To Set The Access Point's Country Code - HP ProCurve Wireless Access Point 530 Installation And Getting Started Manual

Getting Started With Access Point Configuration

To Set the Access Point's Country Code

The ProCurve Wireless Access Point 530 NA (J8986A) is preset with a country
code of "US," allowing the use of radio channels 1 - 11 for 802.11b/g operation
and radio channels 36 - 64 and 149 - 161 for 802.11a operation, as supported
under FCC regulations. The country code can be changed from "US" to only
the codes for either Canada, Mexico or Taiwan.
The ProCurve Wireless Access Point 530 WW (J8987A) does not have a preset
country code. You must set the country code for the country in which you
operate the access point. The country code can only be set using the CLI.
P r o f e s s i o n a l
The ProCurve Wireless Access Point 530 requires the user to select the appro-
I n s t a l l a t i o n
priate Country Code during the initial set up. Once the country code has been
R e q u i r e d
set, the access point will automatically limit the available channels, ensuring
compliant operation in the selected country. Incorrectly entering the country
code may result in illegal operation and may cause harmful interference to
other systems. The user is obligated to ensure that the radio is operating in
accordance with channel, power, indoor/outdoor restrictions and license
requirements for the intended country.
Note that once you have set the country code, it can only be changed by
restoring the factory default settings as described under "Restoring Custom
and Factory Default Configurations" on page 5-9.
N o t i c e !
Effective July 20, 2007, US & Canada customers operate under new FCC rules
that alter the use of certain channels in the 5GHz band, used by IEEE 802.11a.
In the US & Canada, Access Point 530s shipped after this date do not use
certain channels that previously were allowed. Software version WA.01.22
complies with these new FCC regulations for US & Canada customers. As a
result, channels 52, 56, 60, 64 (5.25-5.35 GHz) are not available to US & Canada
customers. These channels are still available for use in other, non-US coun-
tries.
For Japan Only: Simultaneous operation of Radio 1 and Radio 2 in 802.11 b/g
(2.4 GHz) mode is prohibited. By setting the Country Code to "jp" (Japan),
Radio 2 will be automatically limited to 802.11a (5 GHz) operation only.
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