Operation Manual
Toenablethewake-upfunction,dothefollowing:
1.GotoControlPanelandclickSystemandSecurity.
2.ClickAdministrativeTools.
3.ClickTaskScheduler.Ifyouarepromptedforanadministratorpasswordorconfirmation,typethe
passwordorprovideconfirmation.
4.Fromtheleftpane,selectthetaskfolderforwhichyouwanttoenablethewake-upfunction.The
scheduledtasksaredisplayed.
5.Clickascheduledtask,andthenclicktheConditionstab.
6.UnderPower,selectthecheckboxforWakethecomputertorunthistask.
•Wirelessoff
Whenyouarenotusingthewirelessfeatures,suchasBluetoothorwireless-LAN,turnthemofftohelp
conservepower.
Connectingtothenetwork
YourcomputerhasoneormorenetworkcardsthatenableyoutoconnectyourcomputertotheInternet
orothernetworkconnections.
Ethernetconnections
Youcanconnectyourcomputertoalocalnetworkorabroadbandconnectionbyusingthebuilt-inEthernet
featureofthecomputer.
DANGER
YourcomputerhasanEthernetconnector.Toavoidtheriskofelectricalshock,donotconnect
thetelephonecabletotheEthernetconnector.
Wirelessconnections
Wirelessconnectionisthetransferofdatawithouttheuseofcablesbutbymeansofradiowavesonly.
Dependingonthewirelessdevicesinstalledonyourcomputer,youmightbeabletousethefollowing
wirelessnetworks:
•Wireless-LANconnection
•Wireless-WANconnection
•Bluetoothconnection
Usingthewireless-LANconnection
Awirelesslocalareanetwork(LAN)coversarelativelysmallgeographicarea,suchasanofficebuildingora
house.Devicesbasedonthe802.11standardscanconnecttothistypeofnetwork.
Yourcomputercomeswithabuilt-inwirelessnetworkcardandaconfigurationutilitytohelpyouestablish
wirelessconnectionsandmonitortheconnectionstatus.
Toestablishawireless-LANconnection,dothefollowing:
1.Clickthewireless-network-connection-statusiconintheWindowsnotificationarea.Alistofavailable
wirelessnetworksisdisplayed.
2.Double-clickanetworktoconnecttoit.Providerequiredinformationifneeded.
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