Samsung N150 User manual

Your Samsung N150 netbook guide

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• SomemessagesfromMcAfeemightpopupwhileyousetupyournetbook.

Closethemdownuntilyou’veregistered.Withintwodaysofbuyingyournetbook,

we’llsendyouyourusernameandpasswordsoyoucanregisteryourMcAfee

internetsecurity.Butdon’tworry,thesoftwarewillstillworkandyou’llstill

be protected.

• IfyouneedtodownloadWindowsUpdates,useaWi-Fiorhomebroadband

connection.Updatesareoftenlargefiles,soit’llbequicker–anditwon’tuseup

yourdataallowance.

• There’saglossaryattheendforanynamesortermsyou’renotsureabout.

• Afterfiveminutesofinactivity,yournetbookmaygotosleeptoconservebattery

life.Towakeupyournetbook,slidethepowerbutton.

Contents

Getting started

1.Whattodofirst..............................................1

2.SettingupWindows™....................................2

3. Creating a backup point................................4

4. Registering your mobile

broadband account........................................5

Getting online

1.øMobileBroadband.....................................6

2.Wi-Fi.................................................................7

3.PublicWi-Fi......................................................7

4.HomeWi-Fi.....................................................8

5. Once you're connected..................................8

Using your netbook

1.Windowsupdates...........................................9

2.AboutMcAfeeInternetsecurity...................10

3.AddingMcAfeesecurity................................10

4.Howtogetyourpassword...........................11

5.Howtoregister...............................................12

6.Myø...............................................................13

7. OpenOffice™..................................................13

Using mobile broadband.............................14

Safety information........................................17

Glossary..............................................................18

Getting started

1. What to do first

1. Putinyoursim.Withthelaptopupsidedown,insertthesimwiththeølogo

facingup,andtheedgewiththecutcornerfirst.Pushitinuntilitclicks.

2. Put in the battery. Push it in until it clicks.

3. Remove all the packaging and plastic film from your netbook's lid and screen.

4. Plug it in.

5. Turn it on.

Thefirsttimeyouusethebattery,chargeitforatleasttwoandahalfhours.

(Youcanuseyournetbookwhileit’scharging.)

2. Setting up Windows

Thiswilltakeaboutfortyfiveminutes.

Windowswillstarttoprepareyournetbookassoonasyouturniton.

1. Choose your language, click Next.

2. Choose your country or region, time and currency, and your keyboard layout.

Click Next.

3. Type a username. You can choose a computer name too. Click Next.

4.Typeapassword(youdon'thavetoenterapassword,butifyoudo,rememberto

makeanoteofit).ClickNext.

5. Read the agreement. If you accept, tick the box. Click Next.

6. Choose Ask me later.We'lltellyouhowtoturnWindowsupdatesonlater.

7.Setyourtimeanddate.ClickNext.

8. Choose Skip.We'lltellyouhowtosetupwirelessnetworkslater.

Windowswillnowconfigureyournetbook.YourøSoftwarewillalsobeinstalled

now.Itmighttakeawhile,somakesureyoukeepyourcomputerpluggedin.

Tip:Yourcomputermayrestartduringthesetup,don'tworry,that'snormal.

You may also see these boxes during installation:

•AMcAfeewarningtellingyouyourcomputerisn’tfullyprotected.

Youjusthaven’tregisteredyoursoftwareyet.Closethisboxfornow,we’llshow

youhowtoregisterwithMcAfeelaterintheguide.

•AConnectionManagerbox,withthetitle,'øMobileBroadbandAccount'.

Ignoreitfornow,we'llfillitinlater.

3. Creating a backup point

Thiswilltakeaboutthirtyminutes.

AfterWindowshasfinishedinstalling,abackuppointwillbeset.Abackuppointis

a saved 'snapshot' of your netbook's data. It's used as a backup so if anything goes

wrongyoucangobacktothatpoint.

SamsungRecoverySolution4softwarewillsetyourbackuppointforyou.

Tip: Only set the partition size for drive C and D using the slide bar if you are an

advanced user.

1. To start click Next.

2. Click Restart Now.Ascreenwillpopupsayingyoustillhaveprogramsopen.

Justwaitabitandthey'llautomaticallyclosedown.Yourcomputerwillthenrestart.

3. Once the backup point has been created click OK to restart your netbook.

4. Registering your mobile broadband account

Onceyourcomputerreboots,you’llseeaboxcalledøMobileBroadbandAccount

(thisisConnectionManager).Followthesesteps:

1. Tick the I'm on the ø Mobile Broadband Pay Monthly button and fill in

your details.

