Checking Your Wireless Network Card - Dell Vostro 1700 Owner's Manual

• A wireless router or access point
• A wireless network card for each computer that you want to connect to
your WLAN
• A network cable with a network (RJ-45) connector

Checking Your Wireless Network Card

Depending on what you selected when you purchased your computer, the
computer has a variety of configurations. To confirm that your computer has
a wireless network card and to determine the type of card:
• Use the Device Manager
• Check the order confirmation for your computer
Device Manager
1 Click Start
2 Click Classic View on the menu on the left side of the Control Panel.
3 Double-click Device Manager.
NOTE:
The User Account Control window may open.
4 Click Continue on the User Account Control window if it opens.
5 Click the plus sign (+) next to Network adapters to list the utility that
manages your wireless network card.
If a network adapter is not listed, you may not have a wireless network card.
If a network adapter is listed, you have a wireless network card. To view
detailed information about the wireless network card:
1 Right-click the name of the network adapter.
2 Click Properties.
The Order Confirmation for Your Computer
The order confirmation that you received when you ordered your computer
lists the hardware and software that shipped with your computer.
, and then click Control Panel.
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