Mobile Broadband (Or Wireless Wide Area Network); What You Need To Establish A Mobile Broadband Network Connection; Checking Your Dell Mobile Broadband Card - Dell Latitude D630 XFR User Manual

When you turn on your computer and a network (for which your computer is not configured) is detected in the area, a
pop-up appears near the network icon in the notification area (in the lower-right corner of the Windows desktop).
Follow the instructions provided in any utility prompts that appear on your screen.
Once you have configured your computer for the wireless network that you selected, another pop-up notifies you that
your computer is connected to that network.
Thereafter, whenever you log on to your computer within the range of the wireless network that you selected, the same
pop-up notifies you of the wireless network connection.
NOTE: If you select a secure network, you must enter a WEP or WPA key when prompted. Network security
settings are unique to your network. Dell cannot provide this information.
NOTE: Your computer can take up to 1 minute to connect to the network.
Monitoring the Status of the Wireless Network Card Through Dell QuickSet
The wireless activity indicator provides you with an easy way to monitor the status of your computer's wireless devices.
To turn the wireless activity indicator on or off, click the QuickSet icon in the taskbar
and select Hotkey Popups. If Wireless Activity Indicator Off is not checked, the indicator is on. If
Wireless Activity Indicator Off is checked, the indicator is off.
The wireless activity indicator displays whether your computer's integrated wireless devices are enabled or disabled.
When you turn the wireless networking function on or off, the wireless activity indicator changes to display the status.
For more information about the Dell QuickSet wireless activity indicator, right-click the QuickSet icon in the taskbar and
select Help.

7.5 Mobile Broadband (or Wireless Wide Area Network)

A Mobile Broadband network, also known as a Wireless Wide Area Network (WWAN), is a high-speed digital cellular
network that provides Internet access over a much wider geographical area than a WLAN, which typically covers only
from 100 to 1000 feet. Your computer can maintain Mobile Broadband network access as long as the computer is within a
cellular-data coverage zone. Contact your service provider for coverage of a high-speed digital cellular network.
NOTE: Even if you are able to make a call from your cellular phone in a specific geographical location, that location
may not necessarily be within a cellular-data coverage zone.
7.5.1 What You Need to Establish a Mobile Broadband Network
Connection
NOTE: Depending on your computer, you can use a Mini-Card or an ExpressCard with PCMCIA adapter to establish
a Mobile Broadband network connection.
To set up a Mobile Broadband network connection, you need:
A Mini-Card
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An activated Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) for your service provider
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NOTE: Only Cingular and Vodafone need a SIM card. Verizon, Sprint, and Telus do not use a SIM.
The Dell Mobile Broadband Card Utility (already installed on your computer if you purchased the card when you
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purchased your computer, or on the media that accompanied your card if purchased separately from your
computer).
If the utility is corrupted or deleted from your computer, see the Dell Mobile Broadband Card Utility user's guide
for instructions. The user's guide is available through the Windows Help and Support Center (click Start→ Help
and Support) or on the media that accompanied your card if you purchased it separately from your computer.
7.5.2

Checking Your Dell Mobile Broadband Card

Depending on what you selected when you purchased your computer, the computer has a variety of configurations. To
determine your computer configuration, see one of the following:
Your order confirmation
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Microsoft Windows Help and Support Center
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