Dell Inspiron 1420 - Page 7

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9 Setting Up and Using Networks . . . . . . . 81
Connecting a Network or Broadband
Modem Cable
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Setting Up a Network
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Wireless Local Area Network
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
What You Need to Establish a WLAN
Connection
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Checking Your Wireless Network Card
. . . . . . 82
Setting Up a New WLAN Using a Wireless
Router and a Broadband Modem
. . . . . . . . . 83
Connecting to a WLAN
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Mobile Broadband (or Wireless Wide Area
Network)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
What You Need to Establish a Mobile
Broadband Network Connection
. . . . . . . . . 86
Checking Your Dell Mobile Broadband Card
. . . . 87
Connecting to a Mobile Broadband Network
. . . 88
Enabling/Disabling the Dell Mobile
Broadband Card
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Dell Wi-Fi Catcher™ Network Locator
. . . . . . . . . 89
10 Securing Your Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Security Cable Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Passwords
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
If Your Computer Is Lost or Stolen
. . . . . . . . . . . 92