Reference Guide

9 Wireless Local Network (WLAN) drivers and

applications

Windows operating systems do not provide native device driver support for WLAN

controllers on Dell computers. To obtain wireless network functionality, install the

relevant WLAN drivers from the Dell support site. WLAN applications, which provide

additional features including enterprise authentication enhancements can also be

installed from the Dell support site.

Downloading and installing the Wi-Fi driver

1 Turn on the computer.

2 Go to www.dell.com/support.

3 Click Product support, enter the Service Tag of your computer, and then click

Submit.

NOTE: If you do not have the Service Tag, use the auto-detect feature or

manually browse for your computer model.

4 Click Drivers & downloads → Find it myself.

5 Scroll down the page and expand Network.

6 Click Download to download the Wi-Fi driver for your computer.

7 After the download is complete, navigate to the folder where you saved the Wi-

Fi driver file.

8 Double-click the Wi-Fi driver file icon and follow the instructions on the screen.