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Disabling/Enabling Wireless Communication
<Only for model with wireless LAN, Bluetooth, and/or wireless WAN>
There are 4 ways of disabling and enabling wireless communication.
The wireless switch on the front of the computer (below)
Wireless switch utility (
Settings in the [Advanced] menu of the Setup Utility (
)
Setting in the Wireless Connection Disable Utility (
NOTE
For further information about Wireless LAN:
For further information about Bluetooth:
For further information about Wireless WAN: Refer to the instruction manual of the wireless device.
The wireless communication can be enabled or disabled by connecting or disconnecting the LAN cable.
To disable all wireless communication
1
Switch to
(OFF).
To enable wireless communication
1
Switch to
(ON).
In the default setting, the wireless switch enables all wireless devices when it is set to ON.
NOTE
If you uninstall the Wireless Switch Utility, set the wireless switch to ON beforehand.
Do not turn on/off the switch repeatedly at too short intervals.
Do not restart, log off, or enter standby or hibernation immediately after turning on/off the switch.
Do not turn on/off the switch while Windows is starting up.
To use wireless communication, set the wireless devices ([Wireless LAN] / [Bluetooth] / [Wireless WAN]) to [Enabled]
(default) in the [Advanced] menu of the Setup Utility (
It may take some time to turn off wireless communication after switching the wireless switch off.
If the IEEE802.11a setting is changed in [Device Manager] (
), the display will be changed accordingly.
The Wireless Switch
