Toshiba L40 Series User Manual

User’s Manual

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Basic Operations

If you are using Ethernet LAN (10 megabits per second, 10BASE-T), you 

can connect using either a CAT5 or a CAT3 cable.
If you are using 100BASE-TX Fast Ethernet, you must connect using a 

CAT5 cable.
To connect the LAN cable, follow the steps below.
1. Turn off the power to the computer and to all external devices 

connected to the computer.

2. Plug one end of the cable into the LAN jack. Press gently until you hear 

the latch click into place.

3. Plug the other end of the cable into a LAN hub connector. Check with 

your LAN administrator before connecting to a hub.

To disconnect the LAN cable, follow the steps below.
1. Pinch the lever on the connector in the computer’s LAN jack and pull 

out the connector.

2. Disconnect the cable from the LAN hub in the same manner. Check 

with your LAN administrator before disconnecting from the hub. 

The wireless LAN is compatible with other LAN systems that comply with 

the IEEE 802.11 b/g / 802.11 a/b/g wireless LAN standards.
It supports the following:

■

Automatic Transmit Rate Select mechanism in the transmit range of 54, 

11, 5.5, 2 and 1 Mbit/s.

■

Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) data encryption, based on 256bit 

encryption algorithm.