NEC L320 manual Mini PCI Wireless LAN, Enabling Wireless LAN in Bios Setup

Mini PCI Wireless LAN

Some NEC Versa L320 notebook computers come with built-in wireless LAN capabilities featuring the Wi-Fi™ (wireless fidelity) IEEE 802.11b High Rate (HR) standard for business users. Wireless LAN eliminates the need for connecting cables between your computer and your local area network, facilitating mobility, minimizing downtime, and improving your productivity.

The Wi-Fi compliant radio technology provides high-speed (11 Mbps) wireless networking with the performance capabilities of a wired 10BaseT LAN connection.

NEC Versa L320 wireless LAN configurations come with Client Manager and driver software installed and basic parameters set.

See the following sections for information about using the wireless LAN solution in the NEC Versa L320 notebook computer.

Enabling Wireless LAN in BIOS Setup

Before you can use the built-in wireless LAN, you must enable wireless LAN in the BIOS Setup utility. Use the following steps to enable wireless LAN:

1.Power on the NEC Versa L320 system. Press F2 at the BIOS Setup prompt. The Main Setup menu appears.

2.Using the arrow keys, select the Advanced menu and the Wireless LAN menu item.

3.Press Enter to bring up the Wireless LAN settings.

4.Using the arrow keys, select “Enabled.” Press Enter to select the change.

5.Select the Exit menu. Select “Exit Saving Changes.” Press Enter. Select “Yes” to confirm changes and to exit the utility.

Checking Your Wireless Connection

Use the Client Manager software on your system to:

Tverify the quality of your wireless connection to the network view/modify the wireless LAN configuration settings.

The Client Manager software starts automatically when you power on the NEC Versa L320 system. The Client Manager icon (stepped vertical bars) in the Windows system tray indicates that your system is running the Client Manager program.

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