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Getting Started with your Dell TrueMobile 1300 Wireless USB Adapter:
Dell™ TrueMobile™ 1300 Wireless USB Adapter User's Guide

 

NOTE: If you did not purchase this device with a new Dell system, please start at step 1.
If you purchased this device with a new Dell system, please skip to step 2.


To complete the setup of your TrueMobile 1300 Wireless USB Adapter, perform the following 3 steps:

1. Installing the software (drivers and Dell Wireless Configuration Utility)

2. Connecting the device to the computer

3. Connecting to your wireless network

 

1. Installing the Software

NOTE: This installation is required before connecting the device to the system.
  1. Insert the Dell TrueMobile 1300 Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter CD into the CD or DVD drive of your computer. If the Main Menu screen does not appear automatically, select Start-->Run and then type x:\setup.exe (where x:\ is your CD-ROM drive letter) and click OK.
     
  2. Click on Install Software.
     
  3. The wizard will install the Dell Wireless Configuration Utility and the driver for your device.

 

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2. Connecting the Dell TrueMobile 1300 Wireless USB Adapter to Your Computer
 

  1. Connect the small connector of the USB cable to the connector in the Dell TrueMobile 1300 Wireless USB Adapter as shown in Figure 1.


               
                                                Figure 1

     
  2. Connect the other end of the USB cable to any USB connector on the back of your desktop computer as shown in Figure 2.

               
           

                                                Figure 2

     

  3. The Found New Hardware screen will appear.
     

  4. The driver for your device will be automatically detected and installed.
     
  5. Check for the Green Light (LED 1) on the device to make sure the USB cable is connected correctly between the device and the system and the Windows driver is loaded.
     
  6. The New network device installed screen will appear on the bottom right corner. Click X to close the message. (XP only)

 

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3. Connecting to Your Wireless Network

To connect to the wireless network, the wireless network name (SSID) of the wireless USB adapter must match the wireless network name specified by your Wireless Broadband Router*. To set the network name, follow the instructions below for Windows XP operating system. For Windows 2000, follow instructions under section 3.2.
 

3.1  Connecting using Windows® XP Operating System

  1. Click on the Wireless Network Connection pop up message on the bottom right corner.
     
  2. In the Available networks list, you should see the wireless network name that you specified in your wireless broadband router. Select that network name and click Connect. You may see the names of other wireless networks in this list. You only need to set the configuration for your wireless network.
     
  3. A pop up message on the bottom right corner will show that the device is Connected to: the network whose name was specified in step b) and also indicates the Signal Strength.
     
  4. Open the Internet Explorer and you should be able to browse the Internet.
NOTE: If you are unable to access the Internet, refer to the Trouble Shooting section of this User’s guide.

 

3.2  Using the Dell Wireless Configuration Utility for Windows 2000
 

The Dell Wireless Configuration Utility is a software utility that you can use to:

Use the following procedure to start the Dell Wireless Configuration Utility:

  1. Click Start _> Programs _> Dell TrueMobile _> TrueMobile 1300 USB2.0 WLAN Card Utility.
     
     
  2. An icon like this will appear in the system tray (bottom right corner of your screen). Double click the icon.
     
     
  3. Click on the Wireless Connections tab.
     
  4. In the Available networks list, you should see the wireless network name that you specified in your wireless broadband router. Select that network name and click Configure. (You may see the names of other wireless networks in this list. You only need to set the configuration for your wireless network.)
     
  5. In the Wireless Network Properties box, click OK and the window will close. It may take up to one minute for the network connection to be made.
     
  6. The network name and icon should now appear at the top of the Preferred networks list when you next open the Wireless Connections tab in Wireless Network Properties. Your computer will be connected to the selected network when you see a blue bubble on top of the icon for that network.
     
  7. Some wireless broadband routers do not broadcast their name. If you wish to connect to a router whose name does not appear in the Available networks list, click the Add button beneath the Preferred Networks list. Adding and configuring a network is explained in the Network Configuration section of this manual.
     

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Securing your Network

Your network administrator may have implemented measures to help make your wireless network secure. If so, you must get the required settings from your administrator to establish a connection to the network. For detailed information on how to change these settings under any of the supported Windows operating systems, please consult the Network Configuration section of your Dell Truemobile 1300 Wireless USB Adapter User’s Guide.

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