Connecting To A Network; Connecting To An Ethernet Lan; Connecting To A Wireless Lan - Lenovo ThinkStation P710 User Manual

• Burn a disc using Windows Media
1. Insert a recordable disc into the optical drive that supports recording.
2. Open Windows Media Player. See "Accessing a program on your computer" on page 16.
3. Follow the instructions on the screen.
• Burn a disc from an ISO file.
1. Insert a recordable disc into the optical drive that supports recording.
2. Double-click the ISO file.
3. Follow the instructions on the screen.
Recording a disc using preinstalled programs
To record a disc using preinstalled programs, do the following:
1. Insert a recordable disc into the optical drive that supports recording.
2. Open the PowerDVD Create, PowerProducer, or Power2Go program. See "Accessing a program on
your computer" on page 16.
3. Follow the instructions on the screen.

Connecting to a network

This section provides information about connecting to a network. If you cannot connect your computer to a
network, see "Ethernet LAN problems" on page 52.

Connecting to an Ethernet LAN

You can connect your computer to an Ethernet LAN by connecting an Ethernet cable to the Ethernet
connector.
DANGER
To avoid the risk of electrical shock, do not connect the telephone cable to the Ethernet connector.

Connecting to a wireless LAN

You can connect your computer to a wireless LAN without the use of an Ethernet cable but by means of
radio waves only.
Note: The wireless LAN feature is available only on some models.
To establish a wireless-LAN connection, do the following:
1. Ensure that a wireless LAN is available and the wireless LAN feature on your computer is working.
2. Click the wireless-network-connection-status icon in the Windows notification area to display available
wireless networks.
Note: If the wireless-network-connection-status icon is not displayed in the Windows notification area,
add the icon to the notification area. See the Windows help system.
3. Click a wireless LAN, and then click Connect to connect your computer to it. Provide required
information if needed.
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