Connecting To A Wireless Local Area Network - Dell INSPIRON PP05XB Owner's Manual

4 Disconnect your broadband modem power cable from the electrical outlet.
5 Disconnect the network cable from the computer and the modem.
NOTE:
Wait for a minimum of 5 minutes after disconnecting your broadband modem before you continue with the
network setup.
6 Disconnect the AC adapter cable from your wireless router to ensure that there is no power connected
to the router.
7 Insert a network cable into the network (RJ-45) connector on the unpowered broadband modem.
8 Connect the other end of the network cable into the Internet network (RJ-45) connector on the
unpowered wireless router.
9 Ensure that no network or USB cables, other than the network cable connecting the modem and the
wireless router, are connected to the broadband modem.
NOTE:
Restart your wireless equipment in the order described below to prevent a potential connection failure.
10 Turn on ONLY your broadband modem and wait for at least 2 minutes for the broadband modem to
stabilize. After 2 minutes, proceed to step 11.
11 Turn on your wireless router and wait for at least 2 minutes for the wireless router to stabilize. After 2
minutes, proceed to the step 12.
12 Start your computer and wait until the boot process completes.
13 Contact your Internet service provider (ISP) to obtain specific information about the connection
requirements for your broadband modem.
14 See the documentation that came with your wireless router to do the following in order to set up the
wireless router:
• Establish communication between your computer and your wireless router.
• Configure your wireless router to communicate with your broadband router.
• 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.
15 If necessary, configure your wireless network card to connect to the wireless network. See "Connecting
to a Wireless Local Area Network" on page 84.

Connecting to a Wireless Local Area Network

NOTE:
Before you connect to a WLAN, ensure that you have followed the instructions in "Wireless Local Area
Network (WLAN)" on page 82.
NOTE:
The following networking instructions do not apply to internal cards with Bluetooth
or cellular products.
This section provides general procedures for connecting to a wireless network. Specific network names
and configuration details vary. See "Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN)" on page 82 for more
information about how to prepare for connecting your computer to a WLAN.
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Setting Up a Home and Office Network
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