ACER Summary of Wireless Switches on Various Models of Laptops Acer (General) - FN+F5 Aspire 1000/1640Z/1690/2012 - Launch Keys above the keyboard Aspire 16xx (General) the satellite-like launch button above the keyboard Aspire 2000 Series (less Aspire 2012, See Above) - Button on the Front of the Laptop Aspire 3005 on the lower right-hand side of your laptop Aspire 3500 - Aspire 5612 sliding button on the side of the laptop Aspire 9302 the blue button on the left-hand side of the laptop Aspire 94xx (General) the key found below the Lock key Aspire One, in the lower right corner of the palm rest is a small strip with a picture of an antenna on it. An LED to the right of the strip lights to indicate the wireless is turned on. Aspire One Series ZG5 - Extensa 2000/2500 Series - Far Right launch button above the keyboard Ferrari 3000/3020/3400/4000 - Button on Front of Laptop Travelmate C Series - Far Left hot key and then choose WLAN from menu that appears ADVENT 7086/7096 - Button next to the power button 7100 /7104 - Fn+F2 7201 - Wireless key top Right and then Fn+F2 8117 - Small slide switch on the Front of Laptop Alienware M17x - Fn+F2
ASUS ASUS (General) - Fn+F2 (some models may have a seperate switch) F5R - Toggle switch located on the Left side of the notebook G1S - This laptop supports multi-model switching of the wireless and bluetooth radios via the key command Fn+F2: 1st press: On both Bluetooth / On WiFi 2nd press: Off Bluetooth / On WiFi 3rd press: On Bluetooth / Off WiFi 4th press: Off Bluetooth / Off WiFi BENQ Joybook 5000u-d09 - Fn+F12 DELL General - Fn+F2 or Fn+F8 or Fn+F12 600m - Fn+ F2 E6400 on the right above the headphone and microphone ports, (next to "Dell Wi-Fi Catcher" button.) Inspiron series (Less 5100, See Below) - Fn+F2 Inspiron 1510/500M/600M/1150 - Fn+F2 Inspiron 1505 - Wireless icon next to the time (lower right hand corner of screen) right-click & turn radio on. Inspirion 1521 - Sliding switch (WiFi Catcher) is on the right side of the laptop (with light). Inspiron 1525 - Wireless icon next to the time (lower right hand corner of screen) right-click & turn radio on. There may also be a little on/off switch on the side or front of the laptop that you need to check is on. Inspiron 1720 - on/off switch on the left side of the laptop * Inspiron 5100 - No Built-in Wireless for this model Inspiron 6000/8600/9300 - Fn+F2 Latitude D400/D500/D600/D610/D400/D500/D600/D610/D620/D800 - Fn+F2 Latitude D630 (D640 and Newer???) - toggle switch on the Left side towards the Front by the PCMCIA slots and headphone jack Latitude E6400 - Fn+F2 Latitude X300 - Fn+F2 Vostro 1500 - Big button on Left side at rear (No Fn+F# combo to toggle wireless on/off for this model.) XPS1210 - *Wifi activation on Dell d610* Wifi on D610. You can also go to the BIOS by pressing F12 on boot, In the WiFi section, choose 1 of the 3 options: *(Off) (By Application) (By pressing Alt+F2)
E-MACHINES E-machine (General) - FN+F2 E-System 3115 - Slide switch on Front of Laptop (Also has Fn+F5 function) FUJITSU/SIEMENS Fujitsu (General) - Fn+F10 Fujitsu/Siemens (General) - Use either the sliding Wireless button on the right-hand side of the laptop or use the Fn+F2 key combo Some models have the ON/OFF wireless button just below the touchpad. Amilo A & D Series - Button above the keyboard on top Right Amilo K Series - No Built-in Wireless for this model Amilo L/EL Series - Fn+F1 Amilo La Series - Fn+F2 Amilo Li Series - Easy launch button (one of 3) on top of keyboard GATEWAY Gateway Laptop (Not Further Identified0 - Switch on side and then Fn+F2 7805u FX - Wireless toggle is on front right. Software switch is Fn+F2. Fn is not in normal position and is located on the bottom left of the keyboard where CTRL is typically located. Gericom Cinema 16100 model use the Fn+F1 key combo HP (HEWITT-PACKARD) / COMPAQ HP/Compaq (General Older models) - Button on upper Left on keyboard deck HP/Compaq (General Newer models) - Button on lower Left below keyboard Compaq (General) Press and hold the antenna-button on the upper section of your keyboard * Compaq Armada Services - No Built-in Wireless for this model Compaq Pavilion ZX5190 - Wireless switch is on the keypad, slightly separate from the keys. It has a wireless symbol on it. Compaq Presario - Button on the Back Compaq Presario CQ Series - Button above the keyboard (antenna icon on button) Compaq Presario M2000 - Button above the keyboard (antenna icon on button) HP/Compaq 6910p Notebook PC above keyboard to left, 2 buttons to the right of the power button. (Wireless on/off LED is on the lower left. left of power/standby light.) HP 600 - Button on lower Left below keyboard HP NC4000/4010 - Button above Keyboard HP NC4220 - Button on Left Side of Laptop Near USB Port HP NC6000/6220 - Button above Keyboard HP NX9010 - Button on Front side of Laptop
