Wireless
Hardware and Software Guide
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Turning On, Turning Off, Enabling and
Disabling the 802.11 and Bluetooth
Wireless Devices
The wireless button enables and disables 802.11 and Bluetooth
wireless devices in conjunction with Wireless Assistant. By
default, the 802.11 and Bluetooth wireless devices and wireless
light are turned on when you turn on the notebook.
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Turning on a wireless device does not automatically create a
WLAN or connect you to a WLAN. For information on setting up
a WLAN refer to the
“Wireless Local Area Network
(Select Models Only)”
section in this chapter.
The 802.11 and Bluetooth wireless devices have 2 power states:
■
Enabled
■
Disabled
You can enable and disable wireless devices in Computer Setup.
For more information about using Computer Setup to control the
802.11 and Bluetooth wireless devices, refer to
Chapter 9,
“Computer Setup.”
You can also enable and disable a wireless
device with the wireless button.
When the wireless devices are enabled in Computer Setup and
with the wireless button, you can use Wireless Assistant to turn
on and off the devices individually.
