HP Pavilion 15-p020ca Notebook PC - Manual (Page 7)

Table of contents
1 Starting right ...................................................................................................................................................... 1
Visit the HP Apps Store ........................................................................................................................ 1
Best practices ....................................................................................................................................... 1
Fun things to do .................................................................................................................................... 2
More HP resources .............................................................................................................................. 3
2 Getting to know your computer ......................................................................................................................... 5
Finding your hardware and software information ................................................................................. 5
Locating hardware ............................................................................................................... 5
Locating software ................................................................................................................. 5
Right side ............................................................................................................................................. 6
Left side ................................................................................................................................................ 9
Display ................................................................................................................................................ 11
Top ..................................................................................................................................................... 12
TouchPad .......................................................................................................................... 12
Lights ................................................................................................................................. 13
Buttons and speakers ........................................................................................................ 14
Keys ................................................................................................................................... 15
Bottom ................................................................................................................................................ 16
Labels ................................................................................................................................................. 17
3 Connecting to a network ................................................................................................................................. 18
Connecting to a wireless network ....................................................................................................... 18
Using the wireless controls ................................................................................................ 18
Using the wireless button .................................................................................. 18
Using operating system controls ....................................................................... 18
Sharing data and drives and accessing software .............................................................. 19
Using a WLAN ................................................................................................................... 19
Using an Internet service provider .................................................................... 19
Setting up a WLAN ............................................................................................ 20
Configuring a wireless router ............................................................................ 20
Protecting your WLAN ....................................................................................... 20
Connecting to a WLAN ...................................................................................... 21
Using Bluetooth wireless devices (select models only) ..................................................... 21
Connecting to a wired network ........................................................................................................... 22
Connecting to a local area network (LAN) ......................................................................... 22
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