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Connecting to a network
Your tablet can travel with you wherever you go. But even at home, you can explore the globe and
access information from millions of websites using your tablet and a wired or wireless network
connection. This chapter will help you get connected to that world.
Connecting to a wireless network
Wireless technology transfers data across radio waves instead of wires. Your tablet may be equipped
with one or more of the following wireless devices:
●
Wireless local area network (WLAN) device—Connects the tablet to wireless local area networks
(commonly referred to as Wi-Fi networks, wireless LANs, or WLANs) in corporate offices, your
home, and public places such as airports, restaurants, coffee shops, hotels, and universities. In
a WLAN, the mobile wireless device in your tablet communicates with a wireless router or a
wireless access point.
●
Bluetooth device (select models only)—Creates a personal area network (PAN) to connect to
other Bluetooth-enabled devices such as tablets, phones, printers, headsets, speakers, and
cameras. In a PAN, each device communicates directly with other devices, and devices must be
relatively close together—typically within 10 meters (approximately 33 feet) of each other.
For more information about wireless technology, the Internet, and networking, see the information
and website links provided in Help and Support. From the Start screen, type
help
, and then select
Help and Support.
Using the wireless controls
You can control the wireless devices in your tablet using the operating system controls.
Using operating system controls
The Network and Sharing Center allows you to set up a connection or network, connect to a network,
and diagnose and repair network problems.
To use operating system controls:
1.
From the Start screen, type
control panel
, and then select Control Panel.
2.
Select Network and Internet, and then select Network and Sharing Center.
For more information, from the Start screen, type
help
, and then select Help and Support.
Sharing data and drives and accessing software
When your tablet is part of a network, you are not limited to using only the information that is stored in
your tablet. Network tablets can exchange software and data with each other.
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From the Start screen, type
help
, and then select Help and Support.
– or –
From the Windows desktop, click the question mark icon in the notification area, at the far right
of the taskbar.
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