2. Fillinyourbilldate.That’ssoConnectionManagercanestimatehowmuchdata

you’veused.(Don'tworryifyoudon'tknowyourbilldatejustnow,youcanadd

this later by clicking View Usage.)

3. Fillinyourotherdetails.That’ssowecankeepyouuptodatewithanynew

softwareupdates.

4. Click Continue.

5. Ascreenwillpopupcalled'UserAccountControl'.ThisisgivingConnection

Managerthecorrectsecuritysettings.ClickYes.

6. Youwillnowautomaticallybeconnectedtoø MobileBroadband.Toconnectto

Wi-Fiforafasterconnectionwhichdoesn'tuseyourdataallowance,seepage7.

Fordetailedinformationonconnectingtomobilebroadband,orusingConnection

ManagertoconnecttoaWi-Finetwork,seetheUsing mobile broadband section

towardstherearofthisguide.

Getting online

Therearethreewaystoconnect.

1. ø Mobile Broadband.Thisusestheømobilenetworktoconnecttothe

internet.Youcanconnectanywhere,aslongasthere'sømobilecoverage.

Check your coverage at o2.co.uk/mbbcoveragechecker.

2. Public Wi-Fi hotspots.Thesearewirelessnetworks.YoucanconnecttoWi-Fi

throughTheCloudfornoextrachargeinplaceslikePretAMangerandMcDonalds,

andthroughBTOpenzone.OtherWi-Fihotspotsmightchargeyouifyouconnect.

Wi-Fiisusuallyfasterthanusingtheønetwork.

3. Home Wi-Fi. This uses your home broadband, and usually gives you the fastest

speeds.Ifyourhomebroadbandhasawirelessrouter,ConnectionManagercan

automaticallyconnecttoit.Youjustneedtoletitknowwhichnetworkisyour

homeWi-Fi.Or,ifyouwanttocreateanewnetwork,readthehelpguidein

ConnectionManager(clickthe?, then double click Getting Connected and

choose Adding a Wi-Fi Network).

Tip:Wi-Fiisusuallythefastestwaytoconnecttotheinternet(atapublichotspotor

athome).Youalsowon'tuseupanyofyourdataallowancewhenyouuseWi-Fi.

1. ø Mobile Broadband

IfWi-Fiisn'tavailable,ConnectionManagerwillautomaticallyconnectyouto

øMobileBroadband.

Ifitdoesn't,orifyouwanttoconnectmanually,here'show:

1. Double click the øicononyourdesktoptoopenConnectionManager.Ifyoucan't

find it, go to Start > All Programs > O2CM-CE > O2 Connection Manager >

O2 Connection Manager.

2. Click Show available networks.

3. Double click O2-UK(orwhichevernetworkyouwanttoconnectto).

4. Click Yes.

Whenyou'redone,clickDisconnect.

2. Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi'sisusuallythefastestwaytoconnecttotheinternet.It'sbundledintoyour

ølaptoppackage*.(Usingitwon'tuseupyourdataallowanceontheønetwork.)

*Aslongasyou'reusingBTOpenzoneorTheCloud.Youcanfindoutmoreaboutthe

terms of your package in your tariff details.

3. Public Wi-Fi hotspots

YoucanconnecttoWi-FithroughTheCloudorBTOpenzonefornoextracost.

Ifyou'reinahotspot,itwillconnectautomatically.

Ifyou'reconnectedtoaBTOpenzoneWi-Fihotspot,youcanstartusingtheinternet

straightaway.TouseBTOpenzone,you'llneedtohaveconnectedtomobile

broadband at least once before.

ThefirsttimeyouconnecttoTheCloud,aninternetbrowserwillopenandyou'llneed

toregister.(We'veexplainedhowbelow.)

YoucanalsoconnecttootherWi-Fihotspots.(Youmighthavetopay,though.)

IfConnectionManagerdoesn'tautomaticallyconnectyoutoaWi-FiHotspot:

1. Double click the øicononyourdesktoptoopenConnectionManager.

If you can't see it, go to Start > All Programs > O2CM-CE >

O2 Connection Manager > O2 Connection Manager.

2. Click show available networks.

3.DoubleclicktheWi-Finetworkyouwanttoconnectto.Inthisexamplewe've

chosenøUKWi-Fi(Wi-FiZone–TheCloud).

4. Click Yes.

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