Setting Up and Using Networks 57NOTE: Before you connect to the Internet, you must activate Mobile Broadband service through your cellularservice provider. For instructions and for additional information about using the Dell Mobile Broadband Card Utility,see the user's guide available through the Windows Help and Support Center. To access the Help and SupportCenter, click Start or → Help and Support. The user's guide is also available on the Dell Support website atsupport.dell.com and on the CD included with your Mobile Broadband card if you purchased the card separatelyfrom your computer.Use the Dell Mobile Broadband Card Utility to establish and manage a Mobile Broadband networkconnection to the Internet:1 Click the Dell Mobile Broadband Card Utility icon, , in the Windows taskbar, to run the utility.2 Click Connect.NOTE: The Connect button changes to the Disconnect button.3 Follow the instructions on the screen to manage the network connection with the utility.Or1 Click Start→ All Programs→ Dell Wireless.2 Click Dell Wireless Broadband and follow the instructions on the screen.Enabling/Disabling the Dell Mobile Broadband Network CardNOTE: If you are unable to connect to a Mobile Broadband network, ensure that you have all the components forestablishing a Mobile Broadband connection (see "What You Need to Establish a Mobile Broadband NetworkConnection" on page 56), and then verify that your Mobile Broadband card is enabled by verifying the setting of thewireless switch.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 left side of thecomputer (see "Left Side View" on page 17).If the switch is in the "on" position, move the switch to the "off" position to disable the switch and theMobile Broadband card. If the switch is in the "off" position, move the switch to the "on" position toenable the switch and the Dell Mobile Broadband card. For information about the wireless switchpositions, see "wireless switch" on page 18.To monitor the status of your wireless device, see "Monitoring the Status of Wireless NetworkConnections Through Dell™ QuickSet" on page 55.Managing Your Network Settings Through the Dell QuickSet Location ProfilerThe QuickSet Location Profiler helps you manage network settings that correspond to your computer’sphysical location. It includes two categories of profile settings:• Location Profile Settings• General Mobility Settings
