Connecting To A Wireless Local Area Network; Determining Your Network Type; Connecting To A Wireless Network In Microsoft® Windows® Xp - Dell Precision M70 User Manual

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Connecting to a Wireless Local Area Network
Dell Precision™ Mobile Workstation M70 User's Guide
Determining Your Network Type
Connecting to a Wireless Network in Microsoft® Windows® XP
Finalizing Your Wireless Network Connection (Security Settings)
NOTE: These networking instructions do not apply to Bluetooth® wireless technology or cellular products.
NOTE: To configure a wireless computer running the Windows 2000 operating system, see the user's guide that came with your wireless network
adapter.
NOTE: Your Dell QuickSet power management software can disable your wireless card. If your wireless card is not working, check your QuickSet help by
clicking on the QuickSet desktray icon, then clicking on Help.
Determining Your Network Type
NOTE: Most wireless networks are of the infrastructure type.
Wireless networks fall into two categories—infrastructure networks and ad-hoc networks. An infrastructure network uses routers or access points to connect
several computers. An ad-hoc network does not use routers or access points and consists of computers that broadcast to one another. For additional
assistance with setting up your wireless connection, go to support.dell.com and search for the keyword wireless setup.
1 infrastructure network
2 a d-hoc network
Connecting to a Wireless Network in Microsoft® Windows® XP
Your wireless network card requires specific software and drivers in order to connect to a network. The software is already installed. If the software is
removed or corrupted, follow the instructions included in the user's guide for your wireless network card. The user's guide is located on your Drivers and
Utilities CD (that may have come with your computer) in the "User's Guides-Network User's Guides" category. The user's guide is also available on your
system's hard drive and on the Dell Support website at support.dell.com.
NOTE: The Drivers and Utilities CD is optional and may not ship with all computers.
When you turn on your computer, a pop-up appears from the network icon in the notification area whenever a network is detected in the area for which your
computer is not configured.
1. Click either the pop-up or the network icon to configure your computer for one of the available wireless networks.
The Wireless Network Connections window lists the wireless networks available in your area.