Quick Reference Guide

12 Contents
What you Need to set up a WLAN . . . . . . . . 153
Checking Your Wireless Network Card
. . . . . . 154
Reinstalling Software and Drivers for Your
Wireless Network Card
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Setting up a new Wireless Local Area
Network (WLAN)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Ad Hoc Networks
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Mobile Broadband (or Wireless Wide Area Network)
Networks
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Establishing a Mobile Broadband Network
Connection
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Checking Your Mobile Broadband Card
. . . . . 160
Connecting to a Mobile Broadband Network
. . 160
Activating Mobile Broadband Service
. . . . . . 160
Managing the Network With the Dell Mobile
Broadband Card Utility
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
WiMAX
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
WPAN
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Managing Your Network
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Securing Your Network
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Securing Your Wireless Local Area Network
(WLAN)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Ensuring Security When Using Public Wi-Fi
Networks (Hotspots)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Locating Networks With the Dell Wi-Fi Catcher™
Network Locator
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Scanning for a Wireless Network
. . . . . . . . 167
Enabling the Network Locator
. . . . . . . . . . 167
Managing Networked Computers With Intel
®
Active Management Technology
. . . . . . . . . . . 168