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11 Setting Up and Using Networks . . . . . . . 71
Connecting a Network or Broadband
Modem Cable
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Setting Up a Network
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN)
. . . . . . . . . 72
What You Need to Establish a WLAN
Connection
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Checking Your Wireless Network Card
. . . . . . 72
Setting Up a New WLAN Using a Wireless
Router and a Broadband Modem
. . . . . . . . . 73
Connecting to a WLAN
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Mobile Broadband (or Wireless Wide
Area Network)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
What You Need to Establish a Mobile
Broadband Network Connection
. . . . . . . . . 76
Checking Your Dell Mobile Broadband Card
. . . . 77
Connecting to a Mobile Broadband Network
. . . 78
Enabling/Disabling the Dell Mobile
Broadband Card
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Dell Wi-Fi Catcher™ Network Locator
. . . . . . . . . 79
12 Securing Your Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Security Cable Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Passwords
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Fingerprint Reader (Optional)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
If Your Computer Is Lost or Stolen
. . . . . . . . . . . 83