HP Pavilion 15 Au600 Notebook Pc Manual

							Button and speakersComponentDescription(1)Powerbutton

						

							KeysNOTE:Refertotheillustrationthatmostcloselymatchesyourcomputer.ComponentDescription(1)esckeyDisplayssysteminformationwhenpressedincombinationwith
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							IconDescriptionDecreasesthescreenbrightnessincrementallyaslongasyouholddownthekey.Increasesthescreenbrightnessincrementallyaslongasyouholddownthekey.Switchesthescreenimagebetweendisplaydevicesconnectedtothesystem.Forexample,ifamonitorisconnectedtothecomputer,repeatedlypressingthiskeyalternatesthescreenimagefromthecomputer
displaytothemonitordisplaytoasimultaneousdisplayonboththecomputerandthemonitor.Turnsthekeyboardbacklighto

						

							BottomNOTE:Refertotheillustrationthatmostcloselymatchesyourcomputer. DescriptionVents(2)Enableair

						

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							3Connecting to a network
Yourcomputercantravelwithyouwhereveryougo.Butevenathome,youcanexploretheglobeandaccess
informationfrommillionsofwebsitesusingyourcomputerandawiredorwirelessnetworkconnection.This chapterwillhelpyougetconnectedtothatworld.
Connecting to a wireless network
Yourcomputermaybeequippedwithoneormoreofthefollowingwirelessdevices:


						

							Touseoperatingsystemcontrols:
1.Typecontrolpanelinthetaskbarsearchbox,andthenselectControl Panel.
2.SelectNetwork and Internet,andthenselectNetwork and Sharing Center.
Formoreinformation,seetheinformationprovidedintheGetstartedapp.

xSelecttheStartbutton,andthenselecttheGet startedapp.
Connecting to a WLAN
NOTE:WhenyouaresettingupInternetaccessinyourhome,youmustestablishanaccountwithan
Internetserviceprovider(ISP).TopurchaseInternetserviceandamodem,contactalocalISP.TheISPwill
helpsetupthemodem,installanetworkcabletoconnectyourwirelessroutertothemodem,andtestthe Internetservice.
ToconnecttoaWLAN,followthesesteps:
1.BesurethattheWLANdeviceison.
2.Selectthenetworkstatusiconinthetaskbar,andthenconnecttooneoftheavailablenetworks.
IftheWLANisasecurity-enabledWLAN,youarepromptedtoenterasecuritycode.Enterthecode,and
thenselect
Nexttocompletetheconnection.
NOTE:IfnoWLANsarelisted,youmaybeoutofrangeofawirelessrouteroraccesspoint.NOTE:IfyoudonotseetheWLANyouwanttoconnectto,right-clickthenetworkstatusiconinthe
taskbar,andthenselect
Open Network and Sharing Center.SelectSet up a new connection or 
network
.Alistofoptionsisdisplayed,allowingyoutomanuallysearchforandconnecttoanetworkor
tocreateanewnetworkconnection.
3.Followtheon-screeninstructionstocompletetheconnection.
Aftertheconnectionismade,selectthenetworkstatusiconatthefarrightofthetaskbar,toverifythename
andstatusoftheconnection.
NOTE:Thefunctionalrange(howfaryourwirelesssignalstravel)dependsonWLANimplementation,router
manufacturer,andinterferencefromotherelectronicdevicesorstructuralbarrierssuchaswallsand


						

							Somemobilenetworkoperatorsrequiretheuseofasubscriberidentitymodule(SIM)card.ASIMcard
containsbasicinformationaboutyou,suchasapersonal
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							Connecting to a wired networktLAN (select products only)
UseaLANconnectionifyouwanttoconnectthecomputerdirectlytoarouterinyourhome(insteadofworkingwirelessly),orifyouwanttoconnecttoanexistingnetworkatyour
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