•ForWindows7:UsetheAccessConnectionsprogram.Forinstructionsonhowt ostarttheAccess
Connectionsprogram,see“AccessingLenovoprogramsontheWindows7operatingsystem”onpage15.
•ForWindows8:OpentheLenovoSettingsprogramandclickLocationAwareness.See“Accessing
LenovoprogramsontheWindows8operatingsystem”onpage17.
Attention:
•Ifyouwanttousethewirelessfeaturesonanairplane,checkthewir elessserviceswiththeairlinebefore
boardingtheairplane.
•Iftherearerestrictionsontheuseofcomputerwirelessfeaturesonanairplane,youneedtodisableyour
computerwirelessfeaturesbeforeboarding.Todisablethewirelessfeatures,see“Enablingordisabling
thewirelessfeatures”onpage38.
Attention:
•IfyoucarryyourcomputerwiththewirelessLANfeatureintoanairplane,checktheserviceswiththe
airlinebeforeboardingtheairplane.
•Iftherearerestrictionsontheuseofcomputersonanairplanewiththewirelessfeatur e,youneed
todisableitbeforeboarding.
Note:YoucanpurchaseawirelessnetworkcardasanoptionfromLenovoat
http://www.lenovo.com/accessories/services/index.html.
Tipsforusingthewir elessLANfeature
•PlaceyourcomputersothatthereareasfewobstaclesaspossiblebetweenthewirelessLANaccess
pointandthecomputer.
•Toachievethebestwirelessconnection,openyourcomputerdisplaytoanangleslightlygreaterthan
90degrees.
•Ifyouusethewirelessfeature(the802.11standard)ofyourcomputersimultaneouslywithaBluetooth
option,datatransmissionspeedcanbedelayedandtheperformanceofthewirelessfeaturecanbe
degraded.
UsingBluetooth
SomemodelsareequippedwithaBluetoothcardthatiscompliantwithBluetoothSpecication4.0.
ToenabletheBluetoothfeatureontheWindows7operatingsystem,pressFn+F5toopenthewireless
radioswitchboard.ThenturnontheBluetoothradio.FortheWindows8operatingsystem,theBluetooth
featureisonbydefault.
SendingdatatoaBluetooth-enableddevice
TosenddatatoaBluetooth-enableddevice,dothefollowing:
1.EnabletheBluetoothfeature.
2.Right-clickthedatathatyouwanttosend.
3.SelectSendTo➙BluetoothDevices.
4.SelectaBluetoothdeviceandthenfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen.
Note:Ifyouusethewirelessfeature(the802.11standard)ofyourcomputersimultaneouslywithaBluetooth
option,thedatatransmissionspeedcanbedelayedandtheperformanceofthewirelessfeaturecanbe
degraded.
FormoreinformationaboutusingtheBluetoothfeature,refertotheWindowshelpinformationsystemand
theBluetoothhelpinformationsystem.
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