Lenovo ThinkPad S430 - Connecting to the Network; Ethernet Connections; Wireless Connections

Connectingtothenetwork
YourcomputerhasoneormorenetworkcardsforconnectingtotheInternetandtoyourcompany'swired
LANorwirelessLANnetwork.
Note:Somemodelscomewithabuilt-inwirelessWANcardenablingyoutoestablishwirelessconnections
overremotepublicorprivatenetworks.
Ethernetconnections
YoucanconnecttoalocalnetworkorabroadbandconnectionbyuseoftheEthernetfeaturebuiltintoyour
computer.
ToconnecttoanetworkthroughEthernet,dothefollowing:
•ForWindows7:UsetheAccessConnectionsprogram.ForinstructionsonhowtostarttheAccess
Connectionsprogram,see“AccessingLenovoprogramsontheWindows7operatingsystem”onpage15
.
•ForWindows8:OpentheLenovoSettingsprogramandclickLocationAwareness.Thenfollowthe
instructionsonthescreen.
DANGER
YourcomputerhasanEthernetconnector.Toavoidtheriskofelectricalshock,donotconnect
thetelephonecabletotheEthernetconnector.
Wirelessconnections
Wirelesscommunicationisthetransferofdatawithouttheuseofcablesbutbymeansofradiowavesonly.
Dependingonthewirelessdeviceusedinyourcomputer,youmightbeabletoconnecttothefollowing
categoriesofwirelessnetworks.
WirelessLAN
AwirelessLANcoversarelativelysmallgeographicarea,suchasanofcebuildingorahouse.Devices
basedonthe802.11standardscanconnecttothisnetwork.
Yourcomputercomeswithabuilt-inwirelessnetworkcardandacongurationutilitytohelpyoumake
wirelessconnectionsandmonitorthestatusofyourconnection,sothatyoucanstayconnectedtoyour
networkwhileyouareintheofce,inameetingroom,orathome,withnoneedforawiredconnection.
TipsforusingthewirelessLANfeature
Toachievethebestconnection,usethefollowingguidelines:
•PlaceyourcomputersothatthereareasfewobstaclesaspossiblebetweenthewirelessLANaccess
pointandthecomputer.
•Openyourcomputerdisplaytoanangleofslightlymorethan90degrees.
•Ifyouusethewirelessfeature(the802.11standard)ofyourcomputersimultaneouslywithaBluetooth
option,thedatatransmissionspeedcanbedelayedandtheperformanceofthewirelessfeaturecanbe
degraded.
WirelessWAN
WirelessWideAreaNetwork(wirelessWAN),usingcellularnetworksfordatatransmission,enablesyou
toestablishwirelessconnectionsoverremotepublicorprivatenetworks.Theseconnectionscanbe
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