Wireless Lan - Sharp PCMM20 User Manual

Wireless LAN

Your computer has an integrated wireless LAN function compliant with IEEE 802.11g
and IEEE802.11b standards. You can access a network using the wireless LAN.
There are two kinds of wireless networks: a network using an access point and an
adhoc network. You can connect your computer to a wired LAN or the Internet
through an access point that is also compliant with IEEE 802.11g or IEEE802.11b
standard. The adhoc network consists of a number of computers each equipped with
wireless networking interface. Each computer can communicate directly with other
wireless enabled computers.
The range to give reliable performance and the quality of connection
vary depending on the environment where you perform.
To communicate through the wireless LAN, activate the integrated antenna with the
following steps.
Activating Antenna
You can enable/disable the antenna by pressing Fn+F1 (
the antenna indicator (
light is off, it is disabled.
Antenna Indicator
Disable the antenna on airplanes and in specific place where radio-
susceptible equipment is nearby such as medical electrical equipment.
Electric waves generated from the antenna may affect the devices and
cause malfunction of the devices.
) lights green, the antenna is enabled. When the indicator
) key combination. When
Antenna
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