HP Pavilion zd8000 Hardware Software Guide - Page 156

Communications 802.11 Wireless Technology An 802.11 wireless notebook can connect to wireless networks (which also may be referred to as wireless LANs, WLANs, or hotspots) in your home, and in corporate offices, public universities, restaurants, and airports. With the 802.11 wireless function, you can access a network composed of other computers and accessories that are linked by a wireless router or a wireless access point. Typical home wireless networks use wireless routers, because routers perform many network functions that would otherwise require multiple pieces of hardware and software. A wireless router can then share the Internet connection and computer files with multiple wireless notebooks and wired computers. Corporate office and public wireless networks, on the other hand, typically use wireless access points, which can handle a large number of computers and accessories and can separate critical network functions. Bluetooth Wireless Technology A Bluetooth wireless technology notebook can connect to other Bluetooth wireless technology enabled devices using a wireless personal area network (PAN). With the Bluetooth wireless technology function, you can communicate in a wireless network composed of Bluetooth wireless technology enabled devices such as notebooks, cellular phones, cameras, headphones, and handhelds. This quick-to-use wireless network allows you to, for example, synchronize contact information between Bluetooth wireless technology notebooks or connect to the Internet through a Bluetooth enabled cell phone. Hardware and Software Guide 8-5