Table of contents

1 Features ...........................................................................................................................................................

1

Identifying hardware .............................................................................................................................

1

Components .........................................................................................................................................

2

Top components ..................................................................................................................

2

TouchPad ............................................................................................................

2

Lights ...................................................................................................................

3

Button and speakers ...........................................................................................

4

Keys ....................................................................................................................

5

Display ................................................................................................................

6

Front component ..................................................................................................................

7

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

8

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

9

Rear component ................................................................................................................

10

Bottom components ...........................................................................................................

11

Wireless antennas .............................................................................................................

12

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

13

Labels .................................................................................................................................................

14

2 Networking ....................................................................................................................................................

15

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

15

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

16

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

16

Using the wireless action key ............................................................................................

16

Using HP Wireless Assistant .............................................................................................

17

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

17

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

18

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

18

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

19

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

20

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

20

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

21

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

21

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

22

Cannot connect to a WLAN ...............................................................................................

22

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