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Using wireless WAN connections
Wireless Wide Area Network (wireless WAN) enables you to establish wireless connections over remote public or private networks. These connections
can be maintained over a large geographical area, such a city or an entire country, by use of multiple antenna sites or satellite systems maintained by
wireless service providers.
Some ThinkPad® computers come with a built-in wireless WAN card integrating some wireless WAN technologies, such as 1xEV-DO or HSPA. You
can connect to the Internet or your company network with the built-in wireless WAN card and the configuration utility to make a wireless WAN
connection and monitor its status.
Note: Wireless WAN service is provided by authorized service providers in some countries.
Note: When the wireless WAN connection is enabled, you cannot set the screen orientation of your computer to Secondary Landscape.
For maximum performance from your wireless WAN connection, please keep the following best usage guidelines in mind:
Keep your notebook away from your body.
Place your notebook on a flat surface and keep the lid open at a 105 degree angle.
If your notebook has a retractable antenna, ensure that the antenna is fully extended.
Place your notebook away from concrete or brick walls that may dampen cellular signals.
Best reception will be available near windows and other locations where cellular phone reception is the strongest.
To use a wireless WAN connection with built-in wireless WAN features, start
To start the Access Connections wizard, click Start -> All Programs -> ThinkVantage -> Access Connections, and follow the instructions on the
screen.
Access
Connections™.
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