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Back to Contents Page Connecting to a Wireless Local Area Network Dell Precision™ Mobile Workstation M20 User's Guide Determining Your Network Type Connecting to a Wireless Network in Microsoft® Windows® XP NOTE: These networking instructions do not apply to internal cards with Bluetooth® wireless technology or cellular products. NOTE: To configure a wireless computer running the Windows 2000 operating system, see the user's guide that came with your wireless network adapter. NOTE: Your Dell QuickSet power management software can disable your wireless card. If your wireless card is not working, see your QuickSet Help by clicking the QuickSet icon in the taskbar, then clicking Help. Determining Your Network Type NOTE: Most wireless networks are of the infrastructure type. Wireless networks fall into two categories-infrastructure networks and ad-hoc networks. An infrastructure network uses routers or access points to connect several computers. An ad-hoc network does not use routers or access points and consists of computers that broadcast to one another. For additional assistance with setting up your wireless connection, go to support.dell.com and search for the keyword wireless setup. 1 infrastructure network 2 a d-hoc network Connecting to a Wireless Network in Microsoft® Windows® XP Your wireless network card requires specific software and drivers in order to connect to a network. The software is already installed. If the software is removed or corrupted, follow the instructions included in the user's guide for your wireless network card. The user's guide is located on your Drivers and Utilities CD (that came with your computer) in the "User's Guides-Network User's Guides" category. The user's guide is also available on the Dell Support website at support.dell.com. When you turn on your computer, a pop-up appears from the network icon in the notification area whenever a network is detected in the area for which your computer is not configured. 1. Click either the pop-up or the network icon to configure your computer for one of the available wireless networks. The Wireless Network Connections window lists the wireless networks available in your area.

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Connecting to a Wireless Local Area Network
Dell Precision™ Mobile Workstation M20 User's Guide
Determining Your Network Type
Connecting to a Wireless Network in Microsoft
®
Windows
®
XP
Determining Your Network Type
Wireless networks fall into two categories
—
infrastructure networks and ad-hoc networks. An infrastructure network uses routers or access points to connect
several computers. An ad-hoc network does not use routers or access points and consists of computers that broadcast to one another. For additional
assistance with setting up your wireless connection, go to
support.dell.com
and search for the keyword
wireless setup
.
Connecting to a Wireless Network in Microsoft
®
Windows
®
XP
Your wireless network card requires specific software and drivers in order to connect to a network. The software is already installed. If the software is
removed or corrupted, follow the instructions included in the user's guide for your wireless network card. The
user's guide is located on your
Drivers and
Utilities
CD (that came with your computer) in the "User's Guides-Network User's Guides" category. The
user's guide is also available on the Dell Support
website at
support.dell.com
.
When you turn on your computer, a pop-up appears from the network icon in the notification area whenever a network is detected in the area for which your
computer is not configured.
1.
Click either the pop-up or the network icon to configure your computer for one of the available wireless networks.
The
Wireless Network Connections
window lists the wireless networks available in your area.
NOTE:
These networking instructions do not apply to internal cards with Bluetooth
®
wireless technology or cellular products.
NOTE:
To configure a wireless computer running the Windows 2000 operating system, see the user's guide that came with your wireless network
adapter.
NOTE:
Your Dell QuickSet power management software can disable your wireless card. If your wireless card is not working, see your
QuickSet Help
by
clicking the QuickSet icon in the taskbar, then clicking
Help
.
NOTE:
Most wireless networks are of the infrastructure type.
1
infrastructure network
2
ad-hoc network