Users Manual

Note:Ifyouusethewirelessfeature(the802.11standard)ofyourcomputersimultaneouslywithaBluetooth
option,datatransmissionspeedcanbedelayedandtheperformanceofthewirelessfeaturecanbe
degraded.
Checkingthewirelessconnectionstatus
YoucancheckyourcomputerwirelessconnectionstatusandwirelesssignalstrengththroughtheAccess
Connectionsgaugeonthetaskbar,orthroughtheAccessConnectionsiconandwirelessstatusiconon
thetaskbar.
AccessConnectionsgauge
TheAccessConnectionsgaugeonthetaskbardisplaysthesignalstrengthandstatusofyourwireless
connection.
Youcanndmoredetailedinformationaboutthesignalstrengthandstatusofyourwirelessconnectionby
openingtheAccessConnectionsprogramorbyright-clickingtheAccessConnectionsgaugeonthetaskbar
andselectingViewStatusofWirelessConnection.
•AccessConnectionsgaugestates:wirelessLAN
–
Powertothewirelessradioisoffornosignal.
–Powertothewirelessradioison.Thesignalstrengthofthewirelessconnectionispoor.To
improvesignalstrength,moveyourcomputerclosertothewirelessaccesspoint.
–Powertothewirelessradioison.Thesignalstrengthofthewirelessconnection
ismarginal.
–
Powertothewirelessradioison.Thesignalstrengthofthewirelessconnectionis
excellent.
•AccessConnectionsgaugestates:wirelessWAN
–Nosignal
–
Signallevel1
–Signallevel2
–Signallevel3
AccessConnectionsiconandwirelessstatusicon
TheAccessConnectionsicondisplaysgeneralconnectionstatus.
Thewirelessstatusicondisplaysthesignalstrengthandstatusofyourwirelessconnection.
Youcanndmoredetailedinformationaboutthesignalstrengthandstatusofyourwirelessconnection
eitherbyopeningtheAccessConnectionsprogramorbydouble-clickingtheAccessConnectionswireless
statusicononthetaskbar.
•AccessConnectionsiconstates
–
Nolocationproleisactiveornoneexists.
–Currentlocationproleisdisconnected.
–
Currentlocationproleisconnected.
•Wirelessstatusiconstates:wirelessLAN
–
Powertothewirelessradioisoff.
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