User manual TOSHIBA SATELLITE 1800-554

[. . . ] Copyrighted material can be reproduced only for personal use or use within the home. Any other use beyond that stipulated above (including conversion to digital format, alteration, transfer of copied material and distribution on a network) without the permission of the copyright owner is a violation of copyright or author's rights and is subject to civil damages or criminal action. Please comply with copyright laws in making any reproduction from this manual. Disclaimer This manual has been validated and reviewed for accuracy. The instructions and descriptions it contains are accurate for the TOSHIBA Satellite L300/Satellite Pro L300/Satellite L300D/Satellite Pro L300D series Portable Personal Computer at the time of this manual's production. [. . . ] The dialing properties dialog box will be displayed automatically after you select the region. A submenu appears displaying location information for telephony. Open dialog box, if the modem and Telephony Current Location region code do not match. A warning dialog box is displayed if current settings for region code and telephony location are incorrect. Modem Selection If the computer cannot recognize the internal modem, a dialog box is displayed. Select the COM port for your modem to use. Dialing Properties Select this item to display the dialing properties. If you are using the computer in Japan, the Telecommunications Business Law requires that you select Japan region mode. It is illegal to use the modem in Japan with any other selection. Connecting To connect the internal modem cable, follow the steps below. Plug one end of the modular cable into the modem jack. User's Manual 4-24 Operating Basics 2. Plug the other end of the modular cable into a telephone jack. MODEM JACK TELEPHONE JACK Figure 4-13 Connecting the internal modem Do not pull on the cable or move the computer while the cable is connected. Disconnecting To disconnect the internal modem cable, follow the steps below. Pinch the lever on the connector in the telephone jack and pull out the connector. Disconnect the cable from the computer in the same manner. Wireless communications The computer's wireless communication function supports Wireless LAN. Wireless LAN The Wireless LAN is compatible with other LAN systems based on Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum/Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing radio technology that complies with IEEE 802. 11 wireless LAN standard (Revision A, B, G or draft N). It may not be possible to make a network connection to a specified network name using the ad hoc network function. If this occurs, the new network(*) will have to be configured for all computers connected to the same network in order to re-enable network connections. * Please be sure to use new network name. LAN The computer has built-in support for Ethernet LAN (10 megabits per second, 10BASE-T), or Fast Ethernet LAN (100 megabits per second, 100BASE-TX) (depending on model you purchased). This section describes how to connect/disconnect to a LAN. Do not install or remove an optional memory module while Wake-up on LAN is enabled. The Wake-up on LAN function consumes power even when the system is off. Leave the AC adaptor connected while using this feature. Connecting LAN cable The computer must be configured properly before connecting to a LAN. Logging onto a LAN using the computer's default settings could cause a malfunction in LAN operation. Check with your LAN administrator regarding set-up procedures. If you are using Fast Ethernet LAN (100 Mbit/s, 100BASE-TX), be sure to connect with a category 5 cable, CAT5, or higher. If you are using Ethernet LAN (10 Mbit/s, 10BASE-T), connect with a category 3 cable, CAT3, or higher. [. . . ] restart: Resetting a computer without turning it off (also called "warm boot" or "soft reset"). A device that uses three input signals, each activating an electron gun for a primary additive color (red, green and blue) or port for using such a device. RJ45: A modular LAN jack. User's Manual Glossary-11 Glossary ROM: Read Only Memory: A nonvolatile memory chip manufactured to contain information that controls the computer's basic operation. You cannot access or change information stored in ROM. S S-Video: Short for Super-Video, a type of connection used by S-VHS videocassette players, camcorders, DVD players, etc. [. . . ]