6Contents
Media Memory Card Blanks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Installing a Media Memory Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Removing a Media Memory Card or Blank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
8 Setting Up a Network. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Physically Connecting to a Network or Broadband Modem . . . . . . . . . . 71
Network Setup Wizard. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
What You Need to Establish a WLAN Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Checking Your Wireless Network Card. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Setting Up a New WLAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Connecting to a Wireless Local Area Network. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Enabling/Disabling the Wireless Network Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Monitoring the Status of Wireless Network Connections Through
Dell™ QuickSet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Mobile Broadband or Wireless Wide Area Network (WWAN). . . . . . . . . 76
What You Need to Establish a Mobile Broadband
Network Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Connecting to a Mobile Broadband Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Bluetooth Network. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Setting up your Bluetooth Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Connecting to a Bluetooth Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
9 Securing Your Computer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Security Cable Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Passwords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Computer Tracking Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
If Your Computer Is Lost or Stolen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80