Enabling/Disabling The Dell™ Mobile Broadband Card; Dell Wi-Fi Catcher™ Network Locator; Connecting To A Mobile Broadband Network; Managing Your Network Settings Through The Dell Quickset Location Profiler - Dell Precision M2300 User Manual

2. Under Tools, click My Computer Information® Find information about the hardware installed on this computer.
On the My Computer Information - Hardware screen, you can view the type of Mobile Broadband card installed in your computer as well as other hardware
components.
NOTE: The Mobile Broadband card is listed under Modems.

Connecting to a Mobile Broadband Network

NOTE: These instructions only apply to Mini-Cards. They do not apply to internal cards with wireless technology.
NOTE: Before you connect to the Internet, you must activate Mobile Broadband service through your cellular service provider. For instructions and for
additional information about using the Dell Mobile Broadband Card Utility, see the user's guide available through the Windows Help and Support Center
(click Start® Help and Support). The user's guide is also available on the Dell Support website at support.dell.com and on the media included with your
Mobile Broadband card if you purchased the card separately from your computer.
Use the Dell Mobile Broadband Card Utility to establish and manage a Mobile Broadband network connection to the Internet:
1. Click the Dell Mobile Broadband Card Utility icon
2. Click Connect.
NOTE: The Connect button changes to the Disconnect button.
3. Follow the instructions on the screen to manage the network connection with the utility.
Or
1. Click Start® All Programs® Dell Wireless.
2. Click Dell Wireless Broadband and follow the instructions on the screen.
Enabling/Disabling the Dell™ Mobile Broadband Card
NOTE: If you are unable to connect to a Mobile Broadband network, ensure that you have all the components for establishing a Mobile Broadband
connection (see What You Need to Establish a Mobile Broadband Network
verifying the setting of the wireless switch.
You can turn your Mobile Broadband card on and off using the wireless switch on your computer.
You can turn your computer's wireless devices on and off with the wireless switch on the left side of the computer (see
If the switch is in the "on" position, move the switch to the "off" position to disable the switch and the Mobile Broadband card. If the switch is in the "off"
position, move the switch to the "on" position to enable the switch and the Dell Mobile Broadband card. For information about the wireless switch positions,
see wireless switch.
To monitor the status of your wireless device, see

Managing Your Network Settings Through the Dell QuickSet Location Profiler

The Dell QuickSet Location Profiler helps you manage network settings that correspond to your computer's physical location. It includes two categories of
profile settings:
Location Profile Settings
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General Mobility Settings
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You can use Location Profile Settings to create profiles for accessing the Internet with your computer in your office, home, or other public places with Internet
services. General Mobility Settings allows you to change the way network connections are handled. The profiles consist of different network settings and
equipment that you need when using your computer in different locations.
For more information about Dell QuickSet, right-click the QuickSet icon in the taskbar and select Help.
Dell Wi-Fi Catcher™ Network Locator
The wireless switch on your Dell computer uses the Dell Wi-Fi Catcher Network Locator to scan specifically for WiFi WLAN in your vicinity. For more information
about the wireless switch, see wireless
To scan for WiFi WLAN, slide and hold the switch in the "momentary" position for a few seconds. The Wi-Fi Catcher Network Locator functions regardless of
whether your computer is turned on or off, in hibernate mode, or in standby or sleep mode, as long as the switch is configured through Dell QuickSet or the
on the Windows desktop, to run the utility.
Monitoring the Status of the Wireless Network Card Through Dell
switch.
Connection), and then verify that your Mobile Broadband card is enabled by
Left Side View).
QuickSet.