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Disabling/Enabling Wireless Communication
There are 3 ways of disabling and enabling wireless communication .
zWireless Switch Utility (Î page 46)
zSettings in the [Advanced] menu of the Setup Utility (Î page 56)
zSetting in the Wireless Communication Disable Utility (Î page 47)
NOTE
zFor further information about Wireless LAN: Î page 49
zFor further information about Bluetooth: Î page 52
zFor further information about Wireless WAN: Refer to the instruction manual of the wirele ss device.
zTo use wireless communication, set the wireless devices ([Wireless LAN] / [Bluetooth] / [Wireless WAN]) to [Enable d]
(default) in the [Advanced - Wireless Configuration] menu of the Setup Uti lity (Î page 56).
zIt may take some time to turn off wireless communication after switching the wireless switch off.
zIf the IEEE802.11a setting is changed in [Device Manager] (Î page 51), the display will be changed accordingly.
zYou can check the wireless LAN communication status in Intel® PROSet/Wireless Software. Perform either of the fol-
lowing procedure.
• Double-click , , , or on the notification area.
• Click [start] - [A ll Programs] - [Intel PROSet Wireless] - [WiFi Connection Utility]
This utility allows you to enable or disable wireless devices from a pop-up menu in the notifica tion area. In the default setting,
all wireless devices are enabled.
The Wireless Switch Utility icon
The icon appears in the notification area when the computer is turned ON. It shows the status of wireless devices.
• : Indicates that the wireless devices are enabled.
• : Indicates that the wireless devices are off.
• : Indicates that the wireless devices have been disabled in the Setup U tility.
To enable or disable particular wireless devices
1Click the Wireless Switch Utility icon to show the pop-up menu.
2Select ON or OFF for the device you want to enable or disable.

Wireless Switch Utility