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1 Features
Identifying hardware ............................................................................................................................. 1
Top components .................................................................................................................. 1
TouchPad ............................................................................................................ 1
Lights ................................................................................................................... 3
Buttons and fingerprint reader (select models only) ............................................ 6
Keys .................................................................................................................. 10
Front components .............................................................................................................. 11
Right-side components ...................................................................................................... 12
Left-side components ........................................................................................................ 14
Rear components .............................................................................................................. 15
Bottom components ........................................................................................................... 16
Display components ......................................................................................................... 17
Wireless antennas (select models only) ............................................................................ 18
Additional hardware components ...................................................................................... 19
Identifying the labels ........................................................................................................................... 19
2 Wireless, modem, and local area network
Using wireless devices (select models only) ...................................................................................... 21
Identifying wireless and network icons .............................................................................. 22
Using the wireless controls ................................................................................................ 22
Using the wireless button ................................................................................................... 22
Using Wireless Assistant software (select models only) .................................................... 23
Using HP Connection Manager (select models only) ........................................................ 23
Using operating system controls ........................................................................................ 24
Using a WLAN device (select models only) ....................................................................................... 25
Setting up a WLAN ............................................................................................................ 25
Protecting your WLAN ....................................................................................................... 25
Connecting to a WLAN ...................................................................................................... 26
Roaming to another network .............................................................................................. 27
Using HP Mobile Broadband (select models only) ............................................................................. 28
Inserting a SIM ................................................................................................................... 28
Removing a SIM ................................................................................................................ 29
Using a Bluetooth wireless device ...................................................................................................... 31
Bluetooth and Internet Connection Sharing (ICS) ............................................................. 31
Troubleshooting wireless connection problems ................................................................................. 32
Cannot create a WLAN connection ................................................................................... 32
Cannot connect to a preferred network ............................................................................. 32
Network icon is not displayed ............................................................................................ 33
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