Dell D830, PP04X manual Setting Up and Using Networks

Microsoft® Windows® XP	43
Windows Vista™	43
Using an External Monitor as Your Primary Display: Swapping Primary and Secondary
Displays	44
Microsoft® Windows® XP	44
Windows Vista™	44
Using the Ambient Light Sensor	44

7 Setting Up and Using Networks

Connecting a Network or Broadband Modem Cable	47
Setting Up a Network in Microsoft Windows XP	47
Setting Up a Network in Microsoft Windows Vista	47
Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN)	48
What You Need to Establish a WLAN Connection	48
Checking Your Wireless Network Card	48
Setting Up a New WLAN Using a Wireless Router and a	49
Broadband Modem
Connecting to a WLAN	50
Monitoring the Status of Wireless Network Connections Through	51
Dell™ QuickSet
Mobile Broadband or Wireless Wide Area Network (WWAN)	51
What You Need to Establish a Mobile Broadband Network Connection .	52
Checking Your Mobile Broadband Card	52
Connecting to a Mobile Broadband Network	52
Enabling/Disabling the Dell Mobile Broadband Network Card	53
Managing Your Network Settings Through the Dell QuickSet Location	53
Profiler
Dell™ Wi-Fi Catcher™ Network Locator	54
Internet Connection Firewall	54

8 Using Cards

Card Types	55
Card Blanks	55

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