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TousethewirelessWANfeature,starttheAccessConnectionsprogram.Forinformationonhowtostartthe
AccessConnectionsprogram,see“AccessingThinkVantageprograms”onpage14.
UsingBluetooth
IfyourcomputerisequippedwiththeintegratedBluetoothfeature,youcanenableordisablethefeature
bypressingFn+F5.WhenyoupressFn+F5,alistofwirelessfeaturesisdisplayed.Youcanenableor
disabletheBluetoothfeaturewithasingleclick.
TocongureaBluetoothdeviceormanageconnectionsettings,useBluetoothDevicesinControlPanel.
1.ClickStart➙ControlPanel.
2.ClickHardwareandSound.
3.ClickDevicesandPrinters.
TosenddatatoaBluetooth-enableddevice,dothefollowing:
1.Right-clickthedatathatyouwanttosend.
2.SelectSendT o➙BluetoothDevices.
Note:Ifyouusethewirelessfeature(the802.11standard)ofyourcomputersimultaneouslywithaBluetooth
option,datatransmissionspeedcanbedelayedandtheperformanceofthewirelessfeaturecanbe
degraded.
ToaddaBluetoothdevice,dothefollowing:
1.PressFn+F5andenabletheBluetoothfeature.
2.ClicktheBluetoothiconfromtheWindowsnoticationareaandselectAddaDevice.
3.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentoestablishtheconnection.
AfteryouaddaBluetoothdevice,doubleclickthedevicefromthedevicelisttoconguretheprolesofthat
device.Fordetailsaboutsupportedproles,see“Wirelessrelatedinformation”onpage159
.
FormoreinformationaboutusingtheBluetoothfeature,refertotheWindowshelpinformationsystemand
theBluetoothhelpinformationsystem.
UsingWiMAX
SomeThinkPadnotebookscomewithabuilt-inwirelessLANcardintegratingWiMAXtechnology.
WiMAX,along-rangewirelessdatatransmissiontechnologybasedonthe802.16standard,providesyou
witha“lastmile”broadbandconnectivitysimilartothatofferedbycableorADSL,butwithouttheneedto
physicallyconnectacabletothepersonalcomputer.
TousetheWiMAXfeature,starttheAccessConnectionsprogram.
Checkingwirelessconnectionstatus
AccessConnectionsgauge
TheAccessConnectionsgaugeonthetaskbardisplaysthesignalstrengthandstatusofyourwireless
connection.
Youcanndmoredetailedinformationaboutthesignalstrengthandstatusofyourwirelessconnectionby
openingtheAccessConnectionsprogramorbyright-clickingtheAccessConnectionsgaugeonthetaskbar
andselectingViewStatusofWirelessConnection.
•AccessConnectionsgaugestates:wirelessLAN
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