PPD-QCNFA222PCIE 802.11a/b/g/n 2.4GHz/5GHz + USB BT 4.0card

QCNFA222 Product name：PCIE 802.11a/b/g/n 2.4GHz/5GHz + USB BT 4.0 card © 2000–2009 by Qualcomm Atheros, Inc.. All rights reserved. Atheros ® , Atheros Driven ® , Atheros XR ® , Driving the Wireless Future ® , ROCm ® , Super AG ® , Super G ® , Total 802.11n ® , and Wake on Wireless ® are registered by Qualcomm Atheros, Inc. Atheros SST™, Signal- Sustain Technology™, the Air is Cleaner at 5-GHz™, XSPAN™, Wireless Future. Unleashed Now.™, and 5-UP™ are trademarks of Qualcomm Atheros, Inc.The Atheros logo is a registered trademark of Qualcomm Atheros, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective holders. Notice The information in this document has been carefully reviewed and is believed to be accurate. Nonetheless, this document is subject to change without notice, and Qualcomm Atheros, Inc. 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Qualcomm Atheros, Inc. 1700 Technology Drive, San Jose, CA 95110 t: 408/773-5200 f: 408/773-9940 Revision History Revision Description of Changes March 2009 Initial Release Qualcomm Atheros, Inc. • v COMPANY CONFIDENTIAL July 2013 Contents Introduction ............................................................................................................... 7 System Requirements ........................................................................................ 7 Profile Management ................................................................................................. 7 Create or Modify a Configuration Profile ....................................................... 7 Remove a Configuration Profile ....................................................................... 8 Auto Profile Selection Management ....................................................................... 8 Switching to a Different Configuration Profile ..................................................... 9 Import and Export Profiles ....................................................................................... 9 Importing a Profile ..................................................................................................... 9 Exporting a Profile ..................................................................................................... 9 TCP/IP Configuration .............................................................................................. 9 Configuring the TCP/IP Address for the network device: .................................... 9 General Tab .............................................................................................................. 10 Advanced Tab .......................................................................................................... 10 Security Tab ............................................................................................................. 11 Using EAP-TLS Security ...................…

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QUALCOMM ATHEROS, INC. 1700 Technology Drive, San Jose, CA 95110 T 408.773.5200 | F 408-773-9940 qca.qualcomm.com Date:2013/7/17 Federal Communications Commission 7435 Oakland Mills Road Columbia MD 21046 Subject:Request for Confidentiality FCC ID: PPD-QCNFA222 To Whom It May Concern: Pursuant to the provisions of Sections 0.457 and 0.459 of the Commission’s rules (47 CFR §§ 0.457, 0.459), we are requesting the Commission to withhold the following attachments as confidential document from public disclosure indefinitely. Schematic Diagram Block Diagram Theory of Operation Theory of Operation Addendum - Regulatory algorithms NFA222 Integrator Instruction Above mentioned document contains detailed system and equipment description are considered as proprietary information in operation of the equipment. The public disclosure of above documents might be harmful to our company and would give competitor an unfair advantage in the market. Pursuant to DA 04-1705 of the Commission’s Rules, we request short-term confidential treatment for the following information until Oct 1 st 2013 of Equipment Authorization in order to ensure sensitive business information remains confidential until the actual marketing of the device: External Photos Internal Photos Test Setup Photos User Manual It is our understanding that all measurement test reports, FCC ID label format and correspondent during certification review process cannot be granted as confidential documents and those information will be available for public review once the grant of equipment authorization is issued. Best Regards --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Michael Green / Manager, Global Product Compliance QUALCOMM ATHEROS, INC. 1700 Technology Drive, San Jose, CA 95110 T 408.773.5200 | F 408-773-9940 qca.qualcomm.com

QUALCOMM ATHEROS, INC. 1700 Technology Drive, San Jose, CA 95110 T 408.773.5200 | F 408-773-9940 qca.qualcomm.com Power of Attorney 2013/6/4 To whom it may concern: We, the undersigned Qualcomm Atheros, Inc. hereby authorize Bureau Veritas Consumer Product Service (Hong Kong) Limited, Taoyuan Branch of Taiwan to act on our behalf in all matters relating to all processes required in the FCC Part 15C+E approval and any communication needed with the national authority. Any and all acts carried out by BVCPS on our behalf shall have the same effects as acts of our own. This authorization is limited to the following products： FCC ID: PPD-QCNFA222 If you have any questions regarding the authorization, please don’t hesitate to contact us. Thank you! Sincerely yours, --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Michael Green / Manager, Global Product Compliance

