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Wireless LAN
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In addition to using the Wireless LAN Switch utility, you can also change the setting of the wireless
LAN standard by the following procedure:
A
Click [start] - [Control Panel] - [Performance and Maintenance] - [System] - [Hardware]
- [Device Manager].
B
Double-click [Intel(R) PRO/Wireless....] at [Network adapters].
C
Click [Advanced], and then click [Wireless Mode] in [Property].
D
Remove the checkmark from [Use default value], and select the settings (e.g., [802.11a
and 802.11g]).
E
Click [OK].
NOTE
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Function of Wireless LAN Switch Utility
• Turning the wireless LAN on/off by clicking the Wireless LAN Switch (
or
)
on the notification area and clicking [Wireless LAN ON] or [Wireless LAN OFF].
• Enabling/disabling IEEE802.11a (
)
The above settings can be set separately.
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The Wireless LAN Switch icon (
or
) indicates whether the wireless LAN is
on or off. The icon will not change even when IEEE802.11a is enabled or disabled.
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When the Wireless LAN is turned on/off using an Intel
®
PROSet/Wireless Software,
the
icon or the
icon on the notification area will change at the same time.
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When you uninstall the Wireless LAN Switch Utility:
• Confirm that [Wireless LAN] is set to [Enable] in the Setup Utility.
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When the wireless LAN has been disabled using [Device Manager] or the Setup
Utility, the
icon or the
icon will not be displayed.
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Even if IEEE802.11a is set to enable, IEEE802.11a cannot be used when the wireless
LAN is set to off.