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7 Setting Up and Using Networks
Connecting a Network or Broadband Modem Cable. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Setting Up a Network in the Microsoft® Windows® XP Operating System. . . 52
Setting Up a Network in the Microsoft Windows Vista® Operating System. . . 52
Wireless Local Area Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
What You Need to Establish a WLAN Connection. . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Checking Your Wireless Network Card. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Setting Up a New WLAN Using a Wireless Router and a
Broadband Modem. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Connecting to a WLAN. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Mobile Broadband (or Wireless Wide Area Network) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
What You Need to Establish a Mobile Broadband Network Connection. . 56
Checking Your Dell Mobile Broadband Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Connecting to a Mobile Broadband Network. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Enabling/Disabling the Dell™ Mobile Broadband Card . . . . . . . . . . 58
Managing Your Network Settings Through the Dell QuickSet
Location Profiler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Dell Wi-Fi Catcher™ Network Locator. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Microsoft® Windows® Firewall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
8 Using Multimedia
Playing Media. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Copying Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
How to Copy Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Using Blank Media. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Helpful Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Adjusting the Volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Adjusting the Picture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Microsoft® Windows® XP Operating System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Microsoft Windows Vista® Operating System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66