Wireless communication switch
You can enable or disable Wireless communication functions, with the
on/off switch. No transmissions are sent or received when the switch is off.
Slide the switch to the backward to turn it on and to the forward to turn it off.
Wireless communication Indicator
The wireless communication indicator shows the status of the computer's
wireless communication functions.
Indicator status
Indicator off
Indicator glows
If you used the Taskbar to disable the wireless LAN, restart the computer or
perform the following procedure to re-enable it: Start -> Control Panel
-> System and Maintenance -> System -> Device Manager -> Network
adapters and right click the wireless device then choose enable.
LAN
The computer has built-in support for Ethernet LAN (10 megabits per
second, 10BASE-T), Fast Ethernet LAN (100 megabits per second,
100BASE-TX) and Gigabit Ethernet LAN (1000 megabits per second,
1000BASE-T).
This section describes how to connect/disconnect to a LAN.
Do not install or remove a memory module while Wake-up on LAN is
enabled.
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The Wake-up on LAN function consumes power even when the system
is off. Leave the AC adaptor connected while using this feature.
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The Link speed (10/100/1000 megabits per second) changes
automatically depending on the network conditions (connected device,
cable or noise and so on).
LAN cable types
The computer must be configured properly before connecting to a LAN.
Logging onto a LAN using the computer's default settings could cause a
malfunction in LAN operation. Check with your LAN administrator
regarding set-up procedures.
User's Manual
Indication
The wireless communication switch is off - no
wireless functionality is available.
Wireless communication switch is on. Except for
the stopped device by the software switch, all
the wireless-communications functions can
output a radio wave.
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