HP Pavilion HDX9000 User manual

Wireless
User Guide

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First Edition: June 2007
Document Part Number: 451175-001

Product notice
This user guide describes features that are common to most models. Some features may not be
available on your computer.
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Table of contents
1 About integrated wireless devices
2 Using the wireless controls
Using the wireless button .................................................................................................................... 3
Using Wireless Assistant software (select models only) ...................................................................... 4
Using operating system controls .......................................................................................................... 4
3 Using WLAN devices (select models only)
Setting up a WLAN ............................................................................................................................... 6
Connecting to a WLAN ......................................................................................................................... 7
Using wireless security features ........................................................................................................... 7
Identifying a WLAN device ................................................................................................................... 8
4 Using HP Broadband Wireless (select models only)
5 Using Bluetooth wireless devices (select models only)
Index ................................................................................................................................................................... 11
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1 About integrated wireless devices
Wireless technology transfers data across radio waves instead of wires. Your computer may be
equipped with one or more of the following wireless devices:
●Wireless local area network (WLAN) device—Connects the computer to wireless local area
networks (commonly referred to as Wi-Fi networks, wireless LANs, or WLANs) in corporate offices,
your home, and public places such as airports, restaurants, coffee shops, hotels, and universities.
In a WLAN, each mobile wireless device communicates with a wireless router or a wireless access
point.
●HP Broadband Wireless Module—A wireless wide area network (WWAN) device that provides
access to information wherever mobile network operator service is available. In a WWAN, each
mobile device communicates to a mobile network operator’s base station. Mobile network operators
install networks of base stations (similar to cell phone towers) throughout large geographic areas,
effectively providing coverage across entire states, regions, or even countries.
●Bluetooth® device—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 (33 feet) of each other.
For more information on wireless technology, refer to the information and Web site links provided in
Help and Support.
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2 Using the wireless controls
You can control the wireless devices in your computer using these methods:
●Wireless button or wireless switch (referred to in this guide as the wireless button)
●Wireless Assistant software (select models only)
●Operating system controls
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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 turns on (blue) 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 on, at least one wireless device is on. If the wireless light is off, all wireless
devices are off.
NOTE: On some models, the wireless light is amber when all wireless devices are off.
Because the wireless devices are enabled at the factory, you can use the wireless button to turn on or
turn off the wireless devices simultaneously. Individual wireless devices can be controlled through the
Wireless Assistant software (select models only).
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Using Wireless Assistant software (select models only)
A wireless device can be turned on or off using the Wireless Assistant software.
NOTE: Enabling or turning on a wireless device does not automatically connect the computer to a
network or to a Bluetooth-enabled device.
To view the state of the wireless devices, click the Wireless Assistant icon in the Windows®
Mobility Center.
For more information, refer to the Wireless Assistant software Help:
1. Open Wireless Assistant by clicking the icon in the Windows Mobility Center.
2. Click the Help button.
Using operating system controls
Some operating systems also offer a way to manage integrated wireless devices and the wireless
connection. For more information, refer to the user guide for your operating system.
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