Dell Inspiron 1520, Owner'S Manual

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Contents
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9 Setting Up and Using Networks
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93
Connecting a Network or Broadband
Modem Cable
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Setting Up a Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Windows XP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Windows Vista . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Wireless Local Area Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
What You Need to Establish a WLAN
Connection
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Checking Your Wireless Network Card . . . . . . 95
Setting Up a New WLAN Using a
Wireless Router and a Broadband Modem
. . . . 96
Connecting to a WLAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Mobile Broadband (or Wireless Wide
Area Network)
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99
What You Need to Establish a Mobile
Broadband Network Connection
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100
Checking Your Dell Mobile Broadband Card . . . . 100
Connecting to a Mobile Broadband
Network
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Enabling/Disabling the Dell Mobile
Broadband Card
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Dell Wi-Fi Catcher™ Network Locator . . . . . . . . . 102
10 Securing Your Computer
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103
Security Cable Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Passwords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
If Your Computer Is Lost or Stolen . . . . . . . . . . . 105