Owner's manual

Table of contents

1 Notebook tour

Identifying the hardware ....................................................................................................................... 1

Top components .................................................................................................................. 1

TouchPad ............................................................................................................ 1

Lights ................................................................................................................... 2

Buttons and fingerprint reader (select models only) ............................................ 3

Keys .................................................................................................................... 5

Front components ................................................................................................................ 5

Right-side components ........................................................................................................ 6

Left-side components .......................................................................................................... 7

Display components ............................................................................................................ 8

Bottom components ............................................................................................................. 9

Wireless antennas ............................................................................................................... 9

Additional hardware components ...................................................................................... 10

Identifying the labels ........................................................................................................................... 11

2 Wireless and local area network

Using wireless devices ....................................................................................................................... 14

Identifying wireless and network status icons .................................................................... 14

Using the wireless controls ................................................................................................ 15

Using the wireless button ................................................................................................... 15

Using Wireless Assistant software (select models only) .................................................... 15

Using operating system controls ........................................................................................ 16

Using a WLAN .................................................................................................................................... 17

Setting up a WLAN ............................................................................................................ 17

Protecting your WLAN ....................................................................................................... 17

Connecting to a WLAN ...................................................................................................... 18

Roaming to another network .............................................................................................. 19

Using HP Mobile Broadband (select models only) ............................................................................. 20

Inserting a SIM ................................................................................................................... 20

Removing a SIM ................................................................................................................ 23

Using Bluetooth wireless devices (select models only) ...................................................................... 25

Bluetooth and Internet Connection Sharing (ICS) ............................................................. 25

Troubleshooting wireless connection problems ................................................................................. 26