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Basics
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Wireless LAN
Connect the computer to a wireless network to use the Internet.
The descriptions below are for computer models with
a Wireless LAN card or device. A Wireless LAN device is
optional. The pictures in this manual may differ from the
actual product depending on the wireless LAN device
model.
About Access Point (AP)
An Access Point (AP) is a network device that bridges wired
and wireless LANs and corresponds to a wireless hub in a wired
network. Multiple devices can be connected to an AP.
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Restart the computer.
•
If the computer wakes up from sleep mode inadvertently,
disable the Wake on LAN feature.
•
This feature may not work while using other power saving
features. To disable other sleep functions, select the Start
button (
)
→
→
System
→
Power & sleep
.
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When connected to a 100 Mbps/1 Gbps wired LAN, a
message appears informing the user of connection to
a 10 Mbps/100 Mbps wired LAN when the computer
wakes from sleep mode. This happens because
restoring the network takes about 3 seconds. When the
network is restored, the computer will be connected to
the 100 Mbps/1 Gbps LAN.
•
When the system is running on battery power, it may
take a few seconds for the connection to be established
when connecting a LAN cable. This is the result of
power saving features designed to reduce battery
consumption.
•
When the system is running on battery power, the
speed of a wired LAN is decreased automatically
to reduce battery consumption. In this case, a
1 Gbps/100 Mbps LAN would function at the speed of a
100 Mbps/10 Mbps connection.
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