If you use a storage device such as an optical drive or HDD connected to a
16-bit PC Card, you might experience the following modem problems:
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Modem speed is slow or communication is interrupted.
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Skips may occur in sound.
Disconnecting
To disconnect the modular cable, follow the steps below.
1. Pinch the lever on the connector in the telephone jack and pull out the
connector.
2. Disconnect the modular cable from the computer's modem jack in the
same manner.
Wireless communications
The computer's wireless communication function supports both Wireless
LAN and Bluetooth devices.
*Bluetooth is provided with some models.
Wireless LAN
The Wireless LAN is compatible with other LAN systems based on Direct
Sequence Spread Spectrum/Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing
radio technology that complies with IEEE802.11 Wireless LAN standard
(Revision A, B or G) and Turbo Mode.
The Wireless LAN supports the following features:
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Theoretical maximum speed: 54Mbps (IEEE802.11a, 802.11g)
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Theoretical maximum speed: 11Mbps (IEEE802.11b)
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Theoretical maximum speed: 108Mbps (Turbo Mode; Atheros module
type)
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Frequency Channel Selection (Revision A/Turbo Mode:5 GHz, Revision
B/G: 2.4 GHz)
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Roaming over multiple channels
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Card Power Management
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Atheros Super G
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Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) data encryption, based on the 152 bit
encryption algorithm (Atheros module type).
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Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) data encryption, based on the 128 bit
encryption algorithm (Intel module type).
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Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) data encryption, based on 256 bit
encryption algorithm (Atheros module type).
User's Manual
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or Super AG
technology (Atheros module type).
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