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Thereafter, whenever you log on to your computer within the range of the wireless network that you
selected, the same pop-up notifies you of the wireless network connection.
NOTE: If you select a secure network, you must enter a WEP or WPA key when prompted. Network
security settings are unique to your network. Dell cannot provide this information.
NOTE: Your computer can take up to 1 minute to connect to the network.
Monitoring the Status of the Wireless Network Card Through Dell QuickSet
The wireless activity indicator provides you with an easy way to monitor the status of your
computer’s wireless devices. To turn the wireless activity indicator on or off, click the QuickSet
icon in the taskbar and select
Hotkey Popups
. If
Wireless Activity Indicator Off
is not checked,
the indicator is on. If
Wireless Activity Indicator Off
is checked, the indicator is off.
The wireless activity indicator displays whether your computer’s integrated wireless devices are
enabled or disabled. When you turn the wireless networking function on or off, the wireless activity
indicator changes to display the status.
For more information about the Dell QuickSet wireless activity indicator, right-click the QuickSet
icon in the taskbar and select
Help
.
Mobile Broadband (or Wireless Wide Area Network)
A Mobile Broadband network, also known as a Wireless Wide Area Network (WWAN), is a high-
speed digital cellular network that provides Internet access over a much wider geographical area
than a WLAN, which typically covers only from 100 to 1000 feet. Your computer can maintain
Mobile Broadband network access as long as the computer is within a cellular-data coverage zone.
Contact your service provider for coverage of a high-speed digital cellular network.
NOTE: Even if you are able to make a call from your cellular phone in a specific geographical location,
that location may not necessarily be within a cellular-data coverage zone.
What You Need to Establish a Mobile Broadband Network Connection
NOTE: Depending on your computer, you can use a Mini Card to establish a Mobile Broadband network
connection.
To set up a Mobile Broadband network connection, you need:
• A Mini Card
• An activated Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) for your service provider
NOTE: Only Cingular and Vodafone need a SIM card. Verizon, Sprint, and Telus do not use a SIM.
• 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 for instructions. The user’s guide is available through the Windows Help