Dell Inspiron 640M - Manual (Page 6)

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Contents
Media Memory Card Blanks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Installing a Media Memory Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Removing a Media Memory Card or Blank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
8 Setting Up a Network
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Physically Connecting to a Network or Broadband Modem . . . . . . . . . . 71
Network Setup Wizard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
What You Need to Establish a WLAN Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Checking Your Wireless Network Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Setting Up a New WLAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Connecting to a Wireless Local Area Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Enabling/Disabling the Wireless Network Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Monitoring the Status of Wireless Network Connections Through
Dell™ QuickSet
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Mobile Broadband or Wireless Wide Area Network (WWAN) . . . . . . . . . 76
What You Need to Establish a Mobile Broadband
Network Connection
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Connecting to a Mobile Broadband Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Bluetooth Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Setting up your Bluetooth Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Connecting to a Bluetooth Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
9 Securing Your Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Security Cable Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Passwords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Computer Tracking Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
If Your Computer Is Lost or Stolen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80