Disabling/Enabling Wireless Communication
<For model with Intel
Double-click
Click [start] - [All Programs] - [Intel PROSet Wireless] - [WiFi Connection Utility].
<For model with Atheros AR928X>
Right-click
Click [start] - [All Programs] - [Atheros] - [Atheros Client Utility].
NOTE
If you uninstall the Wireless Switch Utility, set the wireless switch to ON beforehand.
Do not turn on/off the switch repeatedly at too short intervals.
Do not restart, log off, or enter sleep
Do not turn on/off the switch while Windows is starting up.
To use wireless communication, set the wireless devices ([Wireless LAN] / [Bluetooth] / [Wireless WAN]) to [Enabled]
(default) in the [Advanced] menu of the Setup Utility (
When you set [Wireless Switch] to [Disabled] in the [Advanced] menu of the Setup Utility (
Switch Utility icon will not appear in the notification area. All wireless equipment (wireless LAN, Bluetooth, wireless
WAN) will remain ready irrespective of the wireless switch setting.
It may take some time to turn off wireless communication after switching the wireless switch off.
If the IEEE802.11a setting is changed in [Device Manager] (
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Wireless Switch Utility
This utility allows you to control the function of the wireless switch. This utility also allows you to enable or disable wireless
devices from a pop-up menu. In the default setting, all wireless devices are enabled.
The Wireless Switch Utility icon
The icon appears when click
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: Indicates that the wireless devices are enabled.
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: Indicates that the wireless devices are off.
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: Indicates that the wireless devices have been disabled in the Setup Utility.
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