
3 Connecting to a network
Your computer can travel with you wherever you go. But even at home, you can explore the globe and access
information from millions of websites using your computer and a wired or wireless network connection. This
chapter will help you get connected to that world.
Connecting to a wireless network
Wireless technology transfers data across radio waves instead of wires. Your computer is equipped with one
or more of the following wireless devices:
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Wireless local area network (WLAN) device (select models only)—Connects the computer to wireless
local area networks (commonly referred to as Wi-Fi networks, wireless LANs, or WLANs) in corporate
oices, your home, and public places such as airports, restaurants, coee shops, hotels, and
universities. In a WLAN, the mobile wireless device in your computer communicates with a wireless
router or a wireless access point.
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Bluetooth device (select models only)—Creates a personal area network (PAN) to connect to other
Bluetooth-enabled devices such as computers, phones, printers, headsets, speakers, and cameras. In a
PAN, each device communicates directly with other devices, and devices must be relatively close
together—typically within 10 meters (approximately 33 feet) of each other.
For more information about wireless technology, see the information and website links provided in HP
Support Assistant. To access HP Support Assistant on the Start screen, select the HP Support Assistant app.
Using the wireless controls
You can control the wireless devices in your computer using these features:
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Wireless button, wireless switch, or wireless key (referred to in this chapter as the wireless button)
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Operating system controls
Using the wireless button
The computer has a wireless button, one or more wireless devices, and one or two wireless lights, depending
on the model. All of the wireless devices on your computer are enabled at the factory, so the wireless light is
on (white) when you turn on the computer.
The wireless light indicates the overall power state of your wireless devices, not the status of individual
devices. If the wireless light is white, at least one wireless device is on. If the wireless light is o, all wireless
devices are o.
NOTE: On some models, the wireless light is amber when all wireless devices are o.
Because the wireless devices are enabled at the factory, you can use the wireless button to turn on or turn o
the wireless devices simultaneously.
Using operating system controls
The Network and Sharing Center allows you to set up a connection or network, connect to a network, and
diagnose and repair network problems.
To use operating system controls:
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