Using The Nfc Connection - Lenovo ThinkPad X240s User Manual

• No signal
• Weak signal
• Medium signal
• Strong signal
Access Connections icon status:
• No location profile is active or none exists.
• Current location profile is disconnected.
• Current location profile is connected.
Wireless status icon status:
• Power to the WAN radio is off
• No association
• No signal
• Weak signal
• Medium signal
• Strong signal
Using the Bluetooth connection
Bluetooth can connect devices a short distance from one another, and is commonly used for connecting
peripheral devices to a computer, transferring data between hand-held devices and a personal computer, or
remotely controlling and communicating with devices such as mobile phones.
Depending on the model, your computer might support the Bluetooth feature. To transfer data through
the Bluetooth feature, do the following:
1. Ensure that the Bluetooth feature is enabled. If you are using the Windows 8 operating system, the
integrated Bluetooth feature is enabled by default. If you are using the Windows 7 operating system, to
enable the Bluetooth feature, press F8 then follow the instructions on the screen.
2. Right-click the data that you want to send.
3. Select Send To ➙ Bluetooth Devices.
4. Select a Bluetooth device, and then follow the instructions on the screen.
Note: If you use the wireless feature (the 802.11 standards) of your computer simultaneously with a
Bluetooth option, the data transmission speed can be delayed and the performance of the wireless feature
can be degraded.
For more information, refer to the Windows help information system and the Bluetooth help information
system.

Using the NFC connection

NFC is a high-frequency and short-range wireless communications technology. Depending on the model,
your computer might come with the NFC feature. By using the NFC feature, you can establish the radio
communications between the your computer and another NFC-enabled device over a distance no more
than a few centimeters.
Depending on the model, your can enable the NFC feature on your computer.
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