Instruction Manual

Table of contents
1 Welcome ........................................................................................................................................................... 1
Finding information ............................................................................................................................... 2
2 Getting to know your computer ......................................................................................................................... 4
Right ..................................................................................................................................................... 4
Left ....................................................................................................................................................... 5
Display .................................................................................................................................................. 6
Top ....................................................................................................................................................... 7
TouchPad ............................................................................................................................ 7
Lights ................................................................................................................................... 8
Buttons, speakers, and fingerprint reader (select models only) ........................................... 9
Keys ................................................................................................................................... 10
Bottom ................................................................................................................................................ 11
Front ................................................................................................................................................... 13
3 Connecting to a network ................................................................................................................................. 15
Connecting to a wireless network ....................................................................................................... 15
Using the wireless controls ................................................................................................ 15
Turning wireless devices on or off ..................................................................... 15
Using HP Connection Manager (select models only) ........................................ 16
Using the wireless button .................................................................................. 16
Using operating system controls ....................................................................... 16
Using a WLAN (select models only) .................................................................................. 16
Using an Internet service provider .................................................................... 17
Setting up a WLAN ............................................................................................ 17
Configuring a wireless router ............................................................................ 17
Protecting your WLAN ....................................................................................... 18
Connecting to a WLAN ...................................................................................... 18
Using HP Mobile Broadband (select models only) ............................................................ 18
Inserting and removing a SIM ........................................................................... 19
Using GPS (select models only) ........................................................................................ 20
Using Bluetooth wireless devices (select models only) ..................................................... 20
Connecting to a wired network ........................................................................................................... 21
Connecting to a local area network (LAN) ......................................................................... 21
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