Lenovo ThinkPad N5321 User manual

ThinkPadN5321MobileBroadbandHSPA+
UserGuide

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Note:Beforeinstallingtheproduct,besuretoreadthewarrantyinformationinAppendixB“LenovoLimited
Warranty”onpage9.
FirstEdition(April2013)
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Contents
Chapter1.AboutthewirelessWAN
adapter.................1
Productdescription..............1
Chapter2.Installingthewireless
WANadapter..............3
Beforeyoubegin...............3
InstallingthewirelessWANadapter.......3
ConguringthewirelessWANadapteronWindows
operatingsystems..............3
Chapter3.Troubleshooting.......5
AppendixA.ServiceandSupport....7
Onlinetechnicalsupport............7
Telephonetechnicalsupport..........7
AppendixB.LenovoLimited
Warranty.................9
Part1-GeneralTerms............9
Part2-Country-specicTerms........11
Part3-WarrantyServiceInformation......14
SuplementodeGarantíaparaMéxico......15
AppendixC.Wirelessrelated
information..............17
Usageenvironmentandyourhealth......17
AppendixD.Electronicemission
notices................19
FederalCommunicationsCommission(FCC)
DeclarationofConformity..........19
USA-FederalCommunicationsCommission
(FCC)..................19
FCCIDofthewirelessadapter......19
Installationoftheapprovedwirelessadapter.20
FCCRFExposurecompliance.......20
EmergencyCalls............20
SimultaneoususeofRFtransmitters....20
Canada-IndustryCanada(IC)........20
ICCerticationnumber.........20
ExposureofhumanstoRFelds(RSS-102).21
IndustryCanadaClassBEmissionCompliance
Statement...............21
Numérod'homologationIC........21
Expositiondesêtreshumainsauxchamps
radioélectriques(RF)(CNR-102)......21
Avisdeconformitéàlaréglementation
d'lndustrieCanada...........22
Europe-EUDeclarationofConformity.....22
AppendixE.Notices..........29
Recyclinginformation............29
RecyclinginformationforBrazil........29
Trademarks................30
AppendixF .RestrictionofHazardous
SubstancesDirective(RoHS).....31
EuropeanUnionRoHS...........31
ChinaRoHS................31
TurkishRoHS...............31
UkraineRoHS...............31
IndiaRoHS................31
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Chapter1.AboutthewirelessWANadapter
ThischapterprovidesgeneralinformationabouttheThinkPad®N5321MobileBroadbandHSPA+(hereafter
referredtoasthewirelessWANadapter).
Productdescription
IfyouareusingaThinkPadcomputerthatsupportsthewirelessWideAreaNetwork(WAN)adapter,you
caninstallthewirelessWANadapterintoaPeripheralComponentInterconnect(PCI)ExpressM.2card
slotinyourcomputer.
Theoptionpackageincludesthefollowing:
•ThinkPadN5321MobileBroadbandHSPA+
•Setupposters
•Warrantyposter
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Chapter2.InstallingthewirelessWANadapter
ThischapterprovidesinformationaboutinstallingthewirelessWANadapter,andinstructionsonhowto
congurethewirelessWANadapteronthefollowingoperatingsystems:
•Microsoft®Windows®7
•MicrosoftWindows8
Beforeyoubegin
BeforeinstallingthewirelessWANadapter,carefullyreadthefollowinginformation.
Attention:ThewirelessWANadapterisshippedwithanantistaticbag.Whenhandling,takethefollowing
precautionstopreventstaticelectricityfromdamagingtheelectronicparts:
•DonotopentheantistaticbaguntilyouarereadytoinstallthewirelessWANadapterintothePCIExpress
M.2cardslotinyourcomputer.
•BeforeremovingthewirelessWANadapterfromtheantistaticbag,drainstaticelectricityfromthebag
andfromyourbodybytouchingthebagtoametaltableoragroundedmetalobject.
InstallingthewirelessWANadapter
WheninstallingorreplacingthewirelessWANadapter,besuretofollowtheprecautionsbelow.
