Disabling/Enabling WirelessCommunication
Disabling/Enabling
Wireless
Communication
<Onlyfor modelwith wirelessLAN, Bluetooth, wirelessWAN, and/or GPS> There are severalwaysof disabling and enabling wirelesscommunication.
Using airplane mode
Wirelessswitch utility
Setting [WirelessConfiguration] in the [Advanced] menu of the Setup Utility
Setting in the WirelessConnection Disable Utility
Settingsin the Networkand Sharing Center ( Using the WirelessLAN Function)
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nFor further information about WirelessLAN.
nFor further information about Bluetooth.
nFor further information about WirelessWAN.
nThe wirelesscommunication can be enabled or disabled byconnecting or disconnecting the LAN cable. ( WirelessConnection Disable Utility)
Using airplane mode*1
(For wirelessLAN, wirelessWAN, Bluetooth, and GPS)
1. Display “Charm”, and touch |
- [Change PC Settings] - [Network] - [Airplane mode] *1. |
*1 : Screen messagesare explained in [English (United States)].
(Depending on the language preference, some screen messagesin these instructionsare different from the actualscreen messages. For example, [Flight mode]/[WiFi] maybe displayed instead of [Airplane mode]/[Wi-Fi] in some language preference.)
To check the wireless communication status
1.Touch on the notification area and place the cursor over the Wireless Switch Utility icon (
or
). Atooltipappears.
The Wireless Switch Utility icon
Theiconappearswhentouch onthenotificationarea. Itshowsthestatusofwirelessdevices.
: Indicates that the wireless devices are enabled.
: Indicates that the wireless devices are off.
: Indicates that the wireless devices have been disabled in the Setup Utility.
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Disabling/EnablingWirelessCommunication
nYoucancheckthewirelessLAN communicationstatusinIntel® PROSet/WirelessSoftware. Perform thefollowingprocedure. Touch (Start) - [AllPrograms] - [IntelPROSetWireless] - [WiFiAdvancedStatistics].
Wireless Switch Utility
Thisutilityalsoallowsyoutoenableor disablewirelessdevicesfrom apop-upmenu. Inthedefaultsetting,allwirelessdevicesareenabled.
To enable or disable particular wireless devices
1.Touch the Wireless Switch Utility icon to show the pop-up menu.
2.Select ON or OFF for the device you want to enable or disable.
Wireless Connection Disable Utility
<Only for model with LAN>
YoucanautomaticallydisablethewirelessLAN/wirelessWAN connectionwhenaLAN cableisconnectedtoyour computer. YouneedtoinstalltheWirelessConnectionDisableUtilitytousethisfunction.
Installing the utility
1.LogontoWindowsasanadministrator.
2.Touch (Start),input"c:\util\wdisable\setup.exe" in[Searchprogramsandfiles],andpress Enter .
3.Follow theon-screeninstructionstoinstalltheWirelessConnectionDisableUtility.
Checking the status of the wireless connection
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nTheWirelessSwitchUtilityshouldalsobeinstalledsothattheWirelessConnectionDisableUtilityworks. TheWirelessSwitchUtilityhasalready beeninstalledatthefactory.
nTheutilitydoesnotautomaticallydisabletheBluetoothconnection.
Status indication
After installation,theWirelessConnectionDisableUtilityisautomaticallystartedafter auser isloggedin. Aniconappearswhenyoutouch onthe notificationarea.
:Indicatesthat
theutilityisenabled,and
thewirelessconnectionisdisabledsinceaLAN cableisconnected.
:Indicatesthat
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Disabling/EnablingWirelessCommunication
theutilityisenabled,and
thewirelessconnectionisenabledsincenoLAN cableisconnected.
:Indicatesoneofthefollowingstatuses;
theutilitydoesnotmonitor theLAN portstatus,
theWirelessSwitchUtilityhasnotbeenstarted,or
LAN isdisabledinthe[Advanced]menuoftheSetupUtilityor inthedevicemanager.
Menu
Longtouchingtheutilityiconopensamenuasfollows.
Touchingthemenuitem causesthefollowingutilityaction.
Monitoring LAN Cable: ON
EnablestheWirelessConnectionDisableUtilitytomonitor theLAN portanddisablewirelessconnectionwhenaLAN cableisconnected.
Monitoring LAN Cable: OFF
DisablestheWirelessConnectionDisableUtility,andenableswirelessconnectionregardlessofwhether aLAN cableisconnectedor not.
Exit
ExitstheWirelessConnectionDisableUtilityandenableswirelessconnection.
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