Dell Latitude D820 Technical Manual page 32

11. Turn on your wireless router and wait for at least 2 minutes for the wireless router to stabilize.
After 2 minutes, proceed to
12. Start your computer and wait until the boot process completes.
13. See the documentation that came with your wireless router to do the following in order to set
up the wireless router:
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Establish communication between your computer and your wireless router.
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Configure your wireless router to communicate with your broadband router.
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Find out your wireless router's broadcast name. The technical term for the name of
your router's broadcast name is Service Set Identifier (SSID) or network name.
14. If necessary, configure your wireless network card to connect to the wireless network. See
Connecting to a Wireless Local Area
Connecting to a Wireless Local Area Network
NOTE: Before you connect to a WLAN, ensure that you have followed the instructions in
Local Area Network
NOTE: The following networking instructions do not apply to internal cards with Bluetooth
wireless technology or cellular products.
This section provides general procedures for connecting to a network via wireless technology. Specific
network names and configuration details vary. See
information about how to prepare for connecting your computer to a WLAN.
Your wireless network card requires specific software and drivers for connecting to a network. The
software is already installed.
NOTE: If the software is removed or corrupted, follow the instructions in the user documentation
for your wireless network card. Verify the type of wireless network card installed in your computer
and then search for that name on the Dell Support website at support.dell.com. For information
on the type of wireless network card that is installed in your computer, see
Wireless Network
Determining the Wireless Network Device Manager
Depending on the software installed on your computer, different wireless configuration utilities may
manage your network devices:
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Your wireless network card's client utility
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The Windows XP operating system
To determine which wireless configuration utility is managing your wireless network card:
1. Click the Start button, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.
2. Double-click Network Connections.
3. Right-click the Wireless Network Connection icon, and then click View Available Wireless
Networks.
step 12.
(WLAN).
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Network.
Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN)
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