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Connecting to the network, Ethernet connections, Wireless connections

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Connecting to the network Your computer has one or more network cards for connecting to the Internet and to your company's wired LAN or wireless LAN network. Note: Some models come with a built-in wireless WAN card enabling you to establish wireless connections over remote public or private networks. Ethernet connections You can connect to a local network or a broadband connection by use of the Ethernet feature built into your computer. To connect to a network through Ethernet, do the following: • For Windows 7: Use the Access Connections program. For instructions on how to start the Access Connections program, see "Accessing Lenovo programs on the Windows 7 operating system" on page 15. • For Windows 8: Open the Lenovo Settings program and click Location Awareness. Then follow the instructions on the screen. DANGER Your computer has an Ethernet connector. To avoid the risk of electrical shock, do not connect the telephone cable to the Ethernet connector. Wireless connections Wireless communication is the transfer of data without the use of cables but by means of radio waves only. Depending on the wireless device used in your computer, you might be able to connect to the following categories of wireless networks. Wireless LAN A wireless LAN covers a relatively small geographic area, such as an office building or a house. Devices based on the 802.11 standards can connect to this network. Your computer comes with a built-in wireless network card and a configuration utility to help you make wireless connections and monitor the status of your connection, so that you can stay connected to your network while you are in the office, in a meeting room, or at home, with no need for a wired connection. Tips for using the wireless LAN feature To achieve the best connection, use the following guidelines: • Place your computer so that there are as few obstacles as possible between the wireless LAN access point and the computer. • Open your computer display to an angle of slightly more than 90 degrees. • If you use the wireless feature (the 802.11 standard) of your computer simultaneously with a Bluetooth option, the data transmission speed can be delayed and the performance of the wireless feature can be degraded. Wireless WAN Wireless Wide Area Network (wireless WAN), using cellular networks for data transmission, enables you to establish wireless connections over remote public or private networks. These connections can be 32 User Guide

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Connecting to the network
Your computer has one or more network cards for connecting to the Internet and to your company's wired
LAN or wireless LAN network.
Note:
Some models come with a built-in wireless WAN card enabling you to establish wireless connections
over remote public or private networks.
Ethernet connections
You can connect to a local network or a broadband connection by use of the Ethernet feature built into your
computer.
To connect to a network through Ethernet, do the following:
•
For Windows 7: Use the Access Connections program. For instructions on how to start the Access
Connections program, see “Accessing Lenovo programs on the Windows 7 operating system” on page 15.
•
For Windows 8: Open the Lenovo Settings program and click
Location Awareness
. Then follow the
instructions on the screen.
DANGER
Your computer has an Ethernet connector. To avoid the risk of electrical shock, do not connect
the telephone cable to the Ethernet connector.
Wireless connections
Wireless communication is the transfer of data without the use of cables but by means of radio waves only.
Depending on the wireless device used in your computer, you might be able to connect to the following
categories of wireless networks.
Wireless LAN
A wireless LAN covers a relatively small geographic area, such as an office building or a house. Devices
based on the 802.11 standards can connect to this network.
Your computer comes with a built-in wireless network card and a configuration utility to help you make
wireless connections and monitor the status of your connection, so that you can stay connected to your
network while you are in the office, in a meeting room, or at home, with no need for a wired connection.
Tips for using the wireless LAN feature
To achieve the best connection, use the following guidelines:
•
Place your computer so that there are as few obstacles as possible between the wireless LAN access
point and the computer.
•
Open your computer display to an angle of slightly more than 90 degrees.
•
If you use the wireless feature (the 802.11 standard) of your computer simultaneously with a Bluetooth
option, the data transmission speed can be delayed and the performance of the wireless feature can be
degraded.
Wireless WAN
Wireless Wide Area Network (wireless WAN), using cellular networks for data transmission, enables you
to establish wireless connections over remote public or private networks. These connections can be
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