DANGER
Duringelectricalstorms,donotconnectthecabletoordisconnectitfromthetelephoneoutlet
onthewall.
DANGER
Electriccurrentfrompower,telephone,andcommunicationcablesishazardous.Toavoidshock
hazard,disconnectthecablesbeforeopeningthecoverofthePCIExpressM.2cardslot.
ToinstallthewirelessWANadapter,dothefollowing:
1.Turnoffthecomputer.
2.InstallthewirelessWANadapterfollowingthestep-by-stepinstructionsonthesetupposters.
Note:ContactyourlocalServiceProvidertoobtainaSubscriberIdentifyModule(SIM)cardifnecessary.
InstalltheSIMcardfollowingtheinstructionsintheuserguideforyourThinkPadcomputer.
3.Restartyourcomputer.
ConguringthewirelessWANadapteronWindowsoperatingsystems
TocongurethewirelessWANadapterontheWindows7orWindows8operatingsystem,dothefollowing:
FortheWindows7operatingsystem:
1.DownloadandinstallthedevicedriverforthewirelessWANadapterandtheLenovo®MobileBroadband
Activation(LMBA)programbydoingoneofthefollowing:
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•Gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/support/wireless,andthenfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen.
•StarttheThinkVantage®SystemUpdateprogrambydoingthefollowing:
a.ClickStart➙AllPrograms➙LenovoThinkVantageT ools.
b.Double-clickUpdateandDrivers.Then,followingtheinstructionsonthescreen.
2.StarttheLMBAprogramtoactivatethewirelessWANadapter.Anaccountwithamobilebroadband
ServiceProviderisrequired.
3.StarttheThinkVantageAccessConnections™programtoconrmyourwirelessconnectionortoassist
inresolvinganyconnectionproblems.Fordetailedcongurationinstructions,refertotheAccess
Connectionshelpinformationsystem.
Notes:ToopentheAccessConnectionshelpinformationsystem,dothefollowing:
a.ClickStart➙AllPrograms➙LenovoThinkVantageTools.
b.Double-clickInternetConnections.TheAccessConnectionswindowopens.
c.Clickthequestionmark(?),andthenclickAccessConnectionsHelp.
FortheWindows8operatingsystem:
1.DownloadandinstallthedevicedriverforthewirelessWANadapterandtheLenovoMobileAccess
(LMA)programbydoingoneofthefollowing:
•Gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/support/wireless,andthenfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen.
•UsetheSystemUpdateprogrambydoingthefollowing:
a.Right-clickanywhereontheStartscreen,andthenclickAllappsonthebottombar.TheApps
menuisdisplayed.
b.ClickSystemUpdate,andthenfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen.
2.StarttheLMAprogramtoactivatethewirelessWANadapter.Anaccountwithamobilebroadband
ServiceProviderisrequired.
Note:IfthereisnoLMAprograminstalledonthecomputer,searchtheLMAprogramintheWindows
Storeandinstallitbeforeyoubegin.
3.ClickLenovoMobileAccessfromtheStartscreen,andthenfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen.
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Chapter3.Troubleshooting
IfyouexperiencethefollowingproblemwiththewirelessWANadapter,trythesolutionprovidedtosolve
theproblem.
Problem:IhavecorrectlyinstalledthewirelessWANadapteronmycomputer,butthecomputerfailsto
recognizethewirelessWANadapter.
Solution:ResettheUniedExtensibleFirmwareInterface(UEFI)BasicInput/OutputSystem(BIOS)
congurationofyourcomputertothedefaultsettingsbydoingthefollowing:
1.Turnonthecomputer.
2.WhenyouseetheThinkPadlogoscreen,pressF1toentertheBIOS.
3.PressF9,andthenselectY estoloadthedefaultconguration.
4.PressF10tosavecongurationchangesandexit.TheSetupConrmationwindowopens.
5.SelectYesintheSetupConrmationwindow.Thecomputerrestarts.
Note:Afterthecomputerrestarts,theBIOSchangesareautomaticallysaved.Thereisnoneedtoreset
theBIOScongurationagainthenexttimeyoustartyourcomputer.
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