Obtain the following information from your network administrator (if you are
a home user, obtain this information from the person that installed your wireless
access point):
Network names (SSID) of the specific wireless networks that you want to
connect to.
WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) key information
(if any) for the networks you want to connect to.
For Microsoft® Windows® networking, your customer name and workgroup
name.
For your network account, your user name and password.
Your IP address (if not using a DHCP server)
Things you should know
When you start your computer, your Dell™ TrueMobile™
WLAN Card detects certain wireless networks that are within range. Before you
can connect to these and other wireless networks, you must configure a profile
for each network using the information you obtained from your network administrator.
Instructions for configuring a network profile are provided in Completing
the setup.
WEP is a security protocol for wireless local area networks
(defined in IEEE Std 802.11) that encrypts data sent over radio waves. The use
of the WEP key is optional and can be enabled or disabled. If the network you
are connecting to has enabled WEP, you must also enable WEP in the network profile
and set the WEP key to match the WEP key used by the network. Otherwise, you
cannot connect to the network.
Dell TrueMobile network
The Dell TrueMobile solution allows you to make a wireless connection to a
network, as illustrated below.
