User`s guide

5. Follow the instructions on the screen.

Connecting to a WLAN

NOTE: Before you connect to a WLAN, ensure that you have followed the instructions in "Setting Up

Local Area Network (LAN) and Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN)"

NOTE: The following networking instructions do not apply to internal cards with Bluetooth wireless

technology or cellular products.

This section provides general procedures for connecting to a network using wireless technology. Specific

network names and configuration details vary. See “Setting Up Local Area Network (LAN) and Wireless

Local Area Network (WLAN)" for more information about how to prepare for connecting your computer

to a WLAN.

Your wireless network card requires specific software and drivers for connecting to a network. The

software is already installed.

NOTE: If the software is removed or corrupted, follow the instructions in the user documentation

for your wireless network card. Verify the type of wireless network card installed in your computer

and then search for that name on the Dell Support website at www.dell.com/support.

Dell QuickSet Utilities/Dell ControlPoint

The Dell QuickSet Utilities/ Dell ControlPoint are a suite of software applications that provide enhanced

functionality to a Dell portable computer. The software provides easy access to a number of functions

that would normally require several steps. Some of the features include:

• Brightness and Audio Controls through Keyboard Keystrokes

• Power Management Controls

• Battery Information

• Icon Resizing

• Wireless Enable/Disable

Mobile Broadband or Wireless Wide Area Network

(WWAN)

Mobile Broadband or Wireless Wide Area Network (WWAN)

Much like a WLAN, a Mobile Broadband network (also known as a WWAN) is a series of interconnected

computers that communicate with each other through wireless technology. However, a Mobile

Broadband network uses cellular technology and therefore provides Internet access in the same varied

locations from which cellular telephone service is available. Your computer can maintain the Mobile

Broadband network connection regardless of its physical location, as long as the computer remains in

the service area of your cellular service provider.

NOTE: Even if you are able to make a call from your cellular phone in a specific geographical

location, that location may not necessarily be within a cellular-data coverage zone.

What You Need to Establish a Mobile Broadband Network Connection