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Wireless Local Network (WLAN) and Bluetooth drivers and applications

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2. Go to www.dell.com/support. 3. Click Product support, enter the Service Tag of your computer, and then click Submit. NOTE: If you do not have the Service Tag, use the auto-detect feature or manually browse for your computer model. 4. Click Drivers & Downloads. 5. From the Category drop-down menu, select Security. 6. Click Download to download the fingerprint reader driver for your computer. 7. After the download is complete, browse to the folder where you saved the fingerprint-reader driver file. 8. Double-click the fingerprint-reader driver file icon and follow the instructions on the screen. 9. Wireless Local Network (WLAN) and Bluetooth drivers and applications The Windows operating system does not provide native-device driver support for WLAN and Bluetooth controllers on Dell computers. To obtain wireless network functionality, install the relevant WiFi and Bluetooth drivers from the Dell support site. WLAN applications, which provide additional features including enterprise authentication enhancements, can also be installed from the Dell support site. Downloading and installing the Wi-Fi and Bluetooth drivers 1. Go to www.dell.com/support. 2. Enter the Service Tag of your computer, and then click Search. NOTE: If you do not have the Service Tag, use the auto-detect feature or manually browse for your computer model. 3. Click DRIVERS & DOWNLOADS. 4. Click the Detect Drivers button. 5. Review and agree to the Terms and Conditions to use SupportAssist, then click Continue. 6. If necessary, your computer starts to download and install SupportAssist. NOTE: Review on-screen instructions for browser-specific instructions. 7. Click View Drivers for My System. 8. Click Download and Install to download and install all driver updates detected for your computer. 9. Select a location to save the files. 10. If prompted, approve requests from User Account Control to make changes on the system. 11. The application installs all drivers and updates identified. NOTE: Not all files can be installed automatically. Review the installation summary to identify if manual installation is necessary. 12. For manual download and installation, click Category. 13. Click Network, Ethernet & Wireless in the drop-down list. 14. Click Download to download the WiFi or the Bluetooth driver for your computer. 15. After the download is complete, browse to the folder where you saved the Wi-Fi or the Bluetooth driver file. 16. Double-click the Wi-Fi or the Bluetooth driver icon and follow the instructions on the screen to install the driver. 10. Dell docking stations With a Dell docking station, you can connect devices (such as mouse, keyboard, stereo speakers, external hard drive, and large-screen displays) without having to plug each device directly to the computer. The following Dell docking stations can be connected to the Thunderbolt 4 (USB Type-C) port on your computer: ● Dell Docking Station WD19 12 Reinstallation sequence for drivers and applications

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2.
Go to
www.dell.com/support
.
3.
Click
Product support
, enter the Service Tag of your computer, and then click
Submit
.
NOTE:
If you do not have the Service Tag, use the auto-detect feature or manually browse for your computer model.
4.
Click
Drivers & Downloads
.
5.
From the
Category
drop-down menu, select
Security
.
6.
Click
Download
to download the fingerprint reader driver for your computer.
7.
After the download is complete, browse to the folder where you saved the fingerprint-reader driver file.
8.
Double-click the fingerprint-reader driver file icon and follow the instructions on the screen.
9. Wireless Local Network (WLAN) and Bluetooth
drivers and applications
The Windows operating system does not provide native-device driver support for WLAN and Bluetooth controllers on Dell
computers. To obtain wireless network functionality, install the relevant WiFi and Bluetooth drivers from the Dell support site.
WLAN applications, which provide additional features including enterprise authentication enhancements, can also be installed
from the Dell support site.
Downloading and installing the Wi-Fi and Bluetooth drivers
1.
Go to
www.dell.com/support
.
2.
Enter the Service Tag of your computer, and then click
Search
.
NOTE:
If you do not have the Service Tag, use the auto-detect feature or manually browse for your computer model.
3.
Click
DRIVERS & DOWNLOADS
.
4.
Click the
Detect Drivers
button.
5.
Review and agree to the Terms and Conditions to use
SupportAssist
, then click
Continue
.
6.
If necessary, your computer starts to download and install
SupportAssist
.
NOTE:
Review on-screen instructions for browser-specific instructions.
7.
Click
View Drivers for My System
.
8.
Click
Download and Install
to download and install all driver updates detected for your computer.
9.
Select a location to save the files.
10.
If prompted, approve requests from
User Account Control
to make changes on the system.
11.
The application installs all drivers and updates identified.
NOTE:
Not all files can be installed automatically. Review the installation summary to identify if manual installation is
necessary.
12.
For manual download and installation, click
Category
.
13.
Click
Network, Ethernet & Wireless
in the drop-down list.
14.
Click
Download
to download the WiFi or the Bluetooth driver for your computer.
15.
After the download is complete, browse to the folder where you saved the Wi-Fi or the Bluetooth driver file.
16.
Double-click the Wi-Fi or the Bluetooth driver icon and follow the instructions on the screen to install the driver.
10. Dell docking stations
With a Dell docking station, you can connect devices (such as mouse, keyboard, stereo speakers, external hard drive, and
large-screen displays) without having to plug each device directly to the computer. The following Dell docking stations can be
connected to the Thunderbolt 4 (USB Type-C) port on your computer:
Dell Docking Station WD19
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Reinstallation sequence for drivers and applications