User Guide - Windows 7

Table of contents
1 Welcome ....................................................................................................................................................... 1
Finding information ............................................................................................................................................... 2
2 Getting to know your computer ...................................................................................................................... 3
Right ....................................................................................................................................................................... 3
Left ......................................................................................................................................................................... 4
Display .................................................................................................................................................................... 6
Top .......................................................................................................................................................................... 7
TouchPad ............................................................................................................................................. 7
Lights ................................................................................................................................................... 8
Buttons, speakers, and ngerprint reader ........................................................................................ 10
Keys ................................................................................................................................................... 12
Bottom ................................................................................................................................................................. 13
3 Connecting to a network .............................................................................................................................. 15
Connecting to a wireless network ....................................................................................................................... 15
Using the wireless controls ............................................................................................................... 15
Turning wireless devices on or o .................................................................................. 15
Using HP Connection Manager (select models only) ...................................................... 16
Using the wireless button ............................................................................................... 16
Using operating system controls .................................................................................... 16
Using a WLAN ..................................................................................................................................... 16
Using an Internet service provider .................................................................................. 17
Setting up a WLAN .......................................................................................................... 17
Conguring a wireless router .......................................................................................... 17
Protecting your WLAN ..................................................................................................... 18
Connecting to a WLAN ..................................................................................................... 18
Using HP Mobile Broadband (select models only) ............................................................................ 18
Inserting and removing a SIM card ................................................................................. 19
Using HP Mobile Connect (select models only) ................................................................................. 20
Using GPS (select models only) ......................................................................................................... 20
Using Bluetooth wireless devices (select models only) .................................................................... 21
Connecting to a wired network ............................................................................................................................ 21
Connecting to a local area network (LAN) ......................................................................................... 21
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