Setting Up Wireless Lan; Using Wireless Utilities - HP TC1100 - Compaq Tablet PC Startup Manual

Setting Up Wireless LAN

The drivers for your wireless LAN devices have been preinstalled
on the tablet PC. The software utility that came with your
wireless LAN device has been preloaded but not preinstalled. See
"Installing Your Wireless LAN Utilities and Locating
Documentation," in this chapter for instructions on installing
those utilities.

Using Wireless Utilities

An automatic wireless network configuration utility is available
on the tablet PC. This utility is enabled by default. However, if
your tablet PC is equipped with an HP-installed WLAN device,
you may prefer to use it instead of the Windows utility. See
"Understanding the Advantages of HP-Provided WLAN
Utilities," to learn more about these enhanced utilities.
Understanding the Advantages of HP-Provided
WLAN Utilities
The HP-provided utilities have advanced capabilities to enhance
the use of your wireless device.
These utilities work in a more integrated fashion with your
wireless device to configure and manage your wireless network.
They are compatible with Cisco standards and legacy operating
systems. They may also offer additional security features and
legacy operating systems support.
Disabling Automatic Wireless Network
Configuration
By default, the Windows automatic wireless network
configuration utility will attempt to configure your wireless
connection. If you do not want to use the automatic wireless
network configuration utility, you must disable it by following
these steps:
1. Select Start > Control Panel > Network and Internet
Connections > Network Connections.
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