Compaq AMC20493-KT5 Reference Manual page 51

Modem and Network Connections
Making Wireless Network Connections (select models only)
Turning off communication and ending a connection
1. Important: close any files that reside on other network notebooks.
2. To turn off the wireless 802.11 communication without turning off the notebook,
press the wireless on-off button. This also turns off Bluetooth communication if it
was enabled.
–or–
Right-click the wireless network connection icon in the taskbar, then select
Disable.
Putting the notebook in Standby or shutting it down also turns off the wireless
function.
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