User Guide - Windows 7

Table of contents
1 Welcome ....................................................................................................................................................... 1
Finding information ............................................................................................................................................... 2
2 Getting to know your computer ...................................................................................................................... 3
Right ....................................................................................................................................................................... 3
Left ......................................................................................................................................................................... 5
Display .................................................................................................................................................................... 6
Top .......................................................................................................................................................................... 7
TouchPad ............................................................................................................................................. 7
Lights ................................................................................................................................................... 8
Buttons, speakers, and ngerprint reader (select products only) ...................................................... 9
Keys ................................................................................................................................................... 10
Bottom ................................................................................................................................................................. 11
3 Connecting to a network .............................................................................................................................. 12
Connecting to a wireless network ....................................................................................................................... 12
Using the wireless controls ............................................................................................................... 12
Turning wireless devices on or o .................................................................................. 12
Using HP Connection Manager (select products only) ................................................... 13
Using the wireless button ............................................................................................... 13
Using operating system controls .................................................................................... 13
Using a WLAN (select products only) ................................................................................................ 13
Using an Internet service provider ................................................................................. 14
Setting up a WLAN .......................................................................................................... 14
Conguring a wireless router .......................................................................................... 14
Protecting your WLAN ..................................................................................................... 15
Connecting to a WLAN ..................................................................................................... 15
Using HP Mobile Broadband (select products only) .......................................................................... 15
Inserting and removing a SIM card (select products only) ............................................. 16
Using GPS (select products only) ...................................................................................................... 17
Using Bluetooth wireless devices (select products only) ................................................................. 17
Connecting to a wired network (via optional docking device or expansion port device) ................................... 17
Connecting to a local area network (LAN) ......................................................................................... 17
4 Navigating using the keyboard, touch gestures and pointing devices ............................................................... 19
Using pointing devices ......................................................................................................................................... 19
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