HP Notebook PC - Default Chapter; Table of Contents

Table of contents
1 Features ........................................................................................................................................................... 1
Identifying hardware ............................................................................................................................. 1
Top components .................................................................................................................. 1
TouchPad ............................................................................................................ 1
Lights ................................................................................................................... 2
Buttons, switch, and speaker .............................................................................. 3
Keys .................................................................................................................... 4
Front components ................................................................................................................ 5
Right-side components ........................................................................................................ 6
Left-side components .......................................................................................................... 7
Bottom components ............................................................................................................. 7
Multimedia components ....................................................................................................... 9
Wireless antennas (select models only) ............................................................................ 10
Additional hardware components ...................................................................................... 11
Identifying the labels ........................................................................................................................... 11
2 Networking .................................................................................................................................................... 13
Using wireless devices (select models only) ...................................................................................... 13
Identifying wireless and network icons .............................................................................. 13
Using the wireless controls ................................................................................................ 14
Using the wireless key ....................................................................................................... 14
Using Wireless Assistant software (select models only) .................................................... 14
Using operating system controls ........................................................................................ 15
Using a WLAN .................................................................................................................................... 15
Setting up a WLAN ............................................................................................................ 16
Protecting your WLAN ....................................................................................................... 16
Connecting to a WLAN ...................................................................................................... 17
Roaming to another network .............................................................................................. 18
Using Bluetooth wireless devices (select models only) ...................................................................... 18
Bluetooth and Internet Connection Sharing (ICS) ............................................................. 18
Troubleshooting wireless connection problems ................................................................................. 18
Cannot create a WLAN connection ................................................................................... 19
Cannot connect to a preferred network ............................................................................. 19
Network icon is not displayed ............................................................................................ 19
Current network security codes are unavailable ................................................................ 20
WLAN connection is very weak ......................................................................................... 20
Cannot connect to the wireless router ............................................................................... 20
Using the modem (select models only) .............................................................................................. 21
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