Dell Inspiron 8500, Owner'S Manual

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Setting Up a Home and Office Network 93
Connecting to a Network in Windows XP
Your wireless network card requires proper software and drivers in order to
connect to a network. This software is pre-installed from the factory. If the
software is removed or corrupted, follow the instructions listed in the
User's
Guide for your wireless card. The User’s Guide is located on your Drivers,
Utilities, and Applications CD (that came with your computer) in the
"User’s Guides-Network User’s Guides" category. The User’s Guide is also
available on the Dell Support website at support.dell.com .
1
Click Start , Control Panel , and then click Switch to Classic View .
2
Double-click
Network Connections
.
3
Click Wireless Network Connection .
The Wireless Network Connection icon is highlighted.
4
Under Network Tasks in the left-hand pane, click Change settings of
this connection .
The Wireless Network Connection Properties window appears.
5
Select the Wireless Networks tab.