User Guide

DANGER
Onlyrechargethebatterypackstrictlyaccordingtoinstructionsincludedintheproduct
documentation.
DANGER
Donotputthebatterypackintrashthatisdisposedofinlandlls.Whendisposingofthebattery,
complywithlocalordinancesorregulationsandyourcompany'ssafetystandards.
DANGER
Thereisadangerofanexplosionifthebackupbatteryisincorrectlyplaced.Thelithiumbattery
containslithiumandcanexplodeifitisnotproperlyhandled,ordisposedof.Replaceonlywitha
batteryofthesametype.T oavoidpossibleinjuryordeath,Donot:(1)throworimmerseintowater,
(2)allowittoheattomorethan100°C(212°F),or(3)attempttorepairordisassembleit.Disposeof
itasrequiredbylocalordinancesorregulationsandyourcompany'ssafetystandards.
Connectingtothenetwork
YourcomputerhasoneormorenetworkadaptersforconnectingtotheInternetandtoyourcompany's
wiredLANorwirelessLANnetwork.
Note:Somemodelscomewithabuilt-inwirelessWANcardenablingyoutoestablishwirelessconnections
overremotepublicorprivatenetworks.
“AccessConnections”onpage34
isaconnectivityassistantprogramforcreatingandmanaginglocation
proles.EachlocationprolestoresallthenetworkandInternetcongurationsettingsneededforconnecting
toanetworkinfrastructurefromaspeciclocationsuchasahomeoranofce.
YourmodemenablesyoutoconnecttoyournetworkortheInternetfromalmostanywhere.Ifyournetwork
hasaphonelineorlinesdedicatedtodial-upclients,youcanuseamodemtoestablishaconnectiontothe
LAN.Ifyournetworkdoesnothavedial-upnetworkingcapability(andmanydonot),youmightbeableto
accesssomeinformationande-mailovertheInternet.
Ethernetconnections
Youcanconnecttoyournetworkorabroadbandconnection,suchasDSLorCATV,byuseoftheEthernet
featurebuiltintoyourcomputer.Thisfeatureenablesyoutodo1Gbpshalforfullduplexdatatransmission.
ToconnecttoanetworkviaEthernet,youcanuseAccessConnections.
Note:YourcomputermighthavebothamodemconnectorandanEthernetconnector.Besuretoconnect
yourcabletothecorrectone.
Wirelessconnections
Wirelessconnectionisthetransferofdatawithouttheuseofcablesbymeansofradiowavesonly.
Dependingonthefrequencyusedfordatatransmission,theareacovered,orthetypeofthedeviceusedfor
datatransfer,thefollowingcategoriesofwirelessnetworksmaybeavailabletoyou:
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