Operation Manual
DANGER
Thereisadangerofanexplosionifthebackupbatteryisincorrectlyplaced.Thelithiumbattery
containslithiumandcanexplodeifitisnotproperlyhandled,ordisposedof.Replaceonlywitha
batteryofthesametype.Toavoidpossibleinjuryordeath,Donot:(1)throworimmerseintowater,
(2)allowittoheattomorethan100°C(212°F),or(3)attempttorepairordisassembleit.Disposeof
itasrequiredbylocalordinancesorregulationsandyourcompany'ssafetystandards.
Connectingtothenetwork
YourcomputerhasoneormorenetworkcardsforconnectingtotheInternetandtoyourcompany'swired
LANorwirelessLANnetwork.
Note:Somemodelscomewithabuilt-inwirelessWANcardenablingyoutoestablishwirelessconnections
overremotepublicorprivatenetworks.
Ethernetconnections
YoucanconnecttoyourlocalnetworkorabroadbandconnectionbyuseoftheEthernetfeaturebuilt
intoyourcomputer.
ToconnecttoanetworkthroughEthernet,usetheAccessConnectionsprogram.Formoreinformation,
seethehelpinformationsystemoftheprogram.
DANGER
YourcomputerhasanEthernetconnector.Toavoidtheriskofelectricalshock,donotconnect
thetelephonecabletotheEthernetconnector.
Wirelessconnections
Wirelessconnectionisthetransferofdatawithouttheuseofcablesbymeansofradiowavesonly.
Dependingonthefrequencyusedfordatatransmission,theareacovered,orthetypeofthedeviceusedfor
datatransfer,thefollowingcategoriesofwirelessnetworksmightbeavailabletoyou.
WirelessLAN
AwirelessLANcoversarelativelysmallgeographicarea,suchasanofcebuildingorahouse.Devices
basedonthe802.11standardscanconnecttothisnetwork.
WirelessWAN
AwirelessWANcoversabroadergeographicarea.Cellularnetworksareusedfordatatransmission,and
accessisprovidedbyawirelessservicecarrier.
Bluetooth
Bluetoothisoneofanumberoftechnologiesusedtocreateawirelesspersonalareanetwork.Bluetooth
canconnectdevicesashortdistancefromoneanother,andiscommonlyusedforconnectingperipheral
devicestoacomputer,transferringdatabetweenhand-helddevicesandapersonalcomputer,orremotely
controllingandcommunicatingwithdevicessuchasmobilephones.
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