Compaq Presario M2000 Laptop User Manual


 
vi Hardware and Software Guide
Contents
5 Wireless
(Select Models Only)
Wireless Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–1
Wireless Controls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–2
802.11 Wireless Devices (Select Models Only) . . . . . . . 5–3
Setting Up a WLAN in Your Home . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–4
Connecting to a WLAN in Your Home. . . . . . . . . . . 5–5
Connecting to a Public WLAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–6
Using Wireless Security Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–6
Identifying an 802.11 Wireless Device . . . . . . . . . . . 5–7
Troubleshooting Devices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–7
Bluetooth Wireless Devices (Select Models Only) . . . . . 5–8
Wireless Device Power States . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–10
Turning On the Devices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–12
Turning Off and Disabling the Devices. . . . . . . . . . 5–13
6Security
Security Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–1
QuickLock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–3
Setup Utility and Windows Passwords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–3
Coordinating Passwords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–5
Choosing a Password. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–5
Setup Utility Administrator Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–6
Setting an Administrator Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–7
Entering an Administrator Password. . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–7
Setup Utility Power-On Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–8
Setting a Power-On Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–9
Entering a Power-On Password. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–9
Setup Utility Device Security. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–10
Antivirus Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–11
Critical Security Updates for Windows XP . . . . . . . . . . 6–12
Firewall Software. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–13
Optional Security Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–14