Dell Inspiron 1720 (Mid 2007) - Manual (Page 7)

Contents
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Wireless Local Area Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
What You Need to Establish a
WLAN Connection
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Checking Your Wireless Network Card . . . . . . 87
Setting Up a New WLAN Using a
Wireless Router and a Broadband Modem
. . . . 88
Connecting to a WLAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Mobile Broadband
(or Wireless Wide Area Network)
. . . . . . . . . . . 91
What You Need to Establish a
Mobile Broadband Network Connection
. . . . . 91
Checking Your Dell Mobile Broadband Card . . . . 92
Connecting to a Mobile Broadband Network . . . 92
Enabling/Disabling the
Dell Mobile Broadband Card . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Dell Wi-Fi Catcher™ Network Locator . . . . . . . . . 94
10 Securing Your Computer
. . . . . . . . . . . . .
95
Security Cable Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Passwords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
If Your Computer is Lost or Stolen . . . . . . . . . . . 97
11 Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Dell Technical Update Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Dell Diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99