Filter
Top Products
Contents 5
Microsoft Windows Vista®. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
7 Setting Up and Using Networks
Connecting a Network or Broadband Modem Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Setting Up a Network in the Microsoft® Windows® XP Operating System
. . 46
Setting Up a Network in the Microsoft Windows Vista® Operating System
. 46
Wireless Local Area Network
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
What You Need to Establish a WLAN Connection
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Checking Your Wireless Network Card
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Setting Up a New WLAN Using a Wireless Router and a Broadband Modem 48
Connecting to a WLAN
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Mobile Broadband (or Wireless Wide Area Network)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
What You Need to Establish a Mobile Broadband Network Connection
. 51
Checking Your Dell Mobile Broadband Card
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Connecting to a Mobile Broadband Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Managing Your Network Settings Through the Dell QuickSet Location Profiler
53
Dell Wi-Fi Catcher™ Network Locator
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Microsoft
®
Windows
®
Firewall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
8 Using Cards
Card Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Card Blanks
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
PC Cards
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
PC Card Blanks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Extended PC Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Installing a PC Card or an ExpressCard
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Removing a PC Card or Blank
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Installing or Removing a Secure Digital (SD) Card
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Extended Cards
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60