| What do you need to put wireless broadband technology to work for your business? This section discusses the essential hardware and software you need to access the internet and print documents remotely. |
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| The first thing you need is a notebook with a WWAN (wireless wide area network) NIC (network interface card). This card is similar to the wireless network card you probably already have, but it's made to connect to wireless broadband networks. The card also contains the encryption routines that secure your data. |
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| If you're in the market for a new notebook, you can go one step further and get one with embedded, or integrated, WWAN technology. Having the wireless broadband WWAN technology integrated into the notebook offers a great convenience -- it's always there, so there's no chance of misplacing a small external card. Integrated WWAN technology is also safer than carrying your notebook PC with the external WWAN card attached, which is prone to damage in transit. |
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| Note: You'll find a sampling of HP products with integrated WWAN technology in the "Production information" section of this guide. |
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| Although wireless broadband connections are encrypted, you need to ensure that your internal network is secure, yet accessible. Securing and configuring your network is outside the scope of this guide; however, at a minimum, you should set up a firewall that restricts outside access to unauthorized users. Configure the firewall to allow access to employees via remote wireless broadband connections. |
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| One of the big conveniences of EVDO and HSDPA wireless broadband access is secure remote printing, which enables you to create documents and print them to your office printer from your notebook PC. This convenience also requires some configuration and the right equipment. You need a networked printer or print server configured to accept print jobs from your notebook PC. |
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| Wireless broadband-enabled computers use a manager tool to activate wireless broadband service and make the actual connection to the internet. For example, on an HP notebook, launch the VZAccess Manager software from the start menu and follow the prompts to activate and get connected. |
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| If the software came installed on your computer, you're set to go. Otherwise, you can download the software from the Hewlett Packard Technical Support website. |
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| Tip: To use a mobile printer, you should download and install the HP Mobile Print Driver for Windows. The driver is available on the HP website. |
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