User's Manual

Contents 5
Setting Up a Network in the Microsoft
®
Windows
®
XP Operating System . . 50
Setting Up a Network in the Microsoft Windows Vista
®
Operating System . . 50
Wireless Local Area Network
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
What You Need to Establish a WLAN Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Checking Your Wireless Network Card. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Setting Up a New WLAN Using a Wireless Router and a Broadband Modem
51
Connecting to a WLAN
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Mobile Broadband (or Wireless Wide Area Network)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
What You Need to Establish a Mobile Broadband Network Connection . 54
Checking Your Dell Mobile Broadband Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Connecting to a Mobile Broadband Network
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Enabling/Disabling the Dell™ Mobile Broadband Card
. . . . . . . . . . 55
Managing Your Network Settings Through the Dell QuickSet Location Profiler 56
Dell Wi-Fi Catcher™ Network Locator
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Microsoft
®
Windows
®
Firewall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
8 Using Multimedia
Playing CDs or DVDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Copying CDs and DVDs
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
How to Copy a CD or DVD
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Using Blank CDs and DVDs
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Helpful Tips
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Adjusting the Volume
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Adjusting the Picture
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Microsoft® Windows® XP Operating System
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Microsoft Windows Vista
®
Operating System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
9 Using Cards
Card Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
PC Cards
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Smart Cards
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Card Blanks
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Extended Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65