Dell Dell Latitude ON Setup Guide
Dell™ Latitude ON™
Setup Guide
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Notes
NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make better use of
your computer.
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September 2009 Rev. A01
Contents
1 About Your Dell Latitude ON . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Regulatory Information
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
2 Setting Up Your Dell Latitude ON . . . . . . . 7
Installing the Latitude ON Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Enabling Latitude ON
Activating Instant ON
Starting Latitude ON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Configuring Latitude ON
Exiting Latitude ON
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3 Configuring the Network Settings. . . . . . 11
Enabling the Wireless or Mobile Broadband
Network in the Latitude ON Mode . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Connecting to a Wireless Network
Connecting to a Mobile Broadband Network
Viewing Your Mobile Broadband Information
Disconnecting from a Mobile Broadband
Network
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Contents 3
Advanced Network Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Setting Up a Virtual Private Network
(VPN) Account
Modifying Your Wireless, Mobile Broadband,
or VPN Connections
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4 Setting Up Your Latitude ON E-mail. . . . 15
Configuring the Latitude ON E-mail Client . . . . . . . 15
Adding or Modifying Your E-mail Account
. . . . . . . 15
5 Latitude ON Desktop Icons . . . . . . . . . . 17
6 Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
7 Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Contacting Dell. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
4 Contents
1
About Your Dell Latitude ON
Dell™ Latitude ON™ is a communication solution that is designed to
provide quick access to business-critical data. Latitude ON has the power,
efficiency, and flexibility of the Open Multimedia Application
Platform(OMAP™) processor along with the usability of a portable computer.
Latitude ON is currently available on the following Dell computers:
• Dell Latitude™ Z600
• Dell Latitude E4200
• Dell Latitude E4300
NOTE: If you ordered the Latitude ON card along with your computer, the
Latitude ON card is pre-installed and activated.
Features
Quick Access — Allows you to access e-mail, contacts, calendar,
and web pages.
Internet Connection — Allows you to connect to the Internet through wireless
or optional mobile broadband card.
E-mail Accounts — Allows you to configure and access POP and
Microsoft
Novell
clients through the web browser.
Security — Allows you to set up a Latitude ON specific password and you can
also clear the user data.
Enhanced Battery Life — Provides extended battery life as the
Latitude ON card has an efficient built-in OMAP processor.
Easy Upgrade — Allows you to upgrade the existing software for additional
security, VPN support encryption, and applications when they are available
using a flash utility.
®
Exchange 2003 e-mail accounts along with IMAP and
®
group-wise e-mail accounts. You can also access web-based e-mail
About Your Dell Latitude ON 5
Regulatory Information
For additional regulatory information, see the Regulatory Compliance
Homepage on www.dell.com at the following location:
www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance.
6 About Your Dell Latitude ON
2
Setting Up Your Dell Latitude ON
Installing the Latitude ON Card
NOTE: If you ordered a Dell™ Latitude ON™ card along with your computer, the
Latitude ON card is pre-installed on your computer.
To install the Latitude ON card, see the Installing Your Dell Latitude ON Card
that shipped with your Latitude ON card.
NOTE: Latitude ON is already installed on the Dell Latitude Z600 computer.
Enabling Latitude ON
NOTE: If you ordered a Latitude ON card with your computer, the Latitude ON
feature is already enabled.
1
Turn on (or restart) your computer.
2
When the Dell logo appears, wait for the F2 prompt to appear and
press <F2> immediately. The
3
Choose
4
Select the
5
Click
System Configuration
Enable Latitude ON
Apply
and click
Exit
BIOS
screen appears.
Latitude ON
check box.
to restart the computer.
.
Activating Instant ON
1
Turn on (or restart) your computer.
2
When the Dell logo appears, wait for the F2 prompt to appear and
press <F2> immediately. The
3
Choose
4
Select the
5
Click
System Configuration
Enable Instant ON
Apply
and click
Exit
BIOS
screen appears.
Latitude ON
check box.
to restart the computer.
Setting Up Dell Latitude ON 7
.
Starting Latitude ON
NOTE: When your computer is in the Latitude ON mode, you are no longer in the
Microsoft
®
Windows® operating system environment.
To start your computer in the Latitude ON mode, press the
Latitude ON button .
NOTE: If the computer is turned off, it will boot to the Latitude ON mode. If the
computer is in the Microsoft Windows mode, the computer will hibernate and
switch to the Latitude ON mode.
Configuring Latitude ON
1
Start your computer in the Latitude ON mode (see "Starting Latitude ON"
on page 8).
2
On the
3
Select the language and click
appears.
4
Select the keyboard type from the drop-down list and click
A window appears prompting you to create a password.
5
Create a password and re-enter the password to confirm.
A window appears indicating that the setup process is complete and
prompts you to use the
see "Configuring the Network Settings" on page 11.
Latitude ON
welcome screen, click
Next
. The
Keyboard Selection
Next
.
window
Next
NOTE: The password must adhere to the criteria outlined on the screen.
If your password does not adhere to the required criteria or you enter
mismatched passwords, Latitude ON prompts you to enter the correct
password.
Network Manager
. For more information,
.
NOTE: Latitude ON allows you to configure the wireless connection during the
initial setup. You can configure the Mobile Broadband connection only after
completing the initial setup.
NOTE: Latitude ON prompts you to enter the password during every new session.
If you enter a wrong password three consecutive times, the computer shuts down.
Restart your computer in the Latitude ON mode and try again.
8 Setting Up Dell Latitude ON
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