Lenovo ThinkPad Edge E330 - Checking the Wireless Connection Status

TosenddatatoaBluetooth-enableddevice,dothefollowing:
1.Right-clickthedatathatyouwanttosend.
2.SelectSendT o➙BluetoothDevices.
Fordetails,refertotheWindowshelpinformationsystem.
Note:Ifyouusethewirelessfeature(the802.11standard)ofyourcomputersimultaneouslywithaBluetooth
option,datatransmissionspeedcanbedelayedandtheperformanceofthewirelessfeaturecanbe
degraded.
Checkingthewirelessconnectionstatus
YoucancheckyourcomputerwirelessconnectionstatusandwirelesssignalstrengththroughtheAccess
Connectionsgaugeonthetaskbar,orthroughtheAccessConnectionsiconandwirelessstatusiconon
thetaskbar.
AccessConnectionsgauge
TheAccessConnectionsgaugeonthetaskbardisplaysthesignalstrengthandstatusofyourwireless
connection.
Youcanndmoredetailedinformationaboutthesignalstrengthandstatusofyourwirelessconnectionby
openingtheAccessConnectionsprogramorbyright-clickingtheAccessConnectionsgaugeonthetaskbar
andselectingViewStatusofWirelessConnection.
•AccessConnectionsgaugestates:wirelessLAN
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Powertothewirelessradioisoffornosignal.
–Powertothewirelessradioison.Thesignalstrengthofthewirelessconnectionispoor.To
improvesignalstrength,moveyourcomputerclosertothewirelessaccesspoint.
–Powertothewirelessradioison.Thesignalstrengthofthewirelessconnection
ismarginal.
–Powertothewirelessradioison.Thesignalstrengthofthewirelessconnectionis
excellent.
•AccessConnectionsgaugestates:wirelessWAN
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Nosignal
–Signallevel1
–Signallevel2
–Signallevel3
Note:FormoreinformationabouttheAccessConnectionsGauge,seetheAccessConnectionshelp
informationsystem.
AccessConnectionsiconandwirelessstatusicon
TheAccessConnectionsicondisplaysgeneralconnectionstatus.
Thewirelessstatusicondisplaysthesignalstrengthandstatusofyourwirelessconnection.
Youcanndmoredetailedinformationaboutthesignalstrengthandstatusofyourwirelessconnection
eitherbyopeningtheAccessConnectionsprogramorbydouble-clickingtheAccessConnectionswireless
statusicononthetaskbar.
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