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Using wireless WAN connections, Using Bluetooth, Wireless networking setup, For Windows 7, Devices

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• If you use the wireless feature (the 802.11 standard) of your computer simultaneously with a Bluetooth option, data transmission speed can be delayed and the performance of the wireless feature can be degraded. Wireless networking setup To use the built-in wireless networking card (the 802.11 standard) to communicate, start Access Connections. Note: Before you start setting up wireless networking connections by using Access Connections, obtain a Network Name (SSID) and your encryption information from your network administrator. Access Connections, a connectivity assistant program, can easily enable one network adapter and disable the other adapters on demand. After setting up your wireless networking connection, you can use the program to quickly switch the network settings. Using wireless WAN connections Wireless Wide Area Network (wireless WAN) enables you to establish wireless connections over remote public or private networks. These connections can be maintained over a large geographical area, such as a city or an entire country, by use of multiple antenna sites or satellite systems maintained by wireless service providers. Some ThinkPad notebooks come with a built-in wireless WAN card integrating some wireless WAN technologies, such as 1xEV-DO, HSPA, 3G or GPRS. You can connect to the Internet or your company network with the built-in wireless WAN card and the configuration utility to make a wireless WAN connection and monitor its status. Note: Wireless WAN service is provided by authorized service providers in some countries. To find the location of the wireless WAN antenna on your computer, refer to "Locating the UltraConnect wireless antennas" on page 150. To use the wireless WAN feature, start Access Connections. Using Bluetooth For Windows 7 If your computer is equipped with the Integrated Bluetooth features, you can enable or disable the features by pressing F9. If you press F9, a list of wireless features is displayed. You can enable or disable the Bluetooth features with a single click. To configure a Bluetooth device or manage connection settings, you can use Bluetooth Devices in Control Panel. 1. Click Start ➙ Control Panel. 2. Click Hardware and Sound. 3. Click Devices and Printers. To send data to a Bluetooth-enabled device, do as follows: 1. Right-click the data that you want to send. 2. Select Send To ➙ Bluetooth Devices. For details, refer to the Windows online help. Chapter 2. Using your computer 33

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If you use the wireless feature (the 802.11 standard) of your computer simultaneously with a
Bluetooth
option, data transmission speed can be delayed and the performance of the wireless feature can be
degraded.
Wireless networking setup
To use the built-in wireless networking card (the 802.11 standard) to communicate, start Access Connections.
Note:
Before you start setting up wireless networking connections by using Access Connections, obtain a
Network Name (SSID) and your encryption information from your network administrator.
Access Connections, a connectivity assistant program, can easily enable one network adapter and disable
the other adapters on demand. After setting up your wireless networking connection, you can use the
program to quickly switch the network settings.
Using wireless WAN connections
Wireless Wide Area Network (wireless WAN) enables you to establish wireless connections over remote
public or private networks. These connections can be maintained over a large geographical area, such as
a city or an entire country, by use of multiple antenna sites or satellite systems maintained by wireless
service providers.
Some ThinkPad notebooks come with a built-in wireless WAN card integrating some wireless WAN
technologies, such as 1xEV-DO, HSPA, 3G or GPRS. You can connect to the Internet or your company
network with the built-in wireless WAN card and the configuration utility to make a wireless WAN connection
and monitor its status.
Note:
Wireless WAN service is provided by authorized service providers in some countries.
To find the location of the wireless WAN antenna on your computer, refer to “Locating the UltraConnect
wireless antennas” on page 150.
To use the wireless WAN feature, start Access Connections.
Using Bluetooth
For Windows 7
If your computer is equipped with the Integrated
Bluetooth
features, you can enable or disable the features
by pressing F9. If you press F9, a list of wireless features is displayed. You can enable or disable the
Bluetooth
features with a single click.
To configure a
Bluetooth
device or manage connection settings, you can use
Bluetooth
Devices
in Control
Panel.
1. Click
Start
➙
Control Panel
.
2. Click
Hardware and Sound
.
3. Click
Devices and Printers
.
To send data to a
Bluetooth
-enabled device, do as follows:
1. Right-click the data that you want to send.
2. Select
Send To
➙
Bluetooth Devices
.
For details, refer to the Windows online help.
Chapter 2
.
Using your computer
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