Table of contents

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

1

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

1

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

1

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

1

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

1

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

2

Buttons and Fingerprint Reader (select models only) .........................................

3

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

4

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

5

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

5

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

6

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

7

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

8

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

9

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

10

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

10

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

12

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

12

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

13

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

13

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

14

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

14

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

15

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

15

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

15

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

16

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

17

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

17

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

17

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

18

Connecting to a local area network ....................................................................................................

18

3 Pointing devices and keyboard ...................................................................................................................

20

Using pointing devices .......................................................................................................................

20

Setting pointing device preferences ...................................................................................

20

Using the TouchPad ..........................................................................................................

20

Turning the TouchPad on and off ......................................................................

20

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