Table of contents

1 Welcome ........................................................................................................................................................... 1

Finding information ............................................................................................................................... 2

2 Getting to know your computer ......................................................................................................................... 4

Right ..................................................................................................................................................... 4

Left ....................................................................................................................................................... 5

Display .................................................................................................................................................. 6

Top ....................................................................................................................................................... 7

TouchPad ............................................................................................................................ 7

Lights ................................................................................................................................... 8

Buttons, speakers, and fingerprint reader (select models only) ......................................... 10

Keys ................................................................................................................................... 12

Bottom ................................................................................................................................................ 13

Front ................................................................................................................................................... 15

3 Connecting to a network ................................................................................................................................. 16

Connecting to a wireless network ....................................................................................................... 16

Using the wireless controls ................................................................................................ 16

Using the wireless button .................................................................................. 16

Using operating system controls ....................................................................... 17

Using a WLAN ................................................................................................................... 17

Using an Internet service provider .................................................................... 17

Setting up a WLAN ............................................................................................ 17

Configuring a wireless router ............................................................................ 18

Protecting your WLAN ....................................................................................... 18

Connecting to a WLAN ...................................................................................... 18

Using HP Mobile Broadband (select models only) ............................................................ 19

Inserting and removing a SIM (select models only) .......................................... 20

Using GPS (select models only) ........................................................................................ 20

Using Bluetooth wireless devices (select models only) ..................................................... 21

Connecting to a wired network ........................................................................................................... 21

Connecting to a local area network (LAN) ......................................................................... 21

4 Navigating using the keyboard, touch gestures and pointing devices ............................................................ 23

Using pointing devices ....................................................................................................................... 23

Setting pointing device preferences ................................................................................... 23