Article Number: 000175413
BIOS Wireless Radio Control does not function when an Ethernet connection is established on Precision M4600/M6600
Summary: Steps to resolve an issue where the BIOS cannot override the WLAN radio functionality on M4600/M6600 Precision Mobile Workstations.
Article Content
Symptoms
You may notice that enabling the WLAN control option in the BIOS on the M4600/M6600 Precision Mobile Workstations has no effect when a LAN cable is detected. This feature appears under Power Management in the BIOS and is titled Wireless Radio Control.
Setting the option has no effect and a Wireless connection remains active even when a LAN is connected.
Setting the option has no effect and a Wireless connection remains active even when a LAN is connected.
Cause
WLAN control option in the BIOS on the M4600/M6600 Precision Mobile
Resolution
The M4600/M6600 system does not support this function. If the User wishes to have this feature enabled, it will have to be accomplished through the device settings.
For Dell Wireless Adapters:
For Intel Wireless Adapters:
For Dell Wireless Adapters:
- Open the Wireless adapter properties page in Device Manager
- Open the Advanced Tab
- Enable the option to "Disable on wired connect"
For Intel Wireless Adapters:
- Users will need to download and install the latest Intel Proset/Wireless driver from Intel's support website
- During installation of Proset, Users will need to choose Custom install and ensure they install the Administrators Toolkit
- An application setting will need to be configured to enable "Adapter switching"
Article Properties
Affected Product
Precision M4600, Precision M6600
Last Published Date
25 Jun 2021
Version
5
Article Type
Solution