Table of contents

1 Features

 

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

1

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

2

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

2

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

2

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

3

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

4

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

5

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

6

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

7

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

8

Display components ............................................................................................................

9

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

9

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

11

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

12

2 Wireless, local area network, and modem

 

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

13

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

14

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

14

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

14

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

15

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

15

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

16

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

16

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

17

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

18

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

18

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

19

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

19

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

20

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

20

Cannot connect to a preferred network .............................................................................

21

Network icon is not displayed ............................................................................................

21

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