Wi-Fi - Palm PRE User Manual

Wi-Fi

What is a Wi-Fi connection?
Many environments, such as corporate offices, coffee shops, airports and
libraries, offer access to a Wi-Fi network. A Wi-Fi network is a wireless local
area network (WLAN). Your phone supports W-Fi connectivity based on the
802.11 standard (802.11b and 802.11g), with WPA, WPA2, WEP and 802.1x
authentication. A Wi-Fi access point, also called a hotspot, is a network
device with an aerial that provides wireless connections to a larger network.
When you're within range of an accessible Wi-Fi network, you can use your
phone's Wi-Fi feature to connect to that network and access the web.
Why use a Wi-Fi connection?
A Wi-Fi connection is especially helpful in the following situations:
• You're outside a coverage area and you want to access the web.
• You're inside a coverage area, but outside your wireless service provider's
UMTS (3G or HSDPA) coverage area. (A Wi-Fi connection may provide
faster throughput than a GPRS or EDGE data connection.)
• You want to maintain a web connection while talking on the phone.
Are there different kinds of Wi-Fi networks?
