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Checkingthewirelessnetworkconnectionstatus
Youcancheckyourcomputerwirelessnetworkconnectionstatusandwirelesssignalstrengththroughthe
wirelessnetworkconnectionstatusiconintheWindowsnoticationarea.Themorebarsencompassed,the
betterthesignal.
FortheWindows7operatingsystem,youalsocanchecktheAccessConnectionsgauge,theAccess
Connectionsstatusicon,ortheAccessConnectionswirelessnetworkconnectionstatusiconinthe
Windowsnoticationarea.
AccessConnectionsgauge
OntheWindows7operatingsystem,theAccessConnectionsgaugeintheWindowsnoticationarea
displaysthestatusandsignalstrengthofyourwirelessconnection.
Youcanndmoredetailedinformationaboutthestatusandsignalstrengthofyourwirelessconnection
byopeningtheAccessConnectionsprogramorbyright-clickingtheAccessConnectionsgaugeinthe
WindowsnoticationareaandselectingViewStatusofWirelessConnection.
•AccessConnectionsgaugestates:wirelessLAN
–Powertothewirelessradioisoffornosignal.
–Powertothewirelessradioison.Thesignalstrengthofthewirelessconnectionispoor.To
improvethesignalstrength,moveyourcomputerclosertothewirelessaccesspoint.
–Powertothewirelessradioison.Thesignalstrengthofthewirelessconnection
ismarginal.
–
Powertothewirelessradioison.Thesignalstrengthofthewirelessconnectionis
excellent.
AccessConnectionsstatusicon
TheAccessConnectionsstatusicondisplaysgeneralconnectionstatus.
•AccessConnectionsstatusiconstates
–Nolocationproleisactiveornoneexists.
–Currentlocationproleisdisconnected.
–
Currentlocationproleisconnected.
AccessConnectionswirelessstatusicon
TheAccessConnectionswirelessstatusicondisplaysthestatusandsignalstrengthofyourwireless
connection.
Youcanndmoredetailedinformationaboutthestatusandsignalstrengthofyourwirelessconnection
eitherbyopeningtheAccessConnectionsprogramorbydouble-clickingtheAccessConnectionswireless
statusiconintheWindowsnoticationarea.
•Wirelessstatusiconstates:wirelessLAN
–
Powertothewirelessradioisoff.
–Powertothewirelessradioison.Noassociation.
–Powertothewirelessradioison.Nosignal.
–Powertothewirelessradioison.Thesignalstrengthofthewirelessconnectionisexcellent.
–
Powertothewirelessradioison.Thesignalstrengthofthewirelessconnectionismarginal.
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