4.Double-clickBluetoothRadiostoextracttheBluetoothRadiosdevicetree.
5.Double-clicktheThinkPadBluetoothwithEnhancedDataRateicontoopenthePropertieswindow.
6.ClicktheDrivertab;thenclickUpdateDriver.
7.ClickNo,notthistime,andthenclickNext.
8.SelectInstallfromalistorspeciclocation(Advanced),andthenclickNext.
9.SelectDon'tsearch.Iwillchoosethedrivertoinstall;thenclickNext.
10.Selectthedriverthathasno“DigitalSigned”icon;thenclickNext.
11.ClickFinish.
Note:Ifyouusethewirelessfeature(the802.11standard)ofyourcomputersimultaneouslywithaBluetooth
option,datatransmissionspeedcanbedelayedandtheperformanceofthewirelessfeaturecanbe
degraded.
UsingWiMAX
SomeThinkPadnotebookscomewithabuilt-inwirelessLANcardintegr atingWiMAXtechnology.
WiMAX,along-rangewirelessdatatransmissiontechnologybasedonthe802.16standard,providesyou
witha“lastmile”broadbandconnectivitysimilartothatofferedbycableorADSL,butwithouttheneedto
physicallyconnectacabletothePC.
TousetheWiMAXfeature,startAccessConnections.
ForWindows7:TostarttheAccessConnectionswizard,see“AccessingapplicationsinWindows7”on
page19,andfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen.
ForWindowsVistaandWindowsXP:TostarttheAccessConnectionswizard,clickStart➙AllPrograms➙
ThinkVantage➙AccessConnections.Thenfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen.
Checkingwirelessconnectionstatus
AccessConnectionsGauge(Windows7)
IfyourcomputerisrunningWindows7,theAccessConnectionsGaugeinthetaskbardisplaysthesignal
strengthandstatusofyourwirelessconnection.
Note:TodisplayAccessConnectionsGaugeinthetaskbar,seetheHelpinAccessConnections.
Youcanndmoredetailedinformationaboutthesignalstrengthandstatusofyourwirelessconnection
byopeningAccessConnectionsorbyright-clickingtheAccessConnectionsGaugeinthetaskbarand
selectingViewStatusofWirelessConnection.
•AccessConnectionsGaugestates:wirelessLAN
–Powertothewirelessradioisoffornosignal.
–Powertothewirelessradioison.Thesignalstrengthofthewirelessconnectionispoor.To
improvesignalstrength,moveyoursystemclosertothewirelessaccesspoint.
–Powertothewirelessradioison.Thesignalstr engthofthewirelessconnection
ismarginal.
–Powertothewirelessradioison.Thesignalstrengthofthewirelessconnectionis
excellent.
•AccessConnectionsGaugestates:wirelessWAN
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