Wireless Switch Utility - Panasonic Toughbook CF-U1A1B1G2M Reference Manual

Disabling/Enabling Wireless Communication
NOTE
If you uninstall the Wireless Switch Utility, set the wireless switch to ON.
Do not turn on/off the switch repeatedly at too short intervals.
Do not restart, log off, or enter standby or hibernation immediately after turning on/off the switch.
Do not turn on/off the switch while Windows is starting up.
To use wireless communication, set the wireless devices ([Wireless LAN] / [Bluetooth] / [Wireless WAN]) to [Enabled]
(default) in the [Advanced - Wireless Configuration] menu of the Setup Utility (
When you set [Wireless Switch] to [Disabled] in the [Advanced - Wireless Configuration] menu of the Setup Utility
( page 89), the Wireless Switch Utility icon will not appear in the notification area. All wireless equipment (wireless
LAN, Bluetooth, wireless WAN) will remain ready irrespective of the wireless switch setting.
It may take some time to turn off wireless communication after switching the wireless switch off.
If the IEEE802.11a setting is changed in [Device Manager] (
You can check the wireless LAN communication status in Intel
lowing procedure.
• Double-click ,
• Click [start] - [All Programs] - [Intel PROSet Wireless] - [WiFi Connection Utility]

Wireless Switch Utility

This utility allows you to control the function of the wireless switch. This utility also allows you to enable or disable wireless
devices from a pop-up menu in the notification area. In the default setting, all wireless devices are enabled.
The Wireless Switch Utility icon
The icon appears in the notification area when the computer is turned ON. It shows the status of wireless devices.
• : Indicates that the wireless devices are enabled.
• : Indicates that the wireless devices are off.
• : Indicates that the wireless devices have been disabled in the Setup Utility.
To enable or disable particular wireless devices
1
Click the Wireless Switch Utility icon to show the pop-up menu.
2
Select ON or OFF for the device you want to enable or disable.
, , or on the notification area.
page 89).
page 83), the display will be changed accordingly.
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PROSet/Wireless Software. Perform either of the fol-
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