Operation Manual

Chapter5.Connectingtothenetwork

YourcomputerhasoneormorenetworkcardsthatenableyoutoconnectyourcomputertotheInternet

orothernetworkconnections.

Beforeconnectingtoanetwork

Thistopicprovidesinformationabouthowtoperformnetworksetupinordertoconnecttoanetwork.

Settingupanetworkconnection

Youcanchangethenetworkconnectionsettingsbydoingthefollowing:

1.OpenControlPanel.

2.ClickNetworkandInternet➙Viewnetworkstatusandtasks➙Changeadaptersettings.

3.Followtheon-screeninstructions.

Formoreinformation,refertotheWindowshelpinformationsystem.

Settingthecomputernameandnetworktoconnectto

Youcanchangesettingsrelatedtotheconnectednetworksuchasyourcomputername.Tochangethe

computername,dothefollowing:

1.OpenControlPanel.

2.ClickSystemandSecurity➙System.

3.SelectChangesettingsunderComputername,domain,andworkgroupsettings.

4.Followtheon-screeninstructions.

Formoreinformation,refertotheWindowshelpinformationsystem.

Ethernetconnections

Youcanconnectyourcomputertoalocalnetworkorabroadbandconnectionbyusingthebuilt-inEthernet

featureofthecomputer.

ToattachanEthernetcabletoyourcomputer,youneedaThinkPad

USB3.0Ethernet

Adapter.TheEthernetadapterisavailableasanoption.Y oucanpurchaseonefromLenovoat:

http://shop.lenovo.com/us/en/accessories/

DANGER

Toavoidtheriskofelectricalshock,donotconnectthetelephonecabletotheEthernetconnector

ontheEthernetadapter.

Usingthewireless-LANconnection

Wirelessconnectionisthetransferofdatawithouttheuseofcablesbutbymeansofradiowavesonly.