How to Enable Dell Inspiron's Automatic Wireless
- 1). Check the wireless switch on the side of your Inspiron laptop to ensure that it's in the "On" position.
- 2). Right-click the WLAN Card Utility icon on the bottom corner of your desktop. This icon appears as a set of four bars arranged in a row.
- 3). Click "Enable Radio."
- 4). Highlight "Connect To" and choose the network to which you want to connect from the list.
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