Compaq Presario M2000 manual Wireless Select Models Only, Security

Contents

5Wireless

(Select Models Only)

Wireless Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–1Wireless Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–2802.11 Wireless Devices (Select Models Only) . . . . . . . 5–3Setting Up a WLAN in Your Home . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–4Connecting to a WLAN in Your Home. . . . . . . . . . . 5–5Connecting to a Public WLAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–6Using Wireless Security Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–6 Identifying an 802.11 Wireless Device . . . . . . . . . . . 5–7Troubleshooting Devices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–7 Bluetooth Wireless Devices (Select Models Only) . . . . . 5–8Wireless Device Power States . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–10Turning On the Devices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–12Turning Off and Disabling the Devices. . . . . . . . . . 5–13

6 Security

Security Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–1QuickLock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–3Setup Utility and Windows Passwords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–3Coordinating Passwords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–5Choosing a Password. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–5Setup Utility Administrator Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–6Setting an Administrator Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–7Entering an Administrator Password. . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–7Setup Utility Power-On Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–8Setting a Power-On Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–9 Entering a Power-On Password. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–9 Setup Utility Device Security. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–10 Antivirus Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–11 Critical Security Updates for Windows XP . . . . . . . . . . 6–12 Firewall Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–13 Optional Security Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–14

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