HP Compaq Presario CQ42-210AU Notebook PC - Manual (Page 5)

Table of contents
1 Features ........................................................................................................................................................... 1
Identifying hardware ............................................................................................................................. 1
Components ......................................................................................................................................... 1
Top components .................................................................................................................. 1
TouchPad ............................................................................................................ 1
Lights ................................................................................................................... 3
Button and speakers ........................................................................................... 4
Keys .................................................................................................................... 5
Display ................................................................................................................ 6
Right-side components ........................................................................................................ 7
Left-side components .......................................................................................................... 8
Bottom components ............................................................................................................. 9
Wireless antennas ............................................................................................................. 10
Additional hardware components ...................................................................................... 11
Labels ................................................................................................................................................. 12
2 Wireless, local area network, and modem .................................................................................................. 13
Using wireless devices ....................................................................................................................... 13
Identifying wireless and network status icons .................................................................... 14
Using the wireless controls ................................................................................................ 14
Using the wireless action key ............................................................................................ 14
Using HP Wireless Assistant ............................................................................................. 15
Using operating system controls ........................................................................................ 15
Using a WLAN .................................................................................................................................... 15
Setting up a WLAN ............................................................................................................ 16
Protecting your WLAN ....................................................................................................... 17
Connecting to a WLAN ...................................................................................................... 18
Roaming to another network .............................................................................................. 18
Using Bluetooth wireless devices (select models only) ...................................................................... 18
Bluetooth and Internet Connection Sharing (ICS) ............................................................. 19
Troubleshooting wireless connection problems ................................................................................. 19
Cannot connect to a WLAN ............................................................................................... 19
Cannot connect to a preferred wireless network ............................................................... 20
Network icon is not displayed ............................................................................................ 20
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