Dell PP25L Laptop User Manual


 
Contents 7
10 Setting Up and Using Networks . . . . . . . 73
Connecting a Network or Broadband
Modem Cable
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Setting Up a Network
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN)
. . . . . . . . . 74
What You Need to Establish a WLAN
Connection
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Checking Your Wireless Network Card
. . . . . . 74
Setting Up a New WLAN Using a Wireless
Router and a Broadband Modem
. . . . . . . . . 75
Connecting to a WLAN
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Mobile Broadband (or Wireless Wide
Area Network)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
What You Need to Establish a Mobile
Broadband Network Connection
. . . . . . . . . 78
Checking Your Dell Mobile Broadband Card
. . . . 79
Connecting to a Mobile Broadband Network
. . . 80
Enabling/Disabling the Dell Mobile
Broadband Card
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Dell Wi-Fi Catcher™ Network Locator
. . . . . . . . . 81
11 Securing Your Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Security Cable Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Passwords
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Fingerprint Reader (Optional)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
If Your Computer Is Lost or Stolen
. . . . . . . . . . . 85
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