HP Pavilion 15-b100 User Guide - Ubuntu - Page 15

Connecting to a WLAN, Using Bluetooth wireless devices, Connecting to a wired network

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Connecting to a WLAN To connect to the WLAN, follow these steps: 1. Be sure that the WLAN device is on. If the device is on, the wireless light is white. If the wireless light is amber, press the wireless button. 2. Click the Network menu icon at the far right of the top panel. Available wireless networks are listed under Wireless Networks. 3. Click the desired wireless network. If the network is a security-enabled WLAN, you are prompted to enter a network security code. Type the code, and then click OK to complete the connection. NOTE: To connect to a network that is not automatically detected, click the Network menu icon and select Connect to Hidden Wireless Network. Enter the ESSID information, and set encryption parameters. NOTE: If no WLANs are listed, and your network is not hidden, you are out of range of a wireless router or access point. If you do not see the network you want to connect to, click the Network menu icon at the far right of the top panel, and click Edit Connections. NOTE: The functional range (how far your wireless signals travel) depends on WLAN implementation, router manufacturer, and interference from other electronic devices or structural barriers such as walls and floors. Using Bluetooth wireless devices Your computer may have a Bluetooth device depending on the model. A Bluetooth device provides short-range wireless communications that replace the physical cable connections that traditionally link electronic devices such as the following: ● Computers (desktop, notebook, PDA) ● Phones (cellular, cordless, smart phone) ● Imaging devices (printer, camera) ● Audio devices (headset, speakers) ● Mouse Bluetooth devices provide peer-to-peer capability that allows you to set up a personal area network (PAN) of Bluetooth devices. For information about configuring and using Bluetooth devices, see the Bluetooth software Help. Connecting to a wired network Connecting to a LAN requires an 8-pin, RJ-45 network cable. WARNING! To reduce the risk of electric shock, fire, or damage to the equipment, do not plug a modem cable or telephone cable into an RJ-45 (network) jack. Connecting to a local area network (LAN) Use a LAN connection if you want to connect the computer directly to a router in your home (instead of working wirelessly), or if you want to connect to an existing wired network at your office. Connecting to a wired network 7

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Connecting to a WLAN
To connect to the WLAN, follow these steps:
1.
Be sure that the WLAN device is on. If the device is on, the wireless light is white. If the wireless
light is amber, press the wireless button.
2.
Click the
Network menu
icon at the far right of the top panel.
Available wireless networks are listed under
Wireless Networks
.
3.
Click the desired wireless network.
If the network is a security-enabled WLAN, you are prompted to enter a network security code.
Type the code, and then click
OK
to complete the connection.
NOTE:
To connect to a network that is not automatically detected, click the
Network menu
icon and select
Connect to Hidden Wireless Network
. Enter the ESSID information, and set
encryption parameters.
NOTE:
If no WLANs are listed, and your network is not hidden, you are out of range of a
wireless router or access point.
If you do not see the network you want to connect to, click the
Network menu
icon at the far
right of the top panel, and click
Edit Connections
.
NOTE:
The functional range (how far your wireless signals travel) depends on WLAN
implementation, router manufacturer, and interference from other electronic devices or structural
barriers such as walls and floors.
Using Bluetooth wireless devices
Your computer may have a Bluetooth device depending on the model. A Bluetooth device provides
short-range wireless communications that replace the physical cable connections that traditionally link
electronic devices such as the following:
●
Computers (desktop, notebook, PDA)
●
Phones (cellular, cordless, smart phone)
●
Imaging devices (printer, camera)
●
Audio devices (headset, speakers)
●
Mouse
Bluetooth devices provide peer-to-peer capability that allows you to set up a personal area network
(PAN) of Bluetooth devices. For information about configuring and using Bluetooth devices, see the
Bluetooth software Help.
Connecting to a wired network
Connecting to a LAN requires an 8-pin, RJ-45 network cable.
WARNING!
To reduce the risk of electric shock, fire, or damage to the equipment, do not plug a
modem cable or telephone cable into an RJ-45 (network) jack.
Connecting to a local area network (LAN)
Use a LAN connection if you want to connect the computer directly to a router in your home (instead
of working wirelessly), or if you want to connect to an existing wired network at your office.
Connecting to a wired network
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