Disabling/Enabling Wireless Communication |
<Only for model with wireless LAN, Bluetooth, and/or wireless WAN>
There are several ways of disabling and enabling wireless communication.
NOTE
- For further information about Wireless LAN.
- For further information about Bluetooth.
- For further information about Wireless WAN.
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The wireless communication can be enabled or disabled by connecting or disconnecting the LAN cable. (Wireless Connection Disable Utility) The Wireless Switch
NOTE
- Do not turn on/off the switch repeatedly at too short intervals.
- Do not restart, log off, or enter sleep or hibernation immediately after turning on/off the switch.
- Do not turn on/off the switch while Windows is starting up.
- To use wireless communication, set the wireless devices ([Wireless LAN] / [Bluetooth] / [Wireless WAN] of [Wireless Configuration]) to [Enabled] (default) in the [Advanced] menu of the Setup Utility (Wireless Configuration).
- It may take some time to turn off wireless communication after switching the wireless switch off.
Using airplane mode
(For wireless LAN, wireless WAN and Bluetooth)
To check the wireless communication status
The Wireless Switch Utility icon
The icon appears when click
on the notification area. It shows the status of wireless devices.
NOTE
- If you uninstall the Wireless Switch Utility, set the wireless switch to ON beforehand.
- When you set [Wireless Switch] of [Wireless Configuration] to [Disabled] in the [Advanced] menu of the Setup Utility, the Wireless Switch Utility icon will not appear if you click on the notification area. All wireless equipment (wireless LAN, Bluetooth, wireless WAN) will remain ready irrespective of the wireless switch setting.
- You can check the wireless LAN communication status in Intel® PROSet/Wireless Software. Perform the following procedure.
Click (Start) - [All Programs] - [Intel PROSet Wireless] - [WiFi Advanced Statistics].
Wireless Switch Utility
This utility allows you to control the function of the wireless switch.
This utility also allows you to enable or disable wireless devices from a pop-up menu. In the default setting, all wireless devices are enabled. To enable or disable particular wireless devices
To change the function of the wireless switch
In the default setting, the wireless switch enables devices that you select turning the wireless switch off last time. You can change this function.
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