HP (Hewlett-Packard) HP Notebook Series Laptop User Manual


 
vi Hardware and Software Guide
Contents
5 Wireless (Select Models Only)
Wireless Local Area Network (Select Models Only) . . . 5–2
Setting Up a WLAN in Your Home . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–4
Using a WLAN Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–5
Using Wireless Security Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–6
Installing Wireless Software (Optional) . . . . . . . . . . 5–7
Troubleshooting Devices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–8
Bluetooth (Select Models Only). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–9
Device Power States. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–11
Turning On the Devices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–13
Turning Off and Disabling the Devices. . . . . . . . . . 5–14
6 Security
Security Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–1
Security Preferences in the Setup Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–3
QuickLock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–3
Passwords. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–4
HP and Windows Passwords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–5
HP and Windows Password Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . 6–6
HP Administrator Password. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–8
Setting HP Administrator Passwords . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–8
Entering HP Administrator Passwords . . . . . . . . . . . 6–9
Power-On Passwords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–10
Setting Power-On Passwords. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–10
Entering Power-On Passwords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–11
Device Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–12
Antivirus Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–13
Critical Security Updates for Windows XP . . . . . . . . . . 6–14
Firewall Software. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–15
Optional Security Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–16