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–Signallevel3
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.
–
Powertothewirelessradioison.Thesignalstrengthofthewirelessconnectionispoor.Toimprove
thesignalstrength,moveyourcomputerclosertothewirelessaccesspoint.
•Wirelessstatusiconstates:wirelessWAN
–Powertothewirelessradioisoff.
–Noassociation
–Nosignal
–Signallevel1
–Signallevel2
–Signallevel3
Note:Ifyouhavetroubleinmakingaconnection,trymovingyourcomputerclosertoyourwirelessaccess
point.
Enablingordisablingthewirelessfeature
Toenableordisablethewirelessfeatures,dooneofthefollowing:
•ForWindows7:PressFn+F5toopenthewirelessradioswitchboard.Turnonorturnoffthewireless
featureasdesired.
•ForWindows8:PressFn+F5toenableordisabletheAirplanemode.WhentheAirplanemodeisenabled,
allofyourwirelessdevicesareturnedoff.
Youalsocanusethewirelessradioswitchtoturnonorturnoffthewirelessradiosofallthewirelessdevices
onyourcomputer.
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