Connecting To The Network; Ethernet Connections; Wireless Connections - Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon User Manual

3. Click Task Scheduler. If you are prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type the
password or provide confirmation.
4. From the left pane, select the task folder for which you want to enable the wakeup function. The
scheduled tasks are displayed.
5. Click a scheduled task, and then click the Conditions tab.
6. Under Power, select the check box for Wake the computer to run this task.
Enabling the battery alarm on the Windows 7 operating system
For the Windows 7 operating system, you can program your computer so that when the battery power falls
below a certain level, three events occur:
• The alarm goes off.
• A warning message is displayed.
• The LCD is turned off.
To enable the battery alarm, do the following:
1. Start Power Manager.
2. Click the Global Power Settings tab.
3. For Low battery alarm or Critically low battery alarm, set the percentage of the power level and set
the action.
Note: If your computer enters sleep or hibernation mode when the battery is low, but the alarm message
has not yet been displayed, the message will be displayed when the computer resumes. To resume normal
operation, click OK.

Connecting to the network

Your computer might have one or more network cards for connecting to the Internet and to your company's
wireless LAN network.
Note: Some models come with a built-in wireless WAN card enabling you to establish cellular wireless
connections to remote public or private networks.
The Access Connections program is a connectivity assistant program for creating and managing location
profiles. Each location profile stores all the network and Internet configuration settings needed for connecting
to a network infrastructure from a specific location such as a home or an office.

Ethernet connections

You can connect to your local network or a broadband connection by use of the Ethernet feature built into
your computer. If your are using the Windows 7 operating system, the Access Connections program also
enables you to manage your location profiles. For more information, see "Accessing Lenovo programs
on the Windows 7 operating system" on page 12.
DANGER
Your computer has an Ethernet connector. To avoid the risk of electrical shock, do not connect
the telephone cable to the Ethernet connector.

Wireless connections

Wireless communication is the transfer of data without the use of cables but by means of radio waves only.
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