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 Setting Up and Using Networks
Dell™XPS™M1730Owner'sManual
ConnectingaNetworkorBroadbandModemCable
Setting Up a Network
Wireless Local Area Network
Mobile Broadband (or Wireless Wide Area Network)
Dell Wi-FiCatcher™NetworkLocator
Setting up a computer network provides connectivity between your computer and the Internet, another computer, or a network. For example, with a network
set up in a home or small office you can print to a shared printer, access drives and files on another computer, browse other networks, or access the Internet.
You can set up a local area network (LAN) using a network or broadband modem cable or set up a wireless LAN (WLAN).
The Microsoft®Windows®XPandMicrosoftWindowsVista™operatingsystemsprovidewizardstohelpguideyouthroughtheprocessofnetworking
computers. For more information about Networking, see the Windows Help and Support Center (see Microsoft Windows XP and Windows Vista Help and
Support Center).
ConnectingaNetworkorBroadbandModemCable
Before you connect your computer to a network, the computer must have a network adapter installed and a network cable connected to it.
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1. Connect the network cable to the network adapter connector on the back of your computer.
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2. Connect the other end of the network cable to a network connection device or a network wall connector.
Setting Up a Network
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Windows XP
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1. Click Start® All Programs® Accessories® Communications® Network Setup Wizard® Next® Checklist for creating a network.
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2. Complete the checklist.
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3. Return to the Network Setup Wizard and follow the instructions in the wizard.
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NOTE: Insert the cable connector until it clicks into place, and then gently pull on the cable to ensure that it is securely attached.
NOTE: Do not use a network cable with a telephone wall connector.
NOTE: Selecting the connection method labeled This computer connects directly to the Internet enables the integrated firewall provided with
WindowsXPServicePack2(SP2).