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Disabling/Enabling Wireless Communication
To check the wireless communication status
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Click
on the notification area and place the cursor over the Wireless Switch Utility
icon (
or
).
A tool tip appears.
NOTE
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If you uninstall the Wireless Switch Utility, set the wireless switch to ON.
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Do not turn on/off the switch repeatedly at too short intervals.
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Do not restart, log off, or enter sleep or hibernation immediately after turning on/off the switch.
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Do not turn on/off the switch while Windows is starting up.
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To use wireless communication, set the wireless devices ([Wireless LAN] / [Bluetooth] / [Wireless WAN]) to [Enabled]
(default) in the [Advanced] - [Wireless Configuration] menu of the Setup Utility (
).
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When you set [Wireless Switch] to [Disabled] in the [Advanced] - [Wireless Configuration] menu of the Setup Utility
(
), the Wireless Switch Utility icon will not appear. All wireless equipment (wireless LAN, Bluetooth, wireless
WAN) will remain ready irrespective of the wireless switch setting.
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It may take some time to turn off wireless communication after switching the wireless switch off.
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If the IEEE802.11a setting is changed in [Device Manager] (
), the display will be changed accordingly.
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You can check the wireless LAN communication status in Intel
®
PROSet/Wireless Software. Perform the following pro-
cedure.
• Click
(Start) - [All Programs] - [Intel PROSet Wireless] - [WiFi Advanced Statistics].
This utility allows you to control the function of the wireless switch. This utility also allows you to enable or disable wireless
devices from a pop-up menu. In the default setting, all wireless devices are enabled.
The Wireless Switch Utility icon
The icon appears when click
on the notification area. It shows the status of wireless devices.
•
: 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.
Wireless Switch Utility