Ethernetconnections
Youcanconnecttoalocalnetworkorabr oadbandconnectionbyusingthebuilt-inEthernetfeatur eofyour
computer.
DANGER
YourcomputerhasanEthernetconnector.T oavoidtheriskofelectricalshock,donotconnect
thetelephonecabletotheEthernetconnector.
Wirelessconnections
Wirelesscommunicationisthetransferofdatawithouttheuseofcablesbymeansofradiowavesonly.
Dependingonthewirelessdeviceusedinyourcomputer,youmightbeabletoconnecttothefollowing
categoriesofwirelessnetworks.
WirelessLAN
Awir elesslocalareanetwork(LAN)coversar elativelysmallgeographicarea,suchasanofcebuildingora
house.Devicesbasedonthe802.11standardscanconnecttothisnetwork.
Yourcomputercomeswithabuilt-inwirelessLANcardandacongurationutilitytohelpyoumakewireless
connectionsandmonitorthestatusofyourconnection,sothatyoucanstayconnect edtoyournetwork
whileyouareintheofce,inameetingroom,orathome,withnoneedforawiredconnection.
WirelessWAN
WirelessWideAreaNetwork(wir elessWAN)coversabr oadergeographicarealikeacityoranentirecountry.
Cellularnetworksareusedforthedatatransmission.
Note:WirelessWANserviceisprovidedbyauthorizedserviceprovidersinsomecountries.
SomeThinkP adnotebookcomputerscomewithabuilt-inwirelessWANcardintegr atingsomewireless
WANt echnologies,suchas1xEV-DO,HSPA,3GorGPRS.Byusingthebuilt-inwirelessWANcardand
thecongur ationutilitythatcomeswithyourcomputer,youcanestablishwirelessWANconnectionsand
monitorthestatusofyourconnection.
Bluetooth
Bluetoothisoneofanumberoftechnologiesusedtocr eateawirelesspersonalareanetwork.Bluetooth
canconnectdevicesashortdistancefromoneanother,andiscommonlyusedforconnectingperipheral
devicestoacomputer,transferringdatabetweenhand-helddevicesandapersonalcomputer,orr emotely
controllingandcommunicatingwithdevicessuchasmobilephones.

UsingthewirelessLANandwirelessWANconnections

Youcancheckyourwirelessconnectionstatusandsignalstrengththroughthewirelessnetworkiconin
theWindowsnoticationarea.
Toenableordisableyourwirelessfeature,pressF8.Whenyoupressthiskey,alistofwirelessconnections
isdisplayed.Youcanquicklyturnonandturnoffallthewirelessnetworkconnections.
TheLocationsAwarenessprogramenablesyout omanageyourlocationproles.Byswitchingbetween
locationprolesasyoumoveyourcomputerfromplacetoplace,youcanquicklyandeasilyconnecttoa
networkwithnoneedtorecongureyoursettingsmanuallyandrestartthecomput ereachtime.Toaccess
theL ocationA warenessprogram,opentheLenovoSettingsprogramandclickLocationAwareness.
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