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Connecting to the Wireless Network:
Dell™ TrueMobile™ 1300 Wireless USB Adapter User's
Guide
With the Dell TrueMobile 1300 USB2.0 WLAN Card driver and Configuration Utility installed,
your computer automatically scans for wireless networks. You can connect to any of the
networks your card sees, and change the parameters of your communications with any of these
networks, by starting the Configuration Utility. The facilities provided by the Configuration Utility
to accomplish this differ slightly depending on whether or not your computer runs the Windows
XP operating system with the Wireless Zero Configuration service enabled.
Windows XP With Wireless Zero Configuration Enabled
Windows 2000 or Windows XP With Wireless Zero Configuration Disabled
Windows XP With Wireless Zero Configuration Enabled
The Wireless Zero Configuration service allows the Windows XP operating system to handle the
configuration of your connection to a wireless network. With this service enabled, if you are not
connected to a wireless network when you start the Configuration utility, the following window
appears on your desktop:
This window lists the networks to which you can connect. To connect to any of these networks,
choose it from the list and click the Connect button. Once your connection is established, the
Wireless Network Connection window (shown below) appears on your desktop.
With this service enabled, if you are already connected to a wireless network when you start the
Configuration utility, the following window appears on your desktop:
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