Lenovo ThinkPad Edge E130 - Network Connectivity

DANGER
Donotputthebatterypackintrashthatisdisposedofinlandlls.Whendisposingofthebattery,
complywithlocalordinancesorregulationsandyourcompany'ssafetystandards.
DANGER
Thereisadangerofanexplosionifthebackupbatteryisincorrectlyplaced.Thelithiumbattery
containslithiumandcanexplodeifitisnotproperlyhandled,ordisposedof.Replaceonlywitha
batteryofthesametype.T oavoidpossibleinjuryordeath,donot:(1)throworimmerseintowater,
(2)allowittoheattomorethan100°C(212°F),or(3)attempttorepairordisassembleit.Disposeof
itasrequiredbylocalordinancesorregulationsandyourcompany'ssafetystandards.
Connectingtothenetwork
YourcomputerhasoneormorenetworkcardsforconnectingtotheInternetandtoyourcompany'swired
LANorwirelessLANnetwork.
Note:Somemodelscomewithabuilt-inwirelessWANcardenablingyoutoestablishwirelessconnections
overremotepublicorprivatenetworks.
TheAccessConnectionsprogramisaconnectivityassistantprogramforcreatingandmanaginglocation
proles.EachlocationprolestoresallthenetworkandInternetcongurationsettingsneededforconnecting
toanetworkinfrastructurefromaspeciclocationsuchasahomeoranofce.
Ethernetconnections
Youcanconnecttoyournetworkorabroadbandconnection,suchasDSLorCATV,byuseoftheEthernet
featurebuiltintoyourcomputer.Thisfeatureenablesyoutodo1Gbpshalforfullduplexdatatransmission.
IfyourareusingtheWindows7operatingsystem,theAccessConnectionsprogramalsoenablesyouto
manageyourlocationproles.ForinstructionsonhowtostarttheAccessConnectionsprogram,see
“AccessingLenovoprogramsontheWindows7operatingsystem”onpage12
.
Formoreinformation,seethehelpinformationsystemoftheprogram.
DANGER
YourcomputerhasanEthernetconnector.Toavoidtheriskofelectricalshock,donotconnect
thetelephonecabletotheEthernetconnector.
Wirelessconnections
Wirelesscommunicationisthetransferofdatawithouttheuseofcablesbutbymeansofradiowavesonly.
Dependingonthewirelessdeviceusedinyourcomputer,youmightbeabletoconnecttothefollowing
categoriesofwirelessnetworks.
WirelessLAN
Awirelesslocalareanetwork(LAN)coversarelativelysmallgeographicarea,suchasanofcebuildingora
house.Devicesbasedonthe802.11standardscanconnecttothisnetwork.
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