 to 48. What i need to know is how to change the country selection or law codes and my laptop become to see channels 149 to 165.
Thanks a lot.
Ricardo
