Table of contents

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

1

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

1

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

1

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

1

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

1

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

3

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

4

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

5

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

6

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

7

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

8

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

9

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

10

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

11

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

12

2 Wireless, local area network, and modem ..................................................................................................

13

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 ....................................................................................................................................

15

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) ......................................................................

18

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

19

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

19

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

19

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

20

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

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