HP Pavilion zd8000 Hardware Software Guide - Page 158

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Communications Using Wireless Security Features When you set up your own wireless network or access an existing wireless network, always ensure that security features are protecting the wireless network. Refer to the HP Web site at http://www.hp.com/go/wireless for details. WLAN Software WLAN software is provided with all notebooks that feature an integrated WLAN device. To install WLAN software, you need to know the name of the integrated WLAN device. To identify any integrated WLAN device on your notebook: 1. Select Start > My Computer. 2. Right-click on the My Computer window, and then select Properties > Hardware > Device Manager > Network Adapters. 3. Identify a WLAN adapter from the list. The listing for the WLAN adapter includes the term wireless LAN, WLAN, or 802.11. If no WLAN adapter is listed, either your notebook does not have an integrated WLAN device or the driver for the WLAN device is not properly installed. Hardware and Software Guide 8-7

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Communications
Hardware and Software Guide
8–7
Using Wireless Security Features
When you set up your own wireless network or access an existing
wireless network, always ensure that security features are
protecting the wireless network. Refer to the HP Web site at
for details.
WLAN Software
WLAN software is provided with all notebooks that feature an
integrated WLAN device. To install WLAN software, you need
to know the name of the integrated WLAN device.
To identify any integrated WLAN device on your notebook:
1. Select
Start > My Computer.
2. Right-click on the
My Computer
window, and then select
Properties > Hardware
> Device Manager > Network
Adapters.
3. Identify a WLAN adapter from the list. The listing for the
WLAN adapter includes the term
wireless LAN, WLAN,
or
802.11.
If no WLAN adapter is listed, either your notebook does not
have an integrated WLAN device or the driver for the WLAN
device is not properly installed.