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7 Setting Up and Using Networks
Connecting a Network or Broadband Modem Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Setting Up a Network in the Microsoft® Windows® XP Operating System . . 48
Setting Up a Network in the Microsoft Windows Vista® Operating System . 48
Wireless Local Area Network. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 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 Broadband Modem 49
Connecting to a WLAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Mobile Broadband (or Wireless Wide Area Network) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
What You Need to Establish a Mobile Broadband Network Connection . 52
Checking Your Dell Mobile Broadband Card. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Connecting to a Mobile Broadband Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Enabling/Disabling the Dell™ Mobile Broadband Card . . . . . . . . . . 53
Managing Your Network Settings Through the Dell QuickSet Location Profiler 54
Dell Wi-Fi Catcher™ Network Locator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Microsoft® Windows® Firewall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
8 Using Multimedia
Playing Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Copying Media. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
How to Copy Media. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Using Blank Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Helpful Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Adjusting the Volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Adjusting the Picture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Microsoft® Windows® XP Operating System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Microsoft Windows Vista® Operating System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
9Using Cards
Card Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
PC Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63