Panasonic CF-52 Series User Manual

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Disabling/Enabling Wireless Communication
<Only for model with wireless LAN, Bluetooth and/or wireless WAN>
There are three ways of disabling and enabling wireless communication. 
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The wireless switch on the front of the computer (below) 
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The wireless switch utility (
)
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Settings in the [Advanced] menu of the Setup Utility (
NOTE
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For further information about Wireless LAN: 
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For further information about Bluetooth: 
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For further information about Wireless WAN: Refer to the instruction manual of the wireless device.
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To disable all wireless communication
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Switch to OFF.
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To enable wireless communication
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Switch to ON.
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In the default setting, the wireless switch enables all wireless devices when it is set to ON.
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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 standby 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 [Enable] 
(default) in the [Advanced] menu of the Setup Utility (
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When you set [Wireless Switch] to [Disable] in the [Advanced] menu of the Setup Utility (
), the Wireless 
Switch Utility icon will not appear in the notification area. 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
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 PROSet/Wireless Software. Perform either of the fol-
lowing procedures.
• Double-click 
, or 
 on the notification area.
• Click [start] - [All Programs] - [Intel PROSet Wireless] - [Intel PROSet Wireless].
The Wireless Switch