Panasonic U500D Wireless communication switch, Wireless activity LED, Product Support

Operating Basics

Product Support

The latest information regarding Operating System support, Language Support or available upgrades can be found on our web site http://www.toshiba-europe. com/computers/tnt/bluetooth.htm in Europe or www.pcsupport.toshiba.com in the United States.

Wireless communication switch

You can enable or disable the Wireless LAN function, with the on/off switch. No transmissions are sent or received when the switch is off. Slid the Switch to turn it on and turn it off.

Set the switch to off in airplanes and hospitals. Check the indicator. It will stop glowing when the wireless communication function is off.

Wireless activity LED

The wireless activity LED indicates the status of the wireless communication functions.

Indicator status	Indication
LED off	Wireless communication switch is set to off.
	Automatic power down because of overheating.
	Power malfunction.
LED glows	Wireless communication switch is on. Wireless
	LAN is turned on by an application.

If you used the Task Bar to disable Wireless LAN, you will need to restart the computer to re-enable it. Alternatively, you can also follow this procedure:

1.In the Control Panel, click System and Maintenance.

2.Click the Device Manager. The Device Manager window opens. Click Network adaptors.

3.Select your preferred Network adaptor, then click the Enable button in the tool bar.

LAN

The computer has built-in support for Fast Ethernet LAN (10 megabits per second, 10BASE-T), Fast Ethernet LAN (100 megabits per second, 100BASE-TX) and Gigabit Ethernet LAN (1000 megabits per second, 1000BASE-T).

This section describes how to connect disconnect to a LAN.

Do not install or remove a memory module while Wake-up on LAN is enabled.

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