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Turning your wireless radio on or off

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CHAPTER 2: Checking Out Your Notebook Turning your wireless radio on or off Warning Radio frequency wireless communication can interfere with equipment on commercial aircraft. Current aviation regulations require wireless devices to be turned off while traveling in an airplane. IEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, and Bluetooth communication devices are examples of devices that provide wireless communication. Warning In environments where the risk of interference to other devices or services is harmful or perceived as harmful, the option to use a wireless device may be restricted or eliminated. Airports, hospitals, and oxygen or flammable gas laden atmospheres are limited examples where use of wireless devices may be restricted or eliminated. When in environments where you are uncertain of the sanction to use wireless devices, ask the applicable authority for authorization prior to using or turning on the wireless device. Tips & Tricks For more information about using your notebook on a wireless network, see "Wireless Networking" in the User Guide. Your Gateway notebook may have a factory-installed wireless networking mini-PCI card. To turn the wireless IEEE 802.11 radio on or off: ■ Press FN + F2. The wireless status indicator turns on or off. For the location of the wireless status indicator, see "Using the status indicators" on page 18. To turn the Bluetooth radio on or off: ■ Press FN + F6. 28

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CHAPTER 2: Checking Out Your Notebook
28
Turning your wireless radio on or
off
Warning
Radio frequency
wireless
communication can
interfere with
equipment on
commercial aircraft.
Current aviation
regulations require
wireless devices to be
turned off while
traveling in an
airplane. IEEE 802.11a,
IEEE 802.11b,
IEEE 802.11g, and
Bluetooth
communication
devices are examples
of devices that provide
wireless
communication.
Warning
In environments
where the risk of
interference to other
devices or services is
harmful or perceived
as harmful, the option
to use a wireless device
may be restricted or
eliminated. Airports,
hospitals, and oxygen
or flammable gas
laden atmospheres
are limited examples
where use of wireless
devices may be
restricted or
eliminated. When in
environments where
you are uncertain of
the sanction to use
wireless devices, ask
the applicable
authority for
authorization prior to
using or turning on the
wireless device.
Tips & Tricks
For more information
about using your
notebook on a wireless
network, see “Wireless
Networking” in the
User Guide.
Your Gateway notebook may have a
factory-installed wireless networking mini-PCI
card.
To turn the wireless IEEE 802.11 radio on or off:
■
Press
F
N
+ F2
. The wireless status indicator
turns on or off. For the location of the
wireless status indicator, see
“Using the
status indicators” on page 18
.
To turn the Bluetooth radio on or off:
■
Press
F
N
+ F6
.