HP Connection Manager

HP Connection Manager replaces the old HP Wireless Assistant.  This upgraded version allows you to control the communication devices of your HP notebook from one central application, giving you access to them at a quicker rate than going through multiple applications.  Save yourself time by using this one application.  This is free software that HP provided for notebooks with built-in wireless devices.

Features:

• Faster Management.  Manage your HP devices at a quicker rate using this application.  HP Connection Manager assists you in connecting your notebook to networks including WWAN (3G mobile broadband), WLAN and Ethernet/LAN, and shows the status of each connection in one list.  
• Control Power.  Turn individual wireless devices on or off from this one application.  Switching off the radios you do not need, or turning on airplane mode, helps to conserve the battery of your notebook.  This gives you longer working time when you are away from a power outlet.
• Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) (WiFi) connection.  Connect your notebook to Wi-Fi networks and see whether the wireless adapter is enabled or has been disabled by the wireless button.  Save yourself the hassle of tangling cables by simply using WiFi to get online.
• Bluetooth Connections.  The Bluetooth radio is managed together with the other wireless devices, so you can switch it on when you want to use phones, headsets and other Bluetooth devices.  Mobile broadband (WWAN) modules are managed in the same window, so you can get online over a cellular network where Wi-Fi is not available.  The Preferences dialog holds the settings of the program.  

It manages all wireless and wired connections of an HP notebook from one window, including mobile broadband and airplane mode.

HP Connection Manager allows you to manage your various devices and your network connections.  This application was made mainly for Windows 7, and HP did not release it for Windows 8 and Windows 10, where mobile broadband and wireless devices are managed by the built-in network settings of Windows.  Use whatever network you have available to you.  The program is no longer developed and is mainly useful on older HP notebooks that still run Windows 7.