HP 421 Notebook-PC - Manual (Page 5)

Table of contents
1 Features ........................................................................................................................................................... 1
Identifying hardware ............................................................................................................................. 1
Top components .................................................................................................................. 1
TouchPad ............................................................................................................ 1
Lights ................................................................................................................... 3
Buttons, switch, and speaker .............................................................................. 4
Keys .................................................................................................................... 6
Front components ................................................................................................................ 7
Right-side components ........................................................................................................ 8
Left-side components .......................................................................................................... 9
Bottom components ............................................................................................................. 9
Multimedia components ..................................................................................................... 11
Wireless antennas (select models only) ............................................................................ 12
Additional hardware components ...................................................................................... 13
Identifying the labels ........................................................................................................................... 13
2 Networking .................................................................................................................................................... 15
Using wireless devices (select models only) ...................................................................................... 15
Identifying wireless and network icons .............................................................................. 15
Using the wireless controls ................................................................................................ 16
Using the wireless key ....................................................................................................... 16
Using Wireless Assistant software (select models only) .................................................... 16
Using operating system controls ........................................................................................ 17
Using a WLAN .................................................................................................................................... 18
Setting up a WLAN ............................................................................................................ 18
Protecting your WLAN ....................................................................................................... 18
Connecting to a WLAN ...................................................................................................... 20
Roaming to another network .............................................................................................. 20
Using Bluetooth wireless devices (select models only) ...................................................................... 21
Bluetooth and Internet Connection Sharing (ICS) ............................................................. 21
Troubleshooting wireless connection problems ................................................................................. 22
Cannot create a WLAN connection ................................................................................... 22
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