Unable to find the wlan switch via the keyboard (keys). There are no switches on the side of my advent 7027 laptop. How do I switch on the lan.

Hi Aidamasansa

There is normally a switch that needs to be pressed in combination with the FN key or a switch on the side of the laptop, look for the bluetooth symbol somewhere on your laptop.
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Hi,

You can turn ON the WLAN in two ways. The most common way is by flipping the physical WLAN switch ON. The switch is usually located at the front side of the computer (look below the light indicators at the bottom of the touchpad or at the left / right / side of the computer. On some computers, they're above the keyboard.

If that won't work, you might wanna try a combination of function key (Fn+ wireless key).
For Toshiba laptops it's Fn+F8, and for Lenovo it's Fn+F5, Dell and HP usually uses Fn+F2 but every brand has a different combination so check the F1 up to F12 keys for the wireless symbol.

Cheers,

The dell D520 doesn't have any switch to power off the wireless. You will have to use the hot-key method. Just press Fn+F2. If you have curiosity:
In computing, a keyboard shortcut is a finite set of one or more keys that invoke a software or operating system operation when triggered by the user.

How to turn on/off Wireless in various Laptop Models ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Vendor/Model-----------Type----------Location
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Dell D600 & D610-----KeyBoard-----Fn+F2

HP nc4000 & nc4010-----Button-----Above Keyboard

HP nc4220-----Button-----Left Side of Laptop Near USB Port

HP nc6000 & nc6220-----Button-----Above Keyboard

HP nx9010-----Button-----Front side of laptop

HP Omnibook 6200-----Button-----Left side of laptop

IBM T43-----Keyboard combination-----Fn + F5-----Click "Turn On"

IBM X32-----Keyboard combination-----Fn + F5-----Click "Turn On"

Toshiba M1 & M2-----Switch-----Left side of laptop-----Towards
front

Toshiba R100-----Switch-----Right side of laptop


Toshiba TE2000-----Switch-----Left side of laptop-----By Vol ctrl

Toshiba Tecra 2100-----Switch-----Left side of laptop-----By Vol ctrl
Hope it helps !

Usually the wireless switch is located on the sides of the system, if you cant see it there. In front. and if you already turn on the wireless switch and you cant still connect. Look for the function keys. Usually it would be FN and F6. When you press those two keys at the same time. You should see a pop up window. Check if the current status is on. If it is on and you cant still connect. Uninstall and reinstall the wireless driver and try to connect again. If this didn't work, you can contact your computer manufacturer or do a clean installation.

Hi Friend,

Please find the key combination (for wireless/switch) for different Advent laptop models:

Advent 7096 ---- Button next to the power button
Advent 7100 ---- Fn / F2
Advent 7104 ---- Fn / F2
Advent 7201 ---- wireless key top right and then Fn / F2
Advent 8117 ---- small slide switch on the front of laptop


I hope this will resolve the issue.

Regards
Chiranjeet

Hello shge2dope,

The wireless lan can be activated (enabled) from the control panel as follows:

•Click Start (lower left-hand of screen)
•Select Control Panel
•Select Network and sharing Center (might be called just 'Network')
•Select the wireless lan adapter and enable it

* Another way might be to select the WLAN icon in the lower right-hand corner of the screen. Then right-click and select the option to enable it

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Have a great day,
martyshaw152

You need to make sure you have the latest drivers for your wireless Lan card.

possiblr solution could be to hold down the FN key, while pressing the f11 key, you may have to do this a few times

go into your hot keys program and make the change there.