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7 Setting Up and Using Networks
Connecting a Network or Broadband Modem Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Setting Up a Network in the Microsoft
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Windows
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XP Operating System . . 50
Setting Up a Network in the Microsoft Windows Vista
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Operating System. . 50
Wireless Local Area Network
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
What You Need to Establish a WLAN Connection
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Checking Your Wireless Network Card
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Setting Up a New WLAN Using a Wireless Router and a Broadband Modem 51
Connecting to a WLAN
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Mobile Broadband (or Wireless Wide Area Network)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
What You Need to Establish a Mobile Broadband Network Connection
. 54
Checking Your Dell Mobile Broadband Card
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Connecting to a Mobile Broadband Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Enabling/Disabling the Dell™ Mobile Broadband Card
. . . . . . . . . . 55
Managing Your Network Settings Through the Dell QuickSet Location Profiler
56
Dell Wi-Fi Catcher™ Network Locator
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Microsoft
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Windows
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Firewall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
8 Using Multimedia
Playing Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Copying Media
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
How to Copy Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Using Blank Media
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Helpful Tips
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Adjusting the Volume
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Adjusting the Picture
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Microsoft
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Windows
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XP Operating System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Microsoft Windows Vista® Operating System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
9 Using Cards
Card Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
PC Cards
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65