Disabling/Enabling Wireless Communication
Wireless Connection Disable Utility
You can automatically disable the wireless LAN/wireless WAN connection when a LAN cable is connected to your computer.
You need to install the Wireless Connection Disable Utility to use this function.
Installing the utility
1
Log on to Windows as an administrator.
2
Click
(Start), input "c:\util\wdisable\setup.exe" in [Search programs and files], and
press
.
Enter
3
Follow the on-screen instructions to install the Wireless Connection Disable Utility.
Checking the status of the wireless connection
NOTE
The Wireless Switch Utility should also be installed so that the Wireless Connection Disable Utility works. The Wire-
less Switch Utility has already been installed at the factory.
To use the utility, set [Wireless Switch] to [Enabled] in the [Advanced] menu of the Setup Utility (
Status indication
After installation, the Wireless Connection Disable Utility is automatically started after a user is logged in. An icon appears
when click
on the notification area.
: Indicates that
• the utility is enabled, and
• the wireless connection is disabled since a LAN cable is connected.
: Indicates that
• the utility is enabled, and
• the wireless connection is enabled since no LAN cable is connected.
: Indicates one of the following statuses;
• the utility does not monitor the LAN port status,
• the Wireless Switch Utility has not been started, or
• LAN is disabled in the [Advanced] menu of the Setup Utility or in the device manager.
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