Specifications

Enabling/Disabling the Dell Mobile Broadband Card
You can turn your Mobile Broadband card on and off using the wireless switch on your computer.
You can turn your computer's wireless devices on and off with the wireless switch on the right side of the computer (see Right Side View).
If the switch is in the on position, move the switch to the off position to disable the switch and the Mobile Broadband card. If the switch is in the off position,
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To monitor the status of your wireless device, see Monitoring the Status of the Wireless Network Card Through Dell QuickSet.
Dell Wi-FiCatcher™NetworkLocator
You can use the wireless switch to rapidly turn off or on any wireless devices such as WLAN cards and internal cards with Bluetooth wireless technology. The
wireless switch on your Dell computer uses the Dell Wi-Fi Catcher Network Locator to scan specifically for wireless networks in your vicinity.
To scan for a wireless network, push the Wi-Fi Catcher Network Locator button. It functions regardless of whether your computer is turned on or off, or in
Sleep state, as long as the switch is configured through Dell QuickSet or the BIOS (system setup program) to control WiFi network connections.
Because the Wi-Fi Catcher Network Locator is disabled and not configured for use when your computer is shipped to you, you must first use Dell QuickSet to
enable and configure the switch to control WiFi network connections. For more information on the Wi-Fi Catcher Network Locator and to enable the feature
through Dell QuickSet, right-click the QuickSet icon in the notification area, and then select Help.
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NOTE: If you are unable to connect to a Mobile Broadband network, ensure that you have all the components for establishing a Mobile Broadband
connection (see What You Need to Establish a Mobile Broadband Network Connection), and then verify that your Mobile Broadband card is enabled by
verifying the setting of the wireless switch.