Operation Manual

•Powertothewirelessradioison.Thesignalstrengthofthewirelessconnection
isexcellent.
AccessConnectionsiconstatus:
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Nolocationprofileisactiveornoneexists.
•Currentlocationprofileisdisconnected.
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Currentlocationprofileisconnected.
Wirelessstatusiconstatus
•Powertothewirelessradioisoff.
•Powertothewirelessradioison.Noassociation.
•Powertothewirelessradioison.Nosignal.
•Powertothewirelessradioison.Thesignalstrengthofthewirelessconnectionisexcellent.
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Powertothewirelessradioison.Thesignalstrengthofthewirelessconnectionismarginal.
•Powertothewirelessradioison.Thesignalstrengthofthewirelessconnectionispoor.Toimprove
signalstrength,moveyourcomputerclosertothewirelessaccesspoint.
Usingthewireless-WANconnection
wireless-WANwhichusescellularnetworksfordatatransmission,enablesyoutoestablishwireless
connectionsoverremotepublicorprivatenetworks.Theseconnectionscanbemaintainedoveralarge
geographicalarea,suchasacityoranentirecountry,byuseofmultipleantennasitesorsatellitesystems
maintainedbywirelessserviceproviders.
SomeThinkPadnotebookcomputerscomewithabuilt-inwireless-WANcardintegratedwithsome
wireless-WANtechnologies,suchas1xEV-DO,HSPA,3G,GPRS,orLTE.Byusingthebuilt-inwireless-WAN
cardandtheconfigurationutilitythatcomeswithyourcomputer,youcanestablishwireless-WAN
connectionsandmonitortheconnectionstatus.
Note:Thewireless-WANserviceisprovidedbyauthorizedserviceprovidersinsomecountries.
Tipsforusingthewireless-WANfeature
Toachievethebestconnection,usethefollowingguidelines:
•Keepyourcomputerawayfromyourbody.
•Placeyourcomputeronaflatsurfaceandopenyourcomputerlidtoanangleofslightlymorethan
90degrees.
•Placeyourcomputerawayfromconcreteorbrickwallsthatmightdampencellularsignals.
•Bestreceptionwillbeavailablenearwindowsandotherlocationswherecellularphonereceptionisthe
strongest.
Checkingthewireless-WANconnectionstatus
Youcancheckthewireless-WANconnectionstatusthroughthewireless-network-connection-statusiconin
theWindowsnotificationarea.Themorebarsencompassed,thebetterthesignalis.
FortheWindows7operatingsystem,youalsocanchecktheAccessConnectionsgauge,theAccess
Connectionsstatusicon,ortheAccessConnectionswirelessstatusiconintheWindowsnotificationarea.
AccessConnectionsgaugestatus:
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