J QUALCOMM Incorporated 5775 Morehouse Drive San Diego, CA 92121-1714 www.qualcomm.com June 15, 2011 Federal Communications Commission 7435 Oakland Mills Road Columbia MD 21046 Subject: Authorization of Handling FCC Regulatory Applications To Whom It May Concern: I, hereby, authorize Mr. Michael Green, to handle FCC Regulatory related applications for QUALCOMM ATHEROS Incorporated and sign all required application documents. Best Regards, Paul Guckian VP, Engineering QUALCOMM Incorporated 5775 Morehouse Drive San Diego, CA 92121 Office: 858-651-1547 [email protected]

FCC ID: PPD-QCNFA222 Report No. : RF130223E01 Modular Approval Request Letter Bureau Veritas Consumer Products Services (H.K.) Ltd., Taoyuan Branch July 20, 2013 Dear Application Examiner, Qualcomm Atheros, Inc., It’s a PCIE 802.11a/b/g/n 2.4GHz/5GHz + USB BT 4.0 card, FCC ID: PPD-QCNFA222, would like to have your authorization as a modular approval. The requirements of section 15.212 of FCC rules have been met and shown on the following statements. 1. “The modular transmitter must have its own RF shielding.”: The radio portion of this module has been shielded, please see exhibition External Photo. 2. “The modular transmitter must have buffered modulation/data inputs.” The EUT has buffered data inputs, it is integrated in chip AR9462. 3. “The modular transmitter must have its own power supply regulation part no.: AR9462. 4. “The modular transmitter must comply with the antenna requirements of section 15.203 and 15.204(C).” The EUT meets the FCC antenna requirements. The spurious emission, unique antenna connector and photo of antennas are shown in the test report. 5. “The modular transmitter must be tested in a stand-alone configuration”. The EUT is tested in a stand-alone configuration via an extender. Please see section Photographs of Test Configuration in the test report. 6. “The modular transmitter must be labeled with its own FCC ID number.” Please see exhibition Label Sample for the FCC ID of this module. And also in the exhibition Users Manual, there are instructions give to the OEM on how to label the end product. 7. “The modular transmitter must comply with any specific rule or operating requirements applicable to the transmitter and the manufacturer must provide adequate instructions along with the module to explain any such requirements.” The EUT is compliant with all applicable FCC rules. Detail instructions for maintaining compliance are given in the Users Manual. 8. “The modular transmitter must comply with any applicable RF exposure requirements.” The EUT is compliant with all applicable RF exposure requirements. RF Exposure is addressed in the RF exposure exhibition. Please contact me if you have any further questions. Thanks for your attention. Best Regards, Hank Chung Assistant Manager Bureau Veritas Consumer Products Services (H.K.) Ltd., Taoyuan Branch

