Wireless (disconnected)

Identifies the Wireless Assistant software on the computer

 

and indicates that all of the wireless devices are off.

 

 

Wired network (connected)

Indicates that one or more network drivers on your computer

 

are installed and one or more network devices are connected

 

to the network.

 

 

Wired network (disabled/disconnected)

Indicates that one or more of your network drivers are

 

installed, all network devices or all wireless devices are

 

disabled in Windows Control Panel, and no network devices

 

are connected to a wired network.

 

 

Network (connected)

Indicates that one or more of your network drivers are

 

installed, one or more network devices are connected to a

 

wireless network, and one or more network devices may be

 

connected to a wired network.

 

 

Network (disabled/disconnected)

Indicates that one or more of your network drivers are

 

installed, no wireless connections are available or all wireless

 

network devices are disabled by the wireless button or

 

Wireless Assistant, and no network devices are connected

 

to a wired network.

 

 

Network (disconnected)

Indicates that one or more of your network drivers are

 

installed and wireless connections are available, but no

 

network devices are connected to a wired or wireless

 

network.

 

 

Using the wireless controls

You can control the wireless devices in your computer using these features:

wireless key

Wireless Assistant software

Operating system controls

Using the wireless key

The computer has a wireless key (1), one or more wireless devices, and one wireless light (2). All of the wireless devices on your computer are enabled at the factory.

If the wireless light is amber, all wireless devices are off. If the wireless light is off, an integrated wireless device, such as a wireless local area network (WLAN) device and/or a Bluetooth® device, is on.

The wireless light indicates the overall power state of your wireless devices, not the status of individual devices. Press the wireless key to turn the wireless devices off or on.

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