LAN

Connecting LAN

CAUTION
- Do not connect the telephone cable to the LAN port.
  1. Turn off the computer.
    • Do not use sleep*1 or hibernation.
  2. Open the cover and connect the cable.
    • Connect the LAN port (A) and the network system (server, HUB, etc.) using a LAN cable.
    <CF-53 Series>

    <only for model with 2nd LAN>
    • If you connect this computer to a port replicator, remove (B)
    <CF-52 Series>

  3. Turn on the computer.

To check the Local Area Connection status

  1. Click (Start) - [Control Panel] - [View network status and tasks].
  1. Click [start] - [Connect To] - [Show all connections].
NOTE
<only for model with 2nd LAN>
- The communication speed using the 2nd LAN port is lower than that of the other LAN port.

Power On by LAN/Wake Up from wired LAN

NOTE
- When these functions are enabled, power is consumed even if the computer is in sleep*1, hibernation, or powered off. Be sure to use the AC adaptor.
- Even when a password is set in the Setup Utility and [Password On Boot] is set to [Enabled], entering the password is unnecessary for turning on or resuming the computer.
- The Power On by LAN function is off under the following conditions:
  • When you turn the computer off by pressing the power switch for 4 seconds or longer (e.g., after a hung-up).
  • When you reattach the AC adaptor and battery pack to the computer after removing them.
- The screen remains dark when the computer resumes from sleep*1. The previous screen display will be restored when you touch the keyboard, touch pad, touchscreen (only for model with touchscreen).
*1 : Windows XP: standby

Enabling the Power On by LAN function

The computer automatically turns from off to on when the computer is accessed from the network server via the internal LAN port.
  1. Select [Allow] in [Power On by LAN] in the [Advanced] menu of the Setup Utility.
  2. In [Caution], press «Enter».
  3. Press «F10», and then select [Yes] and press «Enter».
  4. Log on to Windows as an administrator.
  5. Click (Start) - [Computer] - [System properties] - [Device Manager].
    Click [start] - [Control Panel] - [Performance and Maintenance] - [System] - [Hardware] - [Device Manager].
  6. Double-click [Network adapters] - [Intel(R) 82579LM Gigabit Network Connection], and then click [Advanced].
  7. Click [Enable PME] in [Property] and select [Enabled] in [Value], and then click [OK].
NOTE
- The computer may accidentally turn on if the linkage status is changed. To prevent the accidental startup, make the setting by the following steps.
  1. Click  (Start) - [Computer] - [System properties] - [Device Manager].
    • A standard user needs to enter an administrator password.
    Click [start] - [Control Panel] - [Performance and Maintenance] - [System] - [Hardware] - [Device Manager] - [Network adapters].
  2. Double-click [Network adapters] - [Intel(R) 82579LM Gigabit Network Connection], and click [Advanced].
  3. Click [Wake on Magic Packet] in [Property] and select [Enabled] in [Value], and then click [OK].
    Click [Wake on Settings] in [Property] and select [Wake on Magic Packet] in [Value], and click [OK].
- If you forcibly shut down Windows, the Power On by LAN function will not work.
<Only for the model with 2nd LAN>
- The 2nd LAN port does not support the Power On by LAN function.

Enabling/Disabling the Wake Up from wired LAN function

When the Wake Up from wired LAN function is enabled, the computer automatically resumes from sleep*2 or hibernation when the computer is accessed from the network server via the internal LAN port. (Default setting)
The Wake Up from wired LAN function can be switched to enable/disable by performing the following procedure.
  1. Click  (Start) - [Computer] - [System properties] - [Device Manager].
    • A standard user needs to enter an administrator password.
    Click [start] - [Control Panel] - [Performance and Maintenance] - [System] - [Hardware] - [Device Manager].
  2. Double-click [Network adapters] - [Intel(R) 82579LM Gigabit Network Connection], and click [Power Management].
  3. Select the setting for [Allow the computer to turn off this device to save power] and [Allow this device to wake the computer]*3, and click [OK].
    • We recommend you to make the above 2 settings ON/OFF simultaneously.
NOTE
- The computer may start up if accessed by another computer on the network.
The following procedure can be used to prevent startup due to unintentional access by a computer.
  1. Click  (Start) - [Computer] - [System properties] - [Device Manager].
    • A standard user needs to enter an administrator password.
    Click [start] - [Control Panel] - [Performance and Maintenance] - [System] - [Hardware] - [Device Manager].
  2. Double-click [Network adapters], and double-click the internal network adaptor.
  3. Click [Power Management], add a check mark for [Only allow a magic packet to wake the computer]*4, and then click [OK].
*2 : Windows XP: standby
*3 : Windows XP: [Allow this device to bring the computer out of standby]
*4 : Windows XP: [Only allow management stations to bring the computer out of standby]