3 Connecting to a network
Your tablet can travel with you wherever you go. But even at your oice, you can explore the globe and access
information from millions of websites using your tablet and a wireless network connection. This chapter will
help you get connected to that world.
Connecting to a wireless network
Wireless technology transfers data across radio waves instead of wires. Your tablet may be equipped with one
or more of the following wireless devices:
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Wireless local area network (WLAN) device—Connects the tablet to wireless local area networks
(commonly referred to as Wi-Fi networks, wireless LANs, or WLANs) in corporate oices, your home, and
public places such as airports, restaurants, coee shops, hotels, and universities. In a WLAN, the mobile
wireless device in your tablet communicates with a wireless router or a wireless access point.
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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 (approximately 33 feet) of each other.
For more information about wireless technology, see the information and website links provided in HP
Support Assistant. To access HP Support Assistant, on the Start screen, tap the HP Support Assistant app.
Using the wireless controls
The Network and Sharing Center allows you to set up a connection or network, connect to a network, manage
wireless networks, and diagnose and repair network problems.
To use operating system controls:
1. Swipe from the right edge of the touch screen to display the charms, tap Settings, and then tap Control
Panel.
2. Select Network and Internet, and then tap Network and Sharing Center.
For more information, access HP Support Assistant. To access HP Support Assistant, on the Start screen, tap
the HP Support Assistant app.
Using a WLAN
With a WLAN device, you can access a wireless local area network (WLAN), which is composed of other
computers and accessories that are linked by a wireless router or a wireless access point.
NOTE: The terms wireless router and wireless access point are often used interchangeably.
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A large-scale WLAN, such as a corporate or public WLAN, typically uses wireless access points that can
accommodate a large number of computers and accessories and can separate critical network functions.
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A home or small oice WLAN typically uses a wireless router, which allows several wireless and wired
computers to share an Internet connection, a printer, and les without requiring additional pieces of
hardware or software.
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