Operation Manual

1.Clickthewireless-network-connection-statusiconintheWindowsnotificationarea.Alistofavailable
wirelessnetworksisdisplayed.
2.Double-clickanetworktoconnecttoit.Providerequiredinformationifneeded.
Thecomputerautomaticallyconnectstoanavailablewirelessnetworkwhenthelocationchanges.Open
NetworkandSharingCentertomanagemultiplenetworkprofiles.Formoreinformation,refertothe
Windowshelpinformationsystem.
TipsforusingthewirelessLANfeature
Toachievethebestconnection,usethefollowingguidelines:
PlaceyourcomputersothatthereareasfewobstaclesaspossiblebetweenthewirelessLANaccess
pointandthecomputer.
Openyourcomputerlidtoanangleofslightlymorethan90degrees.
Ifyouusethewirelessfeature(the802.11standards)ofyourcomputersimultaneouslywithaBluetooth
option,thedatatransmissionspeedcanbedelayedandtheperformanceofthewirelessfeaturecanbe
degraded.
CheckingthewirelessLANconnectionstatus
YoucancheckthewirelessLANconnectionstatusthroughthewireless-network-connection-statusiconin
theWindowsnotificationarea.Themorebarsencompassed,thebetterthesignalis.
FortheWindows7operatingsystem,youalsocanchecktheAccessConnectionsgauge,theAccess
Connectionsstatusicon,ortheAccessConnectionswirelessstatusiconintheWindowsnotificationarea.
AccessConnectionsgaugestatus:
Powertothewirelessradioisoffornosignal.
Powertothewirelessradioison.Thesignalstrengthofthewirelessconnectionispoor.To
improvesignalstrength,moveyourcomputerclosertothewirelessaccesspoint.
Powertothewirelessradioison.Thesignalstrengthofthewirelessconnection
ismarginal.
Powertothewirelessradioison.Thesignalstrengthofthewirelessconnection
isexcellent.
AccessConnectionsiconstatus:
Nolocationprofileisactiveornoneexists.
Currentlocationprofileisdisconnected.
Currentlocationprofileisconnected.
Wirelessstatusiconstatus
Powertothewirelessradioisoff.
Powertothewirelessradioison.Noassociation.
Powertothewirelessradioison.Nosignal.
Powertothewirelessradioison.Thesignalstrengthofthewirelessconnectionisexcellent.
Powertothewirelessradioison.Thesignalstrengthofthewirelessconnectionismarginal.
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