Working with the notebook
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Wireless LAN
Depending on the device variant, a Wireless LAN network card may be installed in your notebook .
Ê Slide the ON/OFF switch into the "ON" position to activate the radio component.
or
Ê Slide the ON/OFF switch into the "OFF" position to deactivate the radio component.
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Detailed information is contained in the online help and in the PDF file on your
wireless LAN software.
Please take note of the information in the section "Additional safety prec autions for
devices with wireless LAN", "Important notes" chapter.

Wireless network as per IEEE 802.11 standard

The wireless LAN network card operates in accordance with the IEEE 802.11 standard. The 2.4
GHz ISM frequency band is used as a communications medium. The wireless net work s operating in
accordance with 802.11 can easily be connected to existing Ethernet networks . With the exception
of a few additional parameters, wireless network cards that operate in accordance wit h 802. 11 are
one system with a normal Ethernet card. This means that you can use all protocols via a 802.11
wireless network just as with a cable-connected Ethernet (IP, IPX, NetBIOS,...). The only difference
is that you need not lay cables between the computers. The number of all wireless LAN s t ations that
can reach each other directly is generally referred to as a cell. The IEEE standard offers two
operating modes - the adhoc mode (peer-to-peer) and the infrastructure mode.