Dell XPS M1710 (MXG061, Early 2006) - Manual (Page 6)

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Contents
Media Memory Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Installing a Media Memory Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Removing a Media Memory Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Smart Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Installing a Smart Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
9 Setting Up a Home and Office Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Physically Connecting to a Network or Broadband Modem . . . . . . . . . . 79
Network Setup Wizard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
What You Need to Establish a WLAN Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Checking Your Wireless Network Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Setting Up a New WLAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Connecting to a Wireless Local Area Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Determining the Wireless Network Device Manager . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Completing the Connection to the WLAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Enabling/Disabling the Wireless Network Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Monitoring the Status of the Wireless Network Card Through
Dell™ QuickSet
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Mobile Broadband or Wireless Wide Area Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
What You Need to Establish a Mobile Broadband
Network Connection
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Checking Your Dell Mobile Broadband Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Connecting to a Mobile Broadband Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Internet Connection Firewall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
10 Securing Your Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Security Cable Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Passwords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Computer Tracking Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
If Your Computer Is Lost or Stolen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88