9 Wireless (Select Models Only)

 

Wireless features ................................................................................................................................

113

Identifying an 802.11 wireless device .................................................................................................

113

Wireless controls ................................................................................................................................

114

802.11 wireless devices (select models only) ....................................................................................

115

Setting up a WLAN in your home ......................................................................................

116

Connecting to a WLAN in your home ................................................................................

117

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

117

Using wireless security features ........................................................................................

117

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

118

Wireless device status states .............................................................................................................

119

Turning on the devices ......................................................................................................

120

Turning off and disabling the devices ................................................................................

121

10 Modem and Local Area Network

 

Modem ................................................................................................................................................

123

Connecting the modem cable ............................................................................................

124

Connecting a country-specific modem cable adapter .......................................................

125

Selecting a location setting ................................................................................................

125

Viewing the current country selection ...............................................................

125

Adding new locations when traveling ................................................................

126

Solving travel connection problems ..................................................................

127

Using preinstalled communication software ......................................................................

128

Local area networks ...........................................................................................................................

129

11 Security

 

Security features .................................................................................................................................

131

Passwords ..........................................................................................................................................

132

Guidelines for setting passwords .......................................................................................

132

Passwords set in Windows ................................................................................................

133

QuickLock ..........................................................................................................

133

Passwords set in the Setup Utility .....................................................................................

134

Administrator password .....................................................................................

134

Managing an administrator password ..............................................

135

Entering an administrator password .................................................

135

Power-on password ..........................................................................................

135

Managing a power-on password ......................................................

136

Entering a power-on password ........................................................

136

DriveLock password ..........................................................................................

137

Setting a DriveLock password ..........................................................

138

Entering a DriveLock password .......................................................

139

Changing a DriveLock password .....................................................

139

Removing DriveLock protection .......................................................

140

Device security ..................................................................................................

140

Antivirus software ...............................................................................................................................

141

Firewall software .................................................................................................................................

141

Critical updates ...................................................................................................................................

141

Optional security cable .......................................................................................................................

142

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