Dell Precision M6300 - Page 6

6 Contents
Setting Up a Network in the Microsoft
Windows Vista™ Operating System
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Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) . . . . . . . . . 113
What You Need to Establish a WLAN
Connection
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Checking Your Wireless Network Card
. . . . . . 113
Setting Up a New WLAN Using a Wireless
Router and a Broadband Modem . . . . . . . . . 114
Connecting to a WLAN
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Mobile Broadband / Wireless Wide Area Network
WWAN)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
What You Need to Establish a Mobile Broadband
Network Connection
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Checking Your Dell Mobile Broadband Card . . . . 119
Connecting to a Mobile Broadband Network
. . . 120
Microsoft
®
Windows
®
Firewall . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
9 Using Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
ExpressCards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
ExpressCard Blanks
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Installing an ExpressCard
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Removing an ExpressCard or Blank
. . . . . . . . 125
Smart Cards
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
About Smart Cards
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Installing a Smart Card
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
10 Securing Your Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Security Cable Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
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