Open A Wlan Connection; Wlan Connect Button - Acer Aspire 5650 Quick Start Manual

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Open a WLAN Connection

Click the "WLAN" connect button to browse web pages or collect your email via
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a WLAN (Wireless Local Area Network) hotspot. The WLAN connect button is in
the top left-hand corner of the program window, right next to the "Mobile"
connect button.
You may sometimes be asked to enter a number to which an SMS text message
can be sent. This SMS will contain the password for the hotspot.

WLAN connect button

WLANs join computers together using radio signals instead of wires. As well as
being used in homes and offices, WLANs are increasingly being set up in public
places like hotels and airports, so that people with laptop or notebook
computers can connect to the Internet via the WLAN. Such public WLANs are
known as "hotspots" and normally charge a fee for Internet access.
The Vodafone Mobile Connect software makes it easy to connect to any WLAN
hotspot run by or for Vodafone or one of its partners. Also, any fee payable can
usually be billed to your normal mobile phone account. This saves entering
credit card details, buying WLAN coupons in advance or registering for a
separate WLAN service.
Tip:
You can check how good the WLAN hotspot signal is by looking at the symbol
in the middle at the bottom of the main program window. This shows WLAN
signal strength: the more bars that are filled in, the better the signal quality.
WLAN signal strength
* Note: WLAN is not supported by all mobile network operators.