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• Place your computer on a flat surface and open your computer lid to an angle of slightly more than
90 degrees.
• Place your computer away from concrete or brick walls that might dampen cellular signals.
• Best reception will be available near windows and other locations where cellular phone reception is the
strongest.
Checking the wireless WAN connection status
You can check the wireless WAN connection status through the wireless network connection status icon in
the Windows notification area. The more bars encompassed, the better the signal is.
For the Windows 7 operating system, you also can check the Access Connections gauge, the Access
Connections status icon, or the Access Connections wireless status icon in the Windows notification area.
Access Connections gauge status:
• No signal
• Weak signal
• Medium signal
• Strong signal
Access Connections icon status:
• No location profile is active or none exists.
• Current location profile is disconnected.
• Current location profile is connected.
Wireless status icon status:
• Power to the WAN radio is off
• No association
• No signal
• Weak signal
• Medium signal
• Strong signal
Using the Bluetooth connection
Bluetooth can connect devices a short distance from one another, and is commonly used for connecting
peripheral devices to a computer, transferring data between hand-held devices and a personal computer, or
remotely controlling and communicating with devices such as mobile phones.
Depending on the model, your computer might support the Bluetooth feature. To transfer data through
the Bluetooth feature, do the following:
1. Ensure that the Bluetooth feature is enabled. If you are using the Windows 8 operating system, the
integrated Bluetooth feature is enabled by default. If you are using the Windows 7 operating system, to
enable the Bluetooth feature, press F8 then follow the instructions on the screen.
2. Right-click the data that you want to send.
3. Select Send To ➙ Bluetooth Devices.
4. Select a Bluetooth device, and then follow the instructions on the screen.
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