Fordetails,refertothehelpforBluetooth.Toseethehelp,double-clickMyBluetoothPlaces,andclick
HelpandthenBluetoothhelp.Anotherwaytostartthehelpistoright-clickBluetoothCongurationinthe
systemtrayofthetaskbar,andclickAdvancedCongurationandthenHelp.
UsingWiMAX
SomeThinkPadnotebookscomewithabuilt-inwirelessLANcardintegratingWiMAXtechnology.
WiMAX,along-r angewirelessdatatr ansmissiontechnologybasedonthe802.16standard,providesyou
witha“lastmile”broadbandconnectivitysimilartothatofferedbycableorADSL,butwithouttheneedto
physicallyconnectacabletothePC.
TousetheWiMAXfeature,startAccessConnections.
TostarttheAccessConnectionswizard,seeAccessingapplicationsinWindows7.
Checkingwirelessconnectionstatus
AccessConnectionsGauge
TheAccessConnectionsGaugeinthetaskbardisplaysthesignalstrengthandstatusofyourwireless
connection.
Note:T odisplayAccessConnectionsGaugeinthetaskbar,seetheHelpinAccessConnections.
Youcanndmoredetailedinformationaboutthesignalstrengthandstatusofyourwirelessconnection
byopeningAccessConnectionsorbyright-clickingtheAccessConnectionsGaugeinthetaskbarand
selectingViewStatusofWirelessConnection.
•AccessConnectionsGaugestates:wirelessLAN
–Powertothewir elessr adioisoffornosignal.
–Powertothewirelessradioison.Thesignalstrengthofthewirelessconnectionispoor.T o
improvesignalstrength,moveyoursystemclosertothewirelessaccesspoint.
–Powertothewirelessr adioison.Thesignalstrengthofthewirelessconnection
ismarginal.
–Powertothewirelessradioison.Thesignalstrengthofthewirelessconnectionis
excellent.
•AccessConnectionsGaugestat es:wirelessWAN
–Nosignal
–Signallevel1
–Signallevel2
–Signallevel3
Note:FormoreinformationaboutAccessConnectionsGauge,seetheHelpinAccessConnections.
AccessConnectionsiconandwirelessstatusicon
TheAccessConnectionsicondisplaysgeneralconnectionstatus.
Thewirelessstatusicondisplaysthesignalstrengthandstatusofyourwirelessconnection.
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