Connecting To Networks; Wireless Connection - Lenovo V720-14 User Manual

• click Start ➙ Power ➙ Sleep. (Windows 10)
Attention: Wait until the power indicator starts blinking (indicating that the computer is in sleep state)
before you move the computer. Moving the computer while the hard disk drive is spinning can damage the
hard disk drive, causing loss of data.
To wake up the computer, do one of the following:
• Press the power button.
• Press any key on the keyboard.
Shutting down the computer
To shut down your computer,
• click Start ➙ Shut down. (Windows 7)
• click Start ➙ Power ➙ Shut down. (Windows 10)
Putting the computer into hibernation mode
As an alternative to shutting down the computer, you also can choose to put it into hibernation mode.
• click Start, click the triangle mark next to the Shut down button, and then select Hibernate. (Windows 7)
• click Start ➙ Power ➙ Hibernate. (Windows 10)
Note: All user and program data in the memory is copied onto the hard disk for you to resume working when
the computer is waken up from hibernation mode.
Adding hibernate option
If the hibernate option is not available on the Start menu, you can add it.
1. Open the Control Panel.
Note: If you're using Windows 10, right-click on the Start button, then select Control Panel.
2. From the Control Panel, click System and Security ➙ Power Options ➙ Choose that the power
buttons do ➙ Change settings that are currently available.
3. Under Shutdown settings, check Hibernate.

Connecting to networks

Your computer has one or more network cards for connecting to the networks.

Wireless connection

Wireless communication is the transfer of data without the use of cables but by means of radio waves only.
Wireless LAN
A wireless LAN covers a relatively small geographic area, such as an office building or a house. Devices
based on the 802.11 standards can connect to this network.
Your computer comes with a build-in wireless network card and a configuration utility to help you make
wireless connections and monitor the status of your connection, so that you can stay connected to your
network while you are in the office, in a meeting room, or at home, with no need for a wired connection.
Establishing a wireless connection
To establish a wireless connection, do the following:
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