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You can nd more detailed information about the signal strength and status of your wireless connection
either by opening Access Connections or by double-clicking the Access Connections wireless status
icon in the task bar.
Note: If your computer is a Windows 7 model, to display the Access Connections status icon and the
wireless status icon in the system tray, refer to the Access Connections on-line help.
• Access Connections icon states
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No location prole is active or none exists.
– Current location prole is disconnected.
– Current location prole is connected.
• Wireless status icon states: wireless LAN
– Power to the wireless radio is off.
– Power to the wireless radio is on. No association.
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Power to the wireless radio is on. No signal.
– Power to the wireless radio is on. The signal strength of the wireless connection is excellent.
– Power to the wireless radio is on. The signal strength of the wireless connection is marginal.
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Power to the wireless radio is on. The signal strength of the wireless connection is poor. To improve
signal strength, move your system closer to the wireless access point.
• Wireless status icon states: wireless WAN
– Power to the WAN radio is off
– No association
– No signal
– Signal level 1
– Signal level 2
– Signal level 3
Note: If you have trouble in making a connection, try moving your computer closer to your wireless access
point.
Enabling or disabling the wireless feature
To enable or disable the wireless feature, press Fn+F5. A list of wireless features is displayed. You can turn
the feature on and off with a single click.
You can also enable or disable the feature by the following procedures.
To enable the wireless feature, do as follows:
1. Click the Access Connections wireless status icon in the system tray.
2. Click Power On Wireless Radio.
To disable the wireless feature, do as follows:
• Click the Access Connections wireless status icon in the system tray.
• Click Power Off Wireless Radio.
Note: You can use the wireless radio switch to disable the wireless radio of all the wireless devices on your
computer.
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