Integrated Wireless Devices - HP Compaq NC4400 Network Manual

Integrated wireless devices

Wireless technology makes a computer mobile by transmitting
data across radio waves instead of wires. Your computer may be
equipped with one or more of the following integrated wireless
devices:
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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 33 feet of each other.
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Wireless local area network (WLAN) device—Connects
the computer to wireless local area networks (commonly
referred to as wireless networks, wireless LANs, or WLANs)
in corporate offices, your home, and public places such as
airports, restaurants, coffee shops, hotels, and universities.
In a WLAN, each mobile wireless device communicates
with a wireless access point, which can be several hundred
feet away.
Wireless (Select Models Only)
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