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Making connections is
an essential part of doing business. TravelMate
mobile PC's are designed with this in mind, ensuring
that users have a range of connectivity options
in any environment.
Built-in Ethernet and
modem ensures TravelMate users can connect to
an office LAN or the Internet with ease. State-of-the-art
wireless networking is also available via an integrated
InviLink™ IEEE 802.11b wireless LAN module
and internal antenna, featured in many TravelMate
models. Other models also offer support for an
external 802.11b wireless LAN PC card.
This frees office networks
from the constraints of cables and sockets, as
connection to the office LAN is made via wireless
signals to an access point.
The integrated InviLink™ IEEE 802.11b wireless
LAN modules provide the following benefits:
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Users have the freedom to roam without needing to log on and off the network,
so long as they remain within range of an access point. This means users can take
their mobile PCs with them on visits to other desks, offices, or meeting rooms. |
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Enterprises are able to realise cost savings when setting up new network infrastructures,
as one access point can handle up to fifty users without the need to purchase
and install additional cables or LAN sockets. | | |
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Point-to-point connection with other PCs is also possible, providing a convenient
method for data transfer. | | |
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Bluetooth capability | |
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| The TravelMate 800, 650 and
C110 all feature Bluetooth wireless capability for
state-of-the-art connectivity to a range of external
devices. Bluetooth modules are available now |
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signal control | |
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TravelMate notebook's
InviLink™ button
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Wireless
signal manageability is made possible by the
TravelMate 610 and 350's InviLink™
button. Users are able to activate and deactivate
the wireless LAN and Bluetooth modules, ensuring
that the two signals never interfere with
each other. The InviLink™
button also enables users to turn off both
wireless signals when flying, thereby conforming
to airplane safety regulations.
When the InviLink™
button is pressed, the choice of signal is
also indicated by the InviLink™
LED: orange for IEEE 802.11b wireless LAN,
blue for Bluetooth, and off when neither signal
is selected.
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TravelMate notebook's
InviLink™ LED
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Notes:
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If neither module is built
in, the InviLink™
button and InviLink™
LED will have no function. |
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The InviLink™
button has no control over the operation of cards
used in the CardBus slot, (such as the optional
IEEE 802.11b PC card, or external modules connected
to an I/O port, i.e.: optional USB Bluetooth module.)
However, if such a device for one type of wireless
signal is used alongside an integrated module for
the other type of signal, the InviLink™
button is required to activate and deactivate the
signal from the built-in device. |
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