Dell Inspiron XPS - Manual (Page 67)

Setting Up a Home and Office Network
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Connecting to a Wireless Network in Microsoft
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Windows
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XP
Your wireless network card requires specific software and drivers in order to connect to a network.
The software is already installed. If the software is removed or corrupted, follow the instructions
included in the user's guide for your wireless network card. The user’s guide is located on your
Drivers and Utilities 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 the Start button, click 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 Click the Wireless Networks tab.
NOTE:
The names of wireless networks that your computer can detect are listed under Available
Networks.
ad-hoc network
infrastructure network
home network