Setting Up and Using Networks 95
What You Need to Establish a Mobile Broadband Network Connection
NOTE: You can use a Mobile Broadband ExpressCard to establish a Mobile
Broadband network connection.
To set up a Mobile Broadband network connection, you need:
• A Mobile Broadband ExpressCard
NOTE: For instructions on using ExpressCards, see
"Using Cards
" on
page 99.
• An activated Mobile Broadband ExpressCard or activated Subscriber
Identity Module (SIM) for your service provider
• The Dell Mobile Broadband Card Utility (already installed on your
computer if you purchased the card when you purchased your computer, or
on the CD that accompanied your card if purchased separately from your
computer)
If the utility is corrupted or deleted from your computer, see the Dell
Mobile Broadband Card Utility user’s guide for instructions. The user’s
guide is available through the Windows Help and Support Center (see
"Windows Help and Support Center
" on page 20
) or
on the CD that
accompanied your card if you purchased it separately from your computer.
Checking Your Dell Mobile Broadband Card
Depending on what you selected when you purchased your computer, the
computer has a variety of configurations. To determine your computer
configuration, see one of the following:
• Your order confirmation
• Microsoft Windows Help and Support Center
To check your Mobile Broadband card in the Windows Help and Support
Center:
1
Click
Start
→
Help and Support
→
Use Tools to view your computer
information and diagnose problems
.
2
Under
Tools
, click
My Computer Information
→
Find information about
the hardware installed on this computer.
On the My Computer Information - Hardware screen, you can view the type
of Mobile Broadband card installed in your computer as well as other
hardware components.
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