HP OmniBook vt6200 - Notebook PC Manual page 70

Modem and Network Connections
Making Wireless Connections
Turning on communication and making a connection
1. If the computer isn't on, turn it on.
2. The wireless indicator light is lit whenever the wireless function is on. If the indicator
isn't lit, do one of the following:
Press the wireless on-off button.
–or–
Windows 2000: Click the wireless link icon in the taskbar (if present) and select
Wireless Radio On.
–or–
Windows XP: Click Start, Control Panel, Network and Internet Connections,
Network Connections, then double-click the wireless network connection icon.
If you're within range of your wireless network, your computer automatically connects.
To check the status of your wireless connection, click the wireless link icon in the taskbar
and select Wireless Status (Windows 2000), or open Network Connections in Control
Panel and double-click the connection (Windows XP).
Turning off communication and ending a connection
1. Important: close any files that reside on other network computers.
2. To turn off the wireless function without turning off the computer, do one of the
following:
Press the wireless on-off button.
–or–
Windows 2000: Click the wireless link icon in the taskbar and select Wireless Radio
Off.
–or–
Windows XP: Right-click the wireless network connection icon in the taskbar and
select Disable.
Suspending or shutting down the computer also turns off the wireless function.
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