User guide

CheckingthewirelessLANconnectionstatus
YoucancheckthewirelessLANconnectionstatusthroughthewireless-network-connection-statusiconin
theWindowsnotificationarea.Themorebarsencompassed,thebetterthesignalis.
FortheWindows7operatingsystem,youalsocanchecktheAccessConnectionsgauge,theAccess
Connectionsstatusicon,ortheAccessConnectionswirelessstatusiconintheWindowsnotificationarea.
AccessConnectionsgaugestatus:
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Powertothewirelessradioisoffornosignal.
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Powertothewirelessradioison.Thesignalstrengthofthewirelessconnectionispoor.To
improvesignalstrength,moveyourcomputerclosertothewirelessaccesspoint.
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Powertothewirelessradioison.Thesignalstrengthofthewirelessconnection
ismarginal.
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Powertothewirelessradioison.Thesignalstrengthofthewirelessconnection
isexcellent.
AccessConnectionsiconstatus:
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Nolocationprofileisactiveornoneexists.
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Currentlocationprofileisdisconnected.
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Currentlocationprofileisconnected.
Wirelessstatusiconstatus
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Powertothewirelessradioisoff.
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Powertothewirelessradioison.Noassociation.
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Powertothewirelessradioison.Nosignal.
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Powertothewirelessradioison.Thesignalstrengthofthewirelessconnectionisexcellent.
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Powertothewirelessradioison.Thesignalstrengthofthewirelessconnectionismarginal.
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Powertothewirelessradioison.Thesignalstrengthofthewirelessconnectionispoor.Toimprove
signalstrength,moveyourcomputerclosertothewirelessaccesspoint.
UsingthewirelessWANconnection
WirelessWANwhichusescellularnetworksfordatatransmission,enablesyoutoestablishwireless
connectionsoverremotepublicorprivatenetworks.Theseconnectionscanbemaintainedoveralarge
geographicalarea,suchasacityoranentirecountry,byuseofmultipleantennasitesorsatellitesystems
maintainedbywirelessserviceproviders.
SomeThinkPadnotebookcomputerscomewithabuilt-inwirelessWANcardintegratedwithsomewireless
WANtechnologies,suchas1xEV-DO,HSPA,3G,GPRS,orLTE.Byusingthebuilt-inwirelessWANcardand
theconfigurationutilitythatcomeswithyourcomputer,youcanestablishwirelessWANconnectionsand
monitortheconnectionstatus.
Note:ThewirelessWANserviceisprovidedbyauthorizedserviceprovidersinsomecountries.
TipsforusingthewirelessWANfeature
Toachievethebestconnection,usethefollowingguidelines:
•Keepyourcomputerawayfromyourbody.
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