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Setting Up and Using Networks 89
To set up a Mobile Broadband network connection, you need:
• A Mobile Broadband ExpressCard or Mini Card (depending on your
computer’s configuration)
NOTE: For instructions on using ExpressCards, see "Using Cards" on page 77.
• An activated Mobile Broadband ExpressCard or activated Subscriber
Identity Module (SIM) for your service provider
• The Dell Mobile Broadband Card Utility (already installed on your
computer if you purchased the card when you purchased your computer,
or on the media that accompanied your card if purchased separately from
your computer)
If the utility is corrupted or deleted from your computer, see the
Dell Mobile Broadband Card Utility user’s guide in Windows Help and
Support
(click Start
, and then click
Help and Support)
or on the
media that accompanied your card if you purchased it separately from your
computer.
Checking Your Dell Mobile Broadband Card
Depending on what you selected when you purchased your computer, the
computer has a variety of configurations. To determine your computer
configuration, see one of the following:
• Your order confirmation
• Microsoft Windows Help and Support
To check your Mobile Broadband card in Windows Help and Support:
1
Click
Start →
Help and Support
→
Use Tools to view your computer
information and diagnose problems
.
2
Under
Tools
, click
My Computer Information
→
Find information about
the hardware installed on this computer.
On the My Computer Information - Hardware screen, you can view the type
of Mobile Broadband card installed in your computer as well as other
hardware components.
NOTE: The Mobile Broadband card is listed under Modems.