Operation Manual

Note:EnsurethatAirplanemodeissettooff.
•Moveyourpointertothetop-rightorbottom-rightcornertodisplaythecharms,clickSettings,then
clickthewireless-network-connection-statusicon.Alistofavailablewirelessnetworksisdisplayed.
•Gotothedesktopscreen,thenclickthewireless-network-connection-statusiconintheWindows
notificationarea.Alistofavailablewirelessnetworksisdisplayed.
3.Double-clickanetworktoconnecttoit.Providerequiredinformationifneeded.
ForWindows7:
1.TapthewirelessiconintheFunctionmodetoenablethewirelessfeatures.Formoreinformationon
howtodisplaytheFunctionmode,see“AdaptiveKeysoverview”onpage24.
2.Clickthewireless-network-connection-statusiconintheWindowsnotificationarea.Alistofavailable
wirelessnetworksisdisplayed.
3.Double-clickanetworktoconnecttoit.Providerequiredinformationifneeded.
Ifyouneedtoconnecttodifferentwirelessnetworksindifferentlocations,usethefollowingsoftwareto
managemultiplenetworkprofilessothatthecomputerautomaticallyconnectstoanavailablenetworkwhen
thelocationchanges:
•ForWindows8.1:OpentheLenovoSettingsprogramandclickLocationAwareness.Formore
information,see“AccessingLenovoprogramsontheWindows8.1operatingsystem”onpage16
.
•ForWindows7:UsetheAccessConnectionsprogram.Formoreinformation,see“AccessingLenovo
programsontheWindows7operatingsystem”onpage15.
TipsforusingthewirelessLANfeature
Toachievethebestconnection,usethefollowingguidelines:
•PlaceyourcomputersothatthereareasfewobstaclesaspossiblebetweenthewirelessLANaccess
pointandthecomputer.
•Openyourcomputerlidtoanangleofslightlymorethan90degrees.
•Ifyouusethewirelessfeature(the802.11standards)ofyourcomputersimultaneouslywithaBluetooth
option,thedatatransmissionspeedcanbedelayedandtheperformanceofthewirelessfeaturecanbe
degraded.
CheckingthewirelessLANconnectionstatus
YoucancheckthewirelessLANconnectionstatusthroughthewireless-network-connection-statusiconin
theWindowsnotificationarea.Themorebarsencompassed,thebetterthesignalis.
FortheWindows7operatingsystem,youalsocanchecktheAccessConnectionsgauge,theAccess
Connectionsstatusicon,ortheAccessConnectionswirelessstatusiconintheWindowsnotificationarea.
AccessConnectionsgaugestatus:
•Powertothewirelessradioisoffornosignal.
•Powertothewirelessradioison.Thesignalstrengthofthewirelessconnectionispoor.To
improvesignalstrength,moveyourcomputerclosertothewirelessaccesspoint.
•
Powertothewirelessradioison.Thesignalstrengthofthewirelessconnection
ismarginal.
•
Powertothewirelessradioison.Thesignalstrengthofthewirelessconnection
isexcellent.
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