Table of contents

1 Features

 

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

1

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

1

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

1

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

3

Buttons and fingerprint reader (select models only) ............................................

6

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

10

Front components ..............................................................................................................

11

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

12

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

14

Rear components ..............................................................................................................

15

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

16

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

17

Wireless antennas (select models only) ............................................................................

18

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

19

Identifying the labels ...........................................................................................................................

19

2 Wireless, modem, and local area network

 

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

21

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

22

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

22

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

22

Using Wireless Assistant software (select models only) ....................................................

23

Using HP Connection Manager (select models only) ........................................................

23

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

24

Using a WLAN device (select models only) .......................................................................................

25

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

25

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

25

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

26

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

27

Using HP Mobile Broadband (select models only) .............................................................................

28

Inserting a SIM ...................................................................................................................

28

Removing a SIM ................................................................................................................

29

Using a Bluetooth wireless device ......................................................................................................

31

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

31

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

32

Cannot create a WLAN connection ...................................................................................

32

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

32

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

33

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