ThinkPad T430 - Using Bluetooth; Checking the Wireless Connection Status

FormaximumperformancefromyourwirelessWANconnection,pleasekeepthefollowingbestusage
guidelinesinmind:
•Keepyournotebookawayfromyourbody.
•Placeyournotebookonaatsurfaceandopenyourcomputerdisplaytoanangelofslightlymore
than90degrees.
•Placeyournotebookawayfromconcreteorbrickwallsthatmaydampencellularsignals.
•Bestreceptionwillbeavailablenearwindowsandotherlocationswherecellularphonereceptionisthe
strongest.
UsingBluetooth
SomemodelsareequippedwithaBluetoothcardthatiscomplianttoBluetoothSpecication4.0.Youcan
enableordisabletheBluetoothfeaturebypressingFn+F5.
SendingdatatoaBluetooth-enableddevice
1.PressFn+F5andenabletheBluetoothfeature.
2.Right-clickthedatathatyouwanttosend.
3.SelectSendT o➙Bluetooth.
4.SelectaBluetoothdeviceandthenfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen.
Note:Ifyouusethewirelessfeature(the802.11standard)ofyourcomputersimultaneouslywithaBluetooth
option,datatransmissionspeedcanbedelayedandtheperformanceofthewirelessfeaturecanbe
degraded.
AddingaBluetoothdevice
1.PressFn+F5andenabletheBluetoothfeature.
2.ClicktheBluetoothiconfromtheWindowsnoticationareaandselectAddaDevice.
3.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentoestablishtheconnection.
AfteryouaddaBluetoothdevice,doubleclickthedevicefromthedevicelisttoconguretheprolesofthat
device.Fordetailsaboutsupportedproles,see“Wirelessrelatedinformation”onpage161.
FormoreinformationaboutusingtheBluetoothfeature,refertotheWindowshelpinformationsystemand
theBluetoothhelpinformationsystem.
UsingWiMAX
SomeThinkPadnotebookcomputerscomewithabuilt-inwirelessLANcardintegratingWiMAXtechnology.
WiMAX,along-rangewirelessdatatransmissiontechnologybasedonthe802.16standard,providesyou
witha“lastmile”broadbandconnectivitysimilartothatofferedbycableorADSL,butwithouttheneedto
physicallyconnectacabletothepersonalcomputer.
TousetheWiMAXfeature,starttheAccessConnectionsprogram.
Checkingthewirelessconnectionstatus
YoucancheckyourcomputerwirelessconnectionstatusandwirelesssignalstrengththroughtheAccess
Connectionsgaugeonthetaskbar,orthroughtheAccessConnectionsiconandwirelessstatusiconon
thetaskbar.
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