Just bought a Inspiron 1545. Wanted a laptop to connect to the internet while on vacation in various hotels/motels around the country.

I understand that you do not need any special equipment to hook up at the various hotels that are set up for WIFI, other than the WiFi card already in the laptop. (If at home I need modem like I have for desktop and a router).

My question is how do I get setup to use it? I went to the Wireless Network Connection and saw where several services were showing with various signal strengths. I tried clicking the one with the strongest signal, but i got a message stating "Type the security key or pass phrase for 2 Wire 878. The person who setup the network can give you the key or pass phrase". This is where I am confused, since I'm newt o WiFi. WHO provides this info or is that person me, if I am able to setup the network? If so, then HOW do I set it up?

Any help from those of you smarter than me is appreciated.