User's Guide

Table of contents
1 Hardware features
Identifying the hardware ....................................................................................................................... 1
Top components .................................................................................................................. 1
TouchPad ............................................................................................................ 1
Lights ................................................................................................................... 2
Keys .................................................................................................................... 3
Front components ................................................................................................................ 3
Right-side components ........................................................................................................ 4
Left-side components .......................................................................................................... 5
Display components ............................................................................................................ 6
Bottom components ............................................................................................................. 7
Wireless antennas ............................................................................................................... 8
Additional hardware components ........................................................................................ 8
Identifying the labels ............................................................................................................................. 9
2 Wireless and local area network
Using wireless devices ....................................................................................................................... 10
Identifying wireless and network status icons .................................................................... 10
Using the wireless controls ................................................................................................ 11
Using the wireless button ................................................................................................... 11
Using Wireless Assistant software (select models only) .................................................... 12
Using HP Connection Manager (select models only) ........................................................ 12
Using operating system controls ........................................................................................ 12
Using a WLAN .................................................................................................................................... 13
Setting up a WLAN ............................................................................................................ 13
Protecting your WLAN ....................................................................................................... 13
Connecting to a WLAN ...................................................................................................... 14
Roaming to another network .............................................................................................. 15
Using HP Mobile Broadband (select models only) ............................................................................. 15
Inserting a SIM ................................................................................................................... 16
Removing a SIM ................................................................................................................ 16
Using Bluetooth wireless devices ....................................................................................................... 17
Bluetooth and Internet Connection Sharing (ICS) ............................................................. 17
Troubleshooting wireless connection problems ................................................................................. 18
Cannot connect to a WLAN ............................................................................................... 18
Cannot connect to a preferred WLAN network .................................................................. 18
Network icon for WLAN is not displayed ............................................................................ 19
Current WLAN network security codes are unavailable .................................................... 19
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