HP Omnibook 6200 - Button on Left side of Laptop IBM / LENOVO IBM General - Some models have the wireless slide button on the side of the laptop. IBM DV series - use the antenna-like button found on the upper section of your keyboard. IBM R40 - Use the Fn+F5 key-combo. IBM Thinkpad (General) - Most have software switch or button on Left hand side. IBM Thinkpad (model not further identified) wireless switch on Front edge of case. IBM T43/X32 - Fn+F5 -Click "Turn On" IBM ZD series use the antenna-like button just below the Lock key. Lenevo - button on the front On most models, Fn+F5 opens the menu to display the wireless radio status Lenovo T-61 - Slide button on the front of the laptop Lenovo X61 - Front edge on the bottom half of the clam shell, to the right of center and facing somewhat downward as the bezel is beveled there. MEDION General - Fn+F1 or Fn+F2 MSI General - Antenna-like button close to the power switch U100 - Fn+F11 PACKARD BELL Easynote B3600 use the Fn+F1 EasyNote E2/MV46/008 - Fn+F1 Easynote W7730, Antenna-like wireless button on the side of the laptop. MZ36-U024 - Fn+F2 PHILIPS General - Fn+F2 key combo X54 - Antenna-like button close to the power switch. SAMSUNG General - Blue button found in the middle section of the keyboard SHARP General - Fn+F2 SONY General - Software Switch, "Wireless Device Switch icon" in systems tray (Gray square labled LAN) (Many models use both a physical and a software switch) Sony Vaio (General) - Switch on front left VAIO (General, not further identified) - Button (or slide switch) on the Front Left or Right side
VAIO - VGW-AW125T - Button on Front Left, below keyboard VAIO - VGN-AX570G - Button on Front Left VAIO - VGN-B2560 - On top left of Keyboard (light say's wireless when on) TARGA Companion 811 - Fn+F2 TOSHIBA General - Fn+F5 or Fn+F8 or physical switch A100-078 - Sliding button on the right-hand side of the laptop Eqium Series - Slide switch on Front of Laptop Libretto Series - Slide switch on Left hand side M1 & M2 - Switch on Left side of Laptop, towards Front M40 and M70 - ON/OFF antenna-like button. Portege & Qosmio Series - Slide switch on the Left hand side Quantium Series - Slide switch on the Left hand side R100 - Switch on Right side of Laptop Satego Series - Slide Switch on the Right hand side Satellite (General) - Physical switch on front of case, below keyboard deck, to left of center. (FN+F8 shows whether wireless communications is enabled or disabled. ) Satellite (Model Not further identified) - On the Front of case, below keyboard deck, to left of center, (may require Fn+F8 to turn on) Satellite 1400/1405 - (may/may not have wireless) For models w/wireless radios, right side of case, below Floppy Drive. Satellite L355D-S7825 - switch is on the front edge of the case, below keyboard just left of center. Satellite A60-S1662 - Slide switch on right side between USB Port and Mic & headphone jacks Satellite Pro - On the Side or Front TE2000 - Switch on Left side of Laptop, by volume control Tecra 2100 - Switch on Left side of Laptop, by volume control FN+F8 show whether wireless communications is enabled or disabled. For MAC/Apple Based Computers MAC OS X 10.4.x (Tiger & Earlier) Open MAc Hard Drive > Applications > Utilities folder > Set the Configure pull-down to Airport. Make sure the "Airport Power:" says On. (This is the status or your Mac's Airport card.) If not, click "Turn Airport On" button. MAC OS X 10.5.x (Leopard) Click on the: Apple Icon > System Preferences > Network > Airport > Airport Power - On/Off Airport power can also be toggled off/on fom the WiFi idon on the top bar menu.