Setting Up a Home and Office Network 45Connecting to a Wireless Local Area NetworkNOTE: These networking instructions do not apply to internal cards with Bluetooth® wirelesstechnology or cellular products.NOTE: To configure a wireless computer running the Windows 2000 operating system, see the user’sguide that came with your wireless network adapter.Determining Your Network TypeNOTE: Most wireless networks are of the infrastructure type.Wireless networks fall into two categories—infrastructure networks and ad-hoc networks. Aninfrastructure network uses routers or access points to connect several computers. An ad-hocnetwork does not use routers or access points and consists of computers that broadcast to oneanother. For additional assistance with setting up your wireless connection, go to support.dell.comand search for the keyword wireless setup.Connecting to a Wireless Network in Microsoft® Windows® XPYour wireless network card requires specific software and drivers in order to connect to a network.The software is already installed. If the software is removed or corrupted, follow the instructionsincluded in the user's guide for your wireless network card. The user’s guide is available on the DellSupport website at support.dell.com.ad-hoc networkinfrastructure network
