Contents 3
Using an External Monitor Simultaneously as an Extension of Your Computer Display
47
Microsoft® Windows® XP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Windows Vista® . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Using an External Monitor as Your Primary Display: Swapping Primary and Secondary
Displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Microsoft® Windows® XP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Windows Vista® . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Using the Ambient Light Sensor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
7 Setting Up and Using Networks
Connecting a Network or Broadband Modem Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Setting Up a Network in Microsoft® Windows® XP. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Setting Up a Network in Microsoft Windows Vista® . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
What You Need to Establish a WLAN Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Checking Your Wireless Network Card. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Setting Up a New WLAN Using a Wireless Router and a Broadband Modem 53
Connecting to a WLAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Monitoring the Status of Wireless Network Connections Through Dell™ QuickSet
55
Mobile Broadband or Wireless Wide Area Network (WWAN). . . . . . . . . 56
What You Need to Establish a Mobile Broadband Network Connection . 56
Checking Your Mobile Broadband Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Connecting to a Mobile Broadband Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Enabling/Disabling the Dell Mobile Broadband Network Card. . . . . . . 57
Managing Your Network Settings Through the Dell QuickSet Location Profiler 58
Dell™ Wi-Fi Catcher™ Network Locator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Internet Connection Firewall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
8Using Cards
Card Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Card Blanks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61