Report No.: 130223E01 1 of 4 CONSTRUCTION PHOTOS OF EUT Model: QCNFA222

Report No.: 130223E01 2 of 4 Model: QCNFA222 Report No.: 130223E01 3 of 4

FCC SAR Test Report Report Format Version 5.0.0 Page No. : 1 of 27 Report No. : SA130610E03 Issued Date : Aug. 06, 2013 Revision : R01 FCC SAR Test Report Report No. : SA130610E03 Applicant : Qualcomm Atheros, Inc. Address : 1700 Technology Drive, San Jose, CA 95110 Product : PCIE 802.11a/b/g/n 2.4GHz/5GHz + USB BT 4.0 card FCC ID : PPD-QCNFA222 Brand : Qualcomm Atheros Model No. : QCNFA222 Standards : FCC 47 CFR Part 2 (2.1093) / IEEE C95.1:1992 / IEEE 1528:2003 FCC OET Bulletin 65 Supplement C (Edition 01-01) KDB 248227 D01 v01r02 / KDB 447498 D01 v05r01 Date of Testing : Jul. 09, 2013 ~ Aug. 02, 2013 CERTIFICATION: The above equipment have been tested by Bureau Veritas Consumer Products Services (H.K.) Ltd., Taoyuan Branch - Taiwan HwaYa Lab, and found compliance with the requirement of the above standards. The test record, data evaluation & Equipment Under Test (EUT) configurations represented herein are true and accurate accounts of the measurements of the sample’s SAR characteristics under the conditions specified in this report. It should not be reproduced except in full, without the written approval of our laboratory. The client should not use it to claim product certification, approval, or endorsement by TAF or any government agencies. Prepared By : Vera Huang / Specialist Approved By : Roy Wu / Manager This report is for your exclusive use. Any copying or replication of this report to or for any other person or entity, or use of our name or trademark, is permitted only with our prior written permission. This report sets forth our findings solely with respect to the test samples identified herein. The results set forth in this report are not indicative or representative of the quality or characteristics of the lot from which a test sample was taken or any similar or identical product unless specifically and expressly noted. Our report includes all of the tests requested by you and the results thereof based upon the information that you provided to us. You have 60 days from date of issuance of this report to notify us of any material error or omission caused by our negligence, provided, however, that such notice shall be in writing and shall specifically address the issue you wish to raise. A failure to raise such issue within the prescribed time shall constitute your unqualified acceptance of the completeness of this report, the tests conducted and the correctness of the report contents. Unless specific mention, the uncertainty of measurement has been explicitly taken into account to declare the compliance or non-compliance to the specification. FCC SAR Test Report Report Format Version 5.0.0 Page No. : 2 of 27 Report No. : SA130610E03 Issued Date : Aug. 06, 2013 Revision : R01 Table of Contents Release Control Record ............................................................................................................................................................... 3 1. Summary of Maximum SAR Value ....................................................................................................................................... 4 2. Description of Equipment Under Test ................................................................................................................................. 5 3. SAR Measurement System ................................................................................................................................................... 6 3.1 Definition of Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) ................................................................................................................ 6 3.2 SPEAG DASY System ................................................................................................................................................. 6 3.2.1 Robot .................................................................................................................................................................. 7 3.2.2 Probes ................................................................................................................................................................ 8 3.2.3 Data Acquisition Electronics (DAE) .................................................................................................................... 8 3.2.4 Phantoms ........................................................................................................................................................... 9 3.2.5 Device Holder ................................................................................................................................................... 10 3.2.6 System Validation Dipoles ................................................................................................................................ 10 3.2.7 Tissue Simulating Liquids ................................................................................................................................. 11 3.3 SAR System Verification ............................................................................................................................................ 14 3.4 SAR Measurement Procedure ................................................................................................................................... 15 3.4.1 Area & Zoom Scan Procedure ......................................................................................................................... 15 3.4.2 Volume Scan Procedure ................................................................................................................................... 15 3.4.3 Power Drift Monitoring ...................................................................................................................................... 16 3.4.4 Spatial Peak SAR Evaluation ........................................................................................................................... 16 3.4.5 SAR Averaged Methods ...........…

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Report No.: RF130223E01-2 1 of 67 Report Format Version 5.0.0 Cancels and replaces the report No.: RF120720E01-2 R1 dated: May 03, 2012 FCC TEST REPORT(Bluetooth) REPORT NO.: RF130223E01-2 MODEL NO.: QCNFA222 FCC ID: PPD-QCNFA222 IC: 4104A-QCNFA222 RECEIVED: Feb. 23, 2013 TESTED: Feb. 26 to June 10, 2013 ISSUED: July 08, 2013 APPLICANT: Qualcomm Atheros, Inc. ADDRESS: 1700 Technology Drive, San Jose, CA 95110 ISSUED BY: Bureau Veritas Consumer Products Services (H.K.) Ltd., Taoyuan Branch Hsin Chu Laboratory LAB ADDRESS : No. 81-1, Lu Liao Keng, 9th Ling, Wu Lung Tsuen, Chiung Lin Hsiang, Hsin Chu Hsien 307, Taiwan, R.O.C. TEST LOCATION (1): No. 81-1, Lu Liao Keng, 9th Ling, Wu Lung Tsuen, Chiung Lin Hsiang, Hsin Chu Hsien 307, Taiwan, R.O.C. TEST LOCATION (2): No. 49, Ln. 206, Wende Rd., Shangshan Tsuen, Chiung Lin Hsiang, Hsin Chu Hsien 307, Taiwan, R.O.C. This report should not be used by the client to claim product certification, approval, or endorsement by TAF or any government agencies. This report is for your exclusive use. Any copying or replication of this report to or for any other person or entity, or use of our name or trademark, is permitted only with our prior written permission. This report sets forth our findings solely with respect to the test samples identified herein. The results set forth in this report are not indicative or representative of the quality or characteristics of the lot from which a test sample was taken or any similar or identical product unless specifically and expressly noted. Our report includes all of the tests requested by you and the results thereof based upon the information that you provided to us. You have 60 days from date of issuance of this report to notify us of any material error or omission caused by our negligence, provided, however, that such notice shall be in writing and shall specifically address the issue you wish to raise. A failure to raise such issue within the prescribed time shall constitute your unqualified acceptance of the completeness of this report, the tests conducted and the correctness of the report contents. Unless specific mention, the uncertainty of measurement has been explicitly taken into account to declare the compliance or non-compliance to the specification Report No.: RF130223E01-2 2 of 67 Report Format Version 5.0.0 Cancels and replaces the report No.: RF120720E01-2 R1 dated: May 03, 2012 TABLE OF CONTENTS RELEASE CONTROL RECORD ................................................................................. 5 1 CERTIFICATION ............................................................................................ 6 2 SUMMARY OF TEST RESULTS .................................................................... 7 2.1 MEASUREMENT UNCERTAINTY ................................................................. 8 3 GENERAL INFORMATION ............................................................................ 9 3.1 GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF EUT ............................................................... 9 3.2 DESCRIPTION OF ANTENNA ..................................................................... 10 3.3 DESCRIPTION OF TEST MODES ............................................................... 11 3.4 TEST MODE APPLICABLITY AND TESTED CHANNEL DETAIL: ............... 12 3.5 GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF APPLIED STANDARDS .............................. 14 3.6 DESCRIPTION OF SUPPORT UNITS ......................................................... 15 3.7 CONFIGURATION OF SYSTEM UNDER TEST .......................................... 15 4 TEST PROCEDURES AND RESULTS ........................................................ 16 4.1 MAXIMUM PEAK OUTPUT POWER ........................................................... 16 4.1.1 LIMITS OF MAXIMUM PEAK OUTPUT POWER MEASUREMENT ........... 16 4.1.2 INSTRUMENTS .......................................................................................... 16 4.1.3 TEST PROCEDURES ................................................................................. 16 4.1.4 DEVIATION FROM TEST STANDARD ....................................................... 16 4.1.5 TEST SETUP .............................................................................................. 17 4.1.6 EUT OPERATING CONDITION .................................................................. 17 4.1.7 TEST RESULTS .......................................................................................... 18 4.2 AVERAGE OUTPUT POWER ...................................................................... 20 4.2.1 FOR REFERENCE. .................................................................................... 20 4.2.2 INSTRUMENTS .......................................................................................... 20 4.2.3 TEST PROCEDURES ................................................................................. 20 4.2.4 TEST SETUP .............................................................................................. 20 4.2.5 EUT OPERATING CONDITION .................................................................. 20 4.2.6 TEST RESULTS .......................................................................................... 21 4.3 CHANNEL BANDWIDTH ............................................................................. 22 4.3.1 LIMITS OF CHANNEL BANDWIDTH .......................................................... 22 4.3.2 TEST INSTRUMENTS ................................................................................ 22 4.3.3 TEST PROCEDURE ................................................................................... 22 4.3.4 DEVIATION FROM TEST STANDARD ....................................................... 22 4.3.5 TEST SETUP .............................................................................................. 23 4.3.6 EUT OPERATING CONDITION .................................................................. 23 4.3.7 TEST RESULTS .............................................…

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Report No.: 130306C15 1 PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE TEST CONFIGURATION CONDUCTED EMISSION TEST Report No.: 130306C15 2 RADIATED EMISSION TEST (Below 1GHz) With antenna on antenna port Report No.: 130306C15 3 Report No.: 130306C15 4 RADIATED EMISSION TEST (Above 1GHz) With 50ohm terminator on antenna port Report No.: 130306C15 5 Report No.: 130306C15 6 RADIATED EMISSION TEST (Above 1GHz) With antenna on antenna port Report No.: 130306C15 7