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7 Setting Up and Using Networks
Connecting a Network or Broadband Modem Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Setting Up a Network in the Microsoft
®
Windows
®
XP Operating System . . . 52
Setting Up a Network in the Microsoft Windows Vista
®
Operating System. . . 52
Wireless Local Area Network
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
What You Need to Establish a WLAN Connection
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Checking Your Wireless Network Card
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Setting Up a New WLAN Using a Wireless Router and a
Broadband Modem
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Connecting to a WLAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Mobile Broadband (or Wireless Wide Area Network)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
What You Need to Establish a Mobile Broadband Network Connection
. . 56
Checking Your Dell Mobile Broadband Card
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Connecting to a Mobile Broadband Network
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Enabling/Disabling the Dell™ Mobile Broadband Card . . . . . . . . . . 58
Managing Your Network Settings Through the Dell QuickSet
Location Profiler
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Dell Wi-Fi Catcher™ Network Locator
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Microsoft
®
Windows
®
Firewall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
8 Using Multimedia
Playing Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Copying Media
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
How to Copy Media
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Using Blank Media
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Helpful Tips
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Adjusting the Volume
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Adjusting the Picture
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Microsoft® Windows® XP Operating System
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Microsoft Windows Vista® Operating System
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66