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Hardware and Software Guide 5–1
5
Wireless (Select Models
Only)
If your notebook is equipped with an integrated wireless device
such as 802.11 or Bluetooth wireless devices, you have a wireless
notebook.
■ An 802.11 wireless notebook can connect to wireless
networks in corporate offices, your home, and public places.
Wireless networks include wireless local area networks
(WLANs) or “hotspots.” Hotspots are wireless access points
available in public places, such as airports, restaurants, coffee
shops, hotels, and universities.
■ A Bluetooth wireless notebook can connect to other
Bluetooth wireless-enabled devices using a wireless personal
area network (PAN).
Your notebook has a button that may be used to enable and
disable the 802.11 and Bluetooth wireless devices and an
associated light to indicate the state of the wireless devices.
In addition to the wireless button and light, your notebook has a
software utility, Wireless Assistant, that enables you to control
your wireless devices. Wireless Assistant is a software utility that
enables you to turn on and off the 802.11 and Bluetooth wireless
devices individually. For more information on using Wireless
Assistant, refer to the
“Device Power States” section in this
chapter.