LAN

Connecting LAN

CAUTION
- Do not connect the telephone cable to the LAN port.
  1. Turn off the computer.
    • Do not use sleep or hibernation.
  2. Connect the cable.
    • Connect the LAN port (A) and the network system (server, HUB, etc.) using a LAN cable.
  3. Turn on the computer.

Power On by LAN/Wake Up from wired LAN

NOTE
- The input of the password set up by the Setup Utility is unnecessary.
- Connect the AC adaptor.
- The Power On by LAN function is off under the following conditions:
  • When you turn the computer off by pressing the power switch for 4 seconds or longer (e.g., after a hung-up).
  • When you reattach the AC adaptor and battery pack to the computer after removing them.
- The screen remains dark when the computer resumes from sleep. The previous screen display will be restored when you touch the keyboard, touch pad or screen.

Enabling the Power On by LAN function

The computer automatically turns from off to on when the computer is accessed from the network server via the internal LAN port.
CAUTION
- The Power On by LAN function is enabled when you turn off the computer by the following steps.
  1. Click [Charm] - - [Change PC settings] - [General].
  2. Click [Restart now] under “Advanced startup”.
  3. Click [Turn off your PC].
- If you disable the fast startup function of the computer, the Power On by LAN function is always enabled. (refer toAbout Fast startup)
  1. Select [Allow] in [Power On by LAN] in the [Advanced] menu of the Setup Utility.
  2. In [Caution], press «Enter».
  3. Press «F10», and then select [Yes] and press «Enter».
  4. Log on to Windows as an administrator.

  5. Open the Device Manager.
    To open the Device Manager, proceed as follows on the Start screen.
    1. Right-click any empty location on the Start screen.
    2. Click [All apps] on the toolbar.
    3. Click [Computer] under “Windows System”.
    4. Click [Computer] - [System Properties] - [Device Manager].

    Click Start (Start) - [Computer] - [System properties] - [Device Manager].
  6. Double-click [Network adapters] - [Intel(R) 82579LM Gigabit Network Connection], and then click [Advanced].
  7. Click [Enable PME] in [Property] and select [Enabled] in [Value], and then click [OK].

Enabling/Disabling the Wake Up from wired LAN function

When the Wake Up from wired LAN function is enabled, the computer automatically resumes from sleep or hibernation when the computer is accessed from the network server via the internal LAN port. (Default setting)
The Wake Up from wired LAN function can be switched to enable/disable by performing the following procedure.
  1. Click on the notification area and click .

    The notification area is available on the desktop screen.
  2. Click [Extension settings - Edit].
  3. Click the power plan name and click the power plan you want to change the setting.
    The currently activated power plan is indicated by [Active].
  4. Double-click [Wired LAN's power while sleeping] to display the list, and change the setting.
    If you click [Off], power to the wired LAN is turned off when the computer enters sleep to save power, while the Wake Up from wired LAN function is disabled.
    If you click [On], the Wake Up from wired LAN function is enabled.
  5. Click [OK].
    This completes the setting.
NOTE
- The setting made is enabled after restarting the computer.
- As the setting of [Wired LAN's power while sleeping] is related to the power plan, the setting may be changed when you switch to a different power plan. Set [Wired LAN's power while sleeping] of other power plans as required.