Lenovo ThinkPad Edge E531 User Manual

Wirelessconnections
Wirelesscommunicationisthetransferofdatawithouttheuseofcablesbutbymeansofradiowavesonly.
Dependingonthewirelessdeviceusedinyourcomputer,youmightbeabletoconnecttothefollowing
categoriesofwirelessnetworks.
WirelessLAN
Awirelesslocalareanetwork(LAN)coversarelativelysmallgeographicarea,suchasanofcebuildingora
house.Devicesbasedonthe802.11standardscanconnecttothisnetwork.
Yourcomputercomeswithabuilt-inwirelessnetworkcardandacongurationutilitytohelpyoumake
wirelessconnectionsandmonitorthestatusofyourconnection,sothatyoucanstayconnectedtoyour
networkwhileyouareintheofce,inameetingroom,orathome,withnoneedforawiredconnection.
WirelessWAN
WirelessWideAreaNetwork(wirelessWAN),usingcellularnetworksfordatatransmission,enablesyou
toestablishwirelessconnectionsoverremotepublicorprivatenetworks.Theseconnectionscanbe
maintainedoveralargegeographicalarea,suchasacityoranentirecountry,byuseofmultipleantenna
sitesorsatellitesystemsmaintainedbywirelessserviceproviders.
Note:WirelessWANserviceisprovidedbyauthorizedserviceprovidersinsomecountries.
SomeThinkPadnotebookcomputerscomewithabuilt-inwirelessWANcardintegratingsomewireless
WANtechnologies,suchas1xEV-DO,CDMA,HSPA,HSPA+,3GorGPRS.Byusingthebuilt-inwireless
WANcardandthecongurationutilitythatcomeswithyourcomputer,youcanestablishwirelessWAN
connectionsandmonitorthestatusofyourconnection.
Bluetooth
Bluetoothisoneofanumberoftechnologiesusedtocreateawirelesspersonalareanetwork.Bluetooth
canconnectdevicesashortdistancefromoneanother,andiscommonlyusedforconnectingperipheral
devicestoacomputer,transferringdatabetweenhand-helddevicesandapersonalcomputer,orremotely
controllingandcommunicatingwithdevicessuchasmobilephones.
Tipsforusingthewirelessconnectionfeatures
Toachievethebestconnection,usethefollowingguidelines:
•Keepyourcomputerawayfromyourbody.
•PlaceyourcomputersothatthereareasfewobstaclesaspossiblebetweenthewirelessLANaccess
pointandthecomputer.
•Openyourcomputerdisplaytoanangleslightlygreaterthan90degrees.
•Ifyouusethewirelessfeature(the802.11standard)ofyourcomputersimultaneouslywithaBluetooth
option,thedatatransmissionspeedcanbedelayedandtheperformanceofthewirelessfeaturecanbe
degraded.
Note:YoucanpurchaseawirelessnetworkcardasanoptionfromLenovoat:
http://www.lenovo.com/accessories/services/index.html.
UsingthewirelessLANandwirelessWANfeatures
Toenableordisablethewirelessfeatures,dooneofthefollowing:
•ForWindows7:PressF8toopenthewirelessradioswitchboard.Turnonorturnoffthewirelessfeature
asdesired.
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Lenovo ThinkPad Edge E531 Specifications

General

Webcam	720p HD
Storage	Up to 1TB HDD or up to 256GB SSD
Display	15.6-inch HD (1366x768) or HD+ (1600x900)
Graphics	Intel HD Graphics 4000
Operating System	Windows 7 Professional
Battery	6-cell battery, up to 7 hours
Ports	USB 3.0, USB 2.0, HDMI, VGA, Ethernet
Wireless	Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0
Optical Drive	DVD-RW
Card Reader	4-in-1 (SD, MMC, SDHC, SDXC)
Dimensions	376 mm x 250 mm x 25.4 mm