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Configuring a Wireless Network: Dell TrueMobile 1300 Wireless USB Adapter User'...
Available Networks: The first section of this menu displays a list of the available wireless
networks. If you are associated with a network, a blue bubble appears over the icon for the
network in both this list and in the Preferred networks list.
The Configure button to the right of this list allows you to configure your connection to the
highlighted network; refer to
Refresh button forces the Configuration Utility to update the list by scanning for available
networks.
Preferred Networks: The second section of this menu displays a list of preferred networks. This
list shows the order, from top to bottom, of the networks to which your computer will attempt to
connect. If your computer is connected to any of these networks, a blue bubble appears over the
icon for that network. If your computer cannot find any of these networks when it performs a
scan, a crossed-out red bubble appears over the icon for that network
When your computer starts searching for a wireless network, it begins by attempting to connect
to the first network in this list. If it cannot connect to this network, it then attempts to connect to
the second network in the list. This process continues until the computer establishes a
connection with one of these networks. After a connection is established, if a higher priority
network become available, then the current connection is dropped and the computer connects
with the higher priority network.
You can change the order of preferred networks by highlighting a network in this list and clicking
the Move Up or Move Down buttons.
The Add button allows you to add a network to the list of preferred networks. The Properties
button allows you to configure the selected network. Refer to
explanation of the operation of these buttons. The Remove button removes the selected
network from the list of preferred networks.
Two items appear beneath the Preferred networks section. The Show wireless configuration
icon in systray field determines whether the icon for the Dell WLAN configuration utility
appears in the system tray at the bottom right side of your desktop. If this field is not checked,
you can start the Configuration Utility from the Start Menu by selecting Programs → Dell
TrueMobile → TrueMobile 1300 USB2.0 WLAN Card Utility.
Clicking on the Advanced... button displays the following menu:
The first section of this menu allows you to specify the networks to access when your computer
is searching for a wireless network connection. Clicking the check box next to the
Automatically connect to non-preferred networks field allows your computer to connect to
any available network if it cannot connect to a preferred network.
At the bottom of the Wireless networks menu are three buttons. Clicking the OK button applies
any changes you made in this or any of the other menus of the Configuration Utility and closes
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