Disabling/Enabling Wireless Communication - Panasonic Toughbook CF-52EKMBGAM Reference Manual

Disabling/Enabling Wireless Communication

<Only for model with wireless LAN, Bluetooth, and/or wireless WAN>
There are several ways of disabling and enabling wireless communication.
The wireless switch on the front of the computer (below)
Wireless switch utility (
Settings in the [Advanced] menu of the Setup Utility (
Setting in the Wireless Connection Disable Utility (
Settings in the Network and Sharing Center (
NOTE
For further information about Wireless LAN:
For further information about Bluetooth:
For further information about Wireless WAN: Refer to the instruction manual of the wireless device.
The wireless communication can be enabled or disabled by connecting or disconnecting the LAN cable.
The Wireless Switch
To disable all wireless communication
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Switch to OFF.
To enable wireless communication
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Switch to ON.
In the default setting, the wireless switch enables all wireless devices when it is set to ON.
NOTE
If you uninstall the Wireless Switch Utility, set the wireless switch to ON beforehand.
Do not turn on/off the switch repeatedly at too short intervals.
Do not restart, log off, or enter sleep
Do not turn on/off the switch while Windows is starting up.
To use wireless communication, set the wireless devices ([Wireless LAN] / [Bluetooth] / [Wireless WAN]) to [Enabled]
(default) in the [Advanced] menu of the Setup Utility (
When you set [Wireless Switch] to [Disabled] in the [Advanced] menu of the Setup Utility (
Switch Utility icon will not appear if you click
tooth, wireless WAN) will remain ready irrespective of the wireless switch setting.
It may take some time to turn off wireless communication after switching the wireless switch off.
<Only for model with Intel
If the IEEE802.11a setting is changed in [Device Manager] (
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