User Guide - Windows 7
Table of contents
1 Welcome ........................................................................................................................................................... 1
Finding information ............................................................................................................................... 2
2 Getting to know your computer ......................................................................................................................... 4
Right ..................................................................................................................................................... 4
Left ....................................................................................................................................................... 5
Display .................................................................................................................................................. 6
Top ....................................................................................................................................................... 7
TouchPad ............................................................................................................................ 7
Lights ................................................................................................................................... 8
Buttons, speakers, and fingerprint reader (select models only) ........................................... 9
Keys ................................................................................................................................... 10
Bottom ................................................................................................................................................ 11
Front ................................................................................................................................................... 12
3 Connecting to a network ................................................................................................................................. 13
Connecting to a wireless network ....................................................................................................... 13
Using the wireless controls ................................................................................................ 13
Turning wireless devices on or off ..................................................................... 13
Using HP Connection Manager (select models only) ........................................ 14
Using the wireless button .................................................................................. 14
Using operating system controls ....................................................................... 14
Using a WLAN ................................................................................................................... 14
Using an Internet service provider .................................................................... 15
Setting up a WLAN ............................................................................................ 15
Configuring a wireless router ............................................................................ 15
Protecting your WLAN ....................................................................................... 16
Connecting to a WLAN ...................................................................................... 16
Using HP Mobile Broadband (select models only) ............................................................ 16
Inserting and removing a SIM ........................................................................... 17
Using GPS ......................................................................................................................... 18
Using Bluetooth wireless devices ...................................................................................... 18
Connecting to a wired network ........................................................................................................... 19
Connecting to a local area network (LAN) ......................................................................... 19
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