Toshiba L640D User Manual

User’s Manual

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Operating Basics

Enable/Disable Wireless communication

You can enable or disable Wireless communication functions by pressing

FN + F8. No transmissions are sent or received when wireless

communication is turned off.

Wireless communication Indicator

The wireless communication indicator shows the status of the computer's

wireless communication functions.

If you used the Taskbar to disable the wireless LAN, restart the computer or

perform the following procedure to re-enable it: Start -> Control Panel

-> System and Security -> System -> Device Manager -> Network

adapters and right click the wireless device then choose enable.

LAN

The computer has built-in support for Ethernet LAN (10 megabits per

second, 10BASE-T), Fast Ethernet LAN (100 megabits per second,

100BASE-TX) and Gigabit Ethernet LAN (1000 megabits per second,

1000BASE-T).
This section describes how to connect/disconnect to a LAN.

LAN cable types

Indicator status

Indication

Indicator off

The wireless communication function is off - no

wireless functionality is available.

Indicator glows

The wireless communication function is on.

Except for the stopped device by the software

switch, all the wireless-communications

functions can output a radio wave.

Do not install or remove a memory module while Wake-up on LAN is

enabled.

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The Wake-up on LAN function consumes power even when the system

is off. Leave the AC adaptor connected while using this feature.

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The Link speed (10/100/1000 megabits per second) changes

automatically depending on the network conditions (connected device,

cable or noise and so on).

The computer must be configured properly before connecting to a LAN.

Logging onto a LAN using the computer’s default settings could cause a

malfunction in LAN operation. Check with your LAN administrator

regarding set-up procedures.