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Dell QuickSet Utilities/Dell ControlPoint, Mobile Broadband or Wireless Wide Area Network (WWAN)

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NOTE: The following networking instructions do not apply to internal cards with Bluetooth wireless technology or cellular products. This section provides general procedures for connecting to a network using wireless technology. Specific network names and configuration details vary. See "Setting Up Local Area Network (LAN) and Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN)" for more information about how to prepare for connecting your computer to a WLAN. Your wireless network card requires specific software and drivers for connecting to a network. The software is already installed. NOTE: If the software is removed or corrupted, follow the instructions in the user documentation for your wireless network card. Verify the type of wireless network card installed in your computer and then search for that name on the Dell Support website at www.dell.com/support. Dell QuickSet Utilities/Dell ControlPoint The Dell QuickSet Utilities/ Dell ControlPoint are a suite of software applications that provide enhanced functionality to a Dell portable computer. The software provides easy access to a number of functions that would normally require several steps. Some of the features include: • Brightness and Audio Controls through Keyboard Keystrokes • Power Management Controls • Battery Information • Icon Resizing • Wireless Enable/Disable Mobile Broadband or Wireless Wide Area Network (WWAN) Mobile Broadband or Wireless Wide Area Network (WWAN) Much like a WLAN, a Mobile Broadband network (also known as a WWAN) is a series of interconnected computers that communicate with each other through wireless technology. However, a Mobile Broadband network uses cellular technology and therefore provides Internet access in the same varied locations from which cellular telephone service is available. Your computer can maintain the Mobile Broadband network connection regardless of its physical location, as long as the computer remains in the service area of your cellular service provider. NOTE: Even if you are able to make a call from your cellular phone in a specific geographical location, that location may not necessarily be within a cellular-data coverage zone. What You Need to Establish a Mobile Broadband Network Connection NOTE: Depending on your computer, you can use either a Mobile Broadband ExpressCard or Mini-Card, but not both, to establish a Mobile Broadband network connection. To set up a Mobile Broadband network connection, you need: • A Mobile Broadband ExpressCard or Mini-Card (depending on your computer's configuration). • An activated Mobile Broadband ExpressCard or activated Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) for your service provider. • The Dell Mobile Broadband Card Utility (already installed on your computer if you purchased the card when you purchased your computer, or on the CD that accompanied your card if purchased separately from your computer). If the utility is corrupted or deleted from your computer, see the Dell Mobile Broadband Card Utility user's guide for instructions. The user's guide is available through the Windows Help and Support Center (or on the CD that accompanied your card if you purchased it separately from your computer). To access the Help and Support Center, see Windows Help and Support Center. 18 Connecting to a Network

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NOTE:
The following networking instructions do not apply to internal cards with Bluetooth wireless technology or
cellular products.
This section provides general procedures for connecting to a network using wireless technology. Specific network names and
configuration details vary. See “
Setting Up Local Area Network (LAN) and Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN)
" for more information
about how to prepare for connecting your computer to a WLAN.
Your wireless network card requires specific software and drivers for connecting to a network. The software is already installed.
NOTE:
If the software is removed or corrupted, follow the instructions in the user documentation for your wireless
network card. Verify the type of wireless network card installed in your computer and then search for that name on the
Dell Support website at www.dell.com/support.
Dell QuickSet Utilities/Dell ControlPoint
The Dell QuickSet Utilities/ Dell ControlPoint are a suite of software applications that provide enhanced functionality to a Dell portable
computer. The software provides easy access to a number of functions that would normally require several steps. Some of the features
include:
Brightness and Audio Controls through Keyboard Keystrokes
Power Management Controls
Battery Information
Icon Resizing
Wireless Enable/Disable
Mobile Broadband or Wireless Wide Area Network
(WWAN)
Mobile Broadband or Wireless Wide Area Network
(WWAN)
Much like a WLAN, a Mobile Broadband network (also known as a WWAN) is a series of interconnected computers that communicate
with each other through wireless technology. However, a Mobile Broadband network uses cellular technology and therefore provides
Internet access in the same varied locations from which cellular telephone service is available. Your computer can maintain the Mobile
Broadband network connection regardless of its physical location, as long as the computer remains in the service area of your cellular
service provider.
NOTE:
Even if you are able to make a call from your cellular phone in a specific geographical location, that location may
not necessarily be within a cellular-data coverage zone.
What You Need to Establish a Mobile Broadband Network Connection
NOTE:
Depending on your computer, you can use either a Mobile Broadband ExpressCard or Mini-Card, but not both, to
establish a Mobile Broadband network connection.
To set up a Mobile Broadband network connection, you need:
A Mobile Broadband ExpressCard or Mini-Card (depending on your computer’s configuration).
An activated Mobile Broadband ExpressCard or activated Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) for your service provider.
The Dell Mobile Broadband Card Utility (already installed on your computer if you purchased the card when you purchased your
computer, or on the CD that accompanied your card if purchased separately from your computer).
If the utility is corrupted or deleted from your computer, see the
Dell Mobile Broadband Card Utility user’s guide
for instructions. The
user’s guide is available through the Windows Help and Support Center (or on the CD that accompanied your card if you purchased it
separately from your computer). To access the Help and Support Center, see
Windows Help and Support Center
.
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