Satellite U500/U500D, Satellite Pro U500/U500D

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. Slide 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 Security.

2.Click the Device Manager under the System category. The Device Manager window opens. Click Network adaptors.

3.Select your preferred Wireless 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.

■The Wake-up on LAN function consumes power even when the system is off. Leave the AC adaptor connected while using this feature.

■The Link speed (10/100/1000 megabits per second) changes automatically depending on the network conditions (connected device, cable or nose and so on).

User’s Manual

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