Table of contents

1 Welcome ..........................................................................................................................................................

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Finding information ...............................................................................................................................

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2 Getting to know your computer .....................................................................................................................

3

Top .......................................................................................................................................................

3

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

3

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

4

Buttons .................................................................................................................................

5

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

6

Front .....................................................................................................................................................

8

Right .....................................................................................................................................................

9

Left .....................................................................................................................................................

10

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

12

Bottom ................................................................................................................................................

13

3 Networking ....................................................................................................................................................

14

Using an Internet service provider (ISP) ............................................................................................

15

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

16

Creating a wireless connection ..........................................................................................................

16

Turning wireless devices on and off ..................................................................................

16

Using the wireless button ..................................................................................

16

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

16

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

16

Connecting to an existing WLAN .......................................................................................

17

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

17

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

18

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

18

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

19

Connecting to a wired network ...........................................................................................................

19

Using a modem (select models only) .................................................................................

19

Connecting a modem cable ..............................................................................

19

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

20

Connecting to a local area network (LAN) (select models only) ........................................

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