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4.TaptheWi-Finetworknameandholdyourngeronthescreenfortwoseconds.Thentakeyournger
offthedisplay.Amenuisdisplayed.
5.TapSetasmeteredconnection.
Todisablethedownloadovermeteredconnectionssettingtopreventextracharges,dothefollowing:
1.Swipeinfromtherightedgeofthescreentodisplaythecharms.
2.TaptheSettingscharm.
3.TapChangePCsettings.
4.Inthenavigationpanel,tapDevices.
5.IntheDownloadovermeteredconnectionssection,slidetothelefttoturnoffit.
ConnectingtoaWi-Finetwork
Wi-Fiisawirelessnetworkingtechnologythatprovidesnetworkaccessatdistancesofupto100meters
(328feet)dependingontheWi-Firouterandyoursurroundings.YoucanconnectanyThinkPadTabletto
aWi-Finetwork.
AWi-FiconnectionrequiresaccesstoafunctioningWirelessAccessPoint(WAP),alsocalledahotspot.
Somehotspotsareopentothepublic,butsomeothersimplementsecurityfeaturestolimitaccessto
specicgroupsorindividuals.
Note:TherangeandqualityoftheWi-Fisignalisaffectedbythenumberofconnecteddevices,the
infrastructure,andtheobjectsthroughwhichthesignalistransmitted.
ConnectingtoaWi-Finetwork
ToestablishaWi-Finetworkconnection,dothefollowing:
1.Swipeinfromtherightedgeofthescreentodisplaythecharms.
2.TaptheSettingscharm.
3.Tapthenetworkicon.AlistofavailableWi-Finetworksisdisplayed.
4.TaptheIDofthenetworkyouwanttoconnect.
5.FollowtheonscreeninstructionstoconnecttotheWi-Finetwork.
Toviewspeed,security,address,andotherinformationabouttheWi-Finetworkyouareconnected,tapits
IDandholdyourngeronthescreenfortwoseconds.Thentakeyourngeroffthedisplay.Amenuis
displayed.Selectoneofthemenuitemstoviewtheinformationyouneed.
YourtabletsupportstheproxyfeatureforWi-Ficonnection.Theproxyfeatureenablesyoutoaccessmore
Web-basedsourceandbrowseInternetmoresecurely.Ifyouwanttoconguretheproxysettingswhenyou
areconnectingtoaWi-Finetwork,dothefollowing:
1.OpentheInternetoptionswindow.Forinformationabouthowtoopenthiswindow,seeWindows
HelpandSupport.
2.TaptheConnectionstab.
3.Conguretheproxysettings.
Formoreinformationaboutproxysettings,consultyourITadministrators.
AddingaWi-Finetwork
IfyouwanttoaccessaWi-Finetworkthatdoesnotbroadcastitsnetworkname(alsocalledaserviceset
identierorSSID),youmustaddthatWi-Finetworkbeforeyoucanconnecttoit.
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