Youcanndmoredetailedinformationaboutthesignalstrengthandstatusofyourwirelessconnection
byopeningAccessConnectionsorbyright-clickingtheAccessConnectionsGaugeinthetaskbarand
selectingViewStatusofWirelessConnection.
•AccessConnectionsGaugestates:wirelessLAN
–Powertothewirelessradioisoffornosignal.
–Powertothewirelessradioison.Thesignalstrengthofthewirelessconnectionispoor.To
improvesignalstrength,moveyoursystemclosertothewirelessaccesspoint.
–Powertothewirelessradioison.Thesignalstrengthofthewirelessconnection
ismarginal.
–Powertothewirelessradioison.Thesignalstrengthofthewir elessconnectionis
excellent.
•AccessConnectionsGaugestates:wirelessWAN
–Nosignal
–Signallevel1
–Signallevel2
–Signallevel3
Note:FormoreinformationaboutAccessConnectionsGauge,seetheHelpinAccessConnections.
AccessConnectionsiconandwirelessstatusicon
TheAccessConnectionsicondisplaysgener alconnectionstatus.
Thewirelessstatusicondisplaysthesignalstr engthandstatusofyourwirelessconnection.
Youcanndmoredetailedinformationaboutthesignalstrengthandstatusofyourwirelessconnection
eitherbyopeningAccessConnectionsorbydouble-clickingtheAccessConnectionswirelessstatus
iconinthetaskbar.
Note:TodisplaytheAccessConnectionsiconandwirelessstatusiconclickShowhiddeniconsinthetask
bar.Toaddtheiconstothetaskbarpermanently,clickCustomizeandproceedtocustomizethesettings.
Formoreinformationabouttheicons,seetheHelpinAccessConnections.
•AccessConnectionsiconstates
–Nolocationproleisactiveornoneexists.
–Currentlocationproleisdisconnected.
–Currentlocationproleisconnected.
•Wirelessstatusiconstates:wirelessLAN
–Powertothewirelessradioisoff.
–Powertothewirelessradioison.Noassociation.
–Powertothewirelessradioison.Nosignal.
–Powertothewirelessradioison.Thesignalstrengthofthewirelessconnectionise xcellent.
–Powertothewirelessradioison.Thesignalstrengthofthewirelessconnectionismar ginal.
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