•AccessConnectionsgaugestates:wirelessLAN
–Powertothewirelessradioisoffornosignal.
–Powertothewirelessradioison.Thesignalstrengthofthewirelessconnectionispoor.To
improvethesignalstrength,moveyourcomputerclosertothewirelessaccesspoint.
–Powertothewirelessradioison.Thesignalstrengthofthewirelessconnection
ismarginal.
–Powertothewirelessradioison.Thesignalstrengthofthewirelessconnectionis
excellent.
•AccessConnectionsgaugestates:wirelessWAN
–Nosignal
–Signallevel1
–Signallevel2
–Signallevel3
AccessConnectionsstatusicon
TheAccessConnectionsstatusicondisplaysgeneralconnectionstatus.
•AccessConnectionsstatusiconstates
–Nolocationproleisactiveornoneexists.
–Currentlocationproleisdisconnected.
–Currentlocationproleisconnected.
AccessConnectionswirelessstatusicon
TheAccessConnectionswirelessstatusicondisplaysthestatusandsignalstrengthofyourwireless
connection.
Youcanndmoredetailedinformationaboutthestatusandsignalstrengthofyourwirelessconnection
eitherbyopeningtheAccessConnectionsprogramorbydouble-clickingtheAccessConnectionswireless
statusiconintheWindowsnoticationarea.
•Wirelessstatusiconstates:wirelessLAN
–Powertothewirelessradioisoff.
–Powertothewirelessradioison.Noassociation.
–Powertothewirelessradioison.Nosignal.
–Powertothewirelessradioison.Thesignalstrengthofthewirelessconnectionisexcellent.
–Powertothewirelessradioison.Thesignalstrengthofthewirelessconnectionismarginal.
–Powertothewirelessradioison.Thesignalstrengthofthewirelessconnectionispoor .Toimprove
thesignalstrength,moveyourcomputerclosertothewirelessaccesspoint.
•Wirelessstatusiconstates:wirelessWAN
–Powertothewirelessradioisoff.
–Noassociation
–Nosignal
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