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Connecting to wireless lan – Lenovo IdeaPad U510 Notebook User Manual

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Chapter 2. Starting to use Windows 8

Connecting to wireless LAN

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Enabling wireless connection

To enable wireless functions, do one of the following:

• Press

to disable airplane mode.

• Open the charms and select Settings

to open the Network configuration page.

Then toggle the airplane mode switch to off.

Connecting to a wireless network

After wireless has been enabled, the computer will automatically scan for
available wireless networks and display them in the wireless network list. To
connect to a wireless network, click the network name in the list, and then
click Connect.

Note:

Some networks require a network security key or passphrase for connection. To
connect to one of those networks, ask the network administrator or the Internet
service provider (ISP) for the security key or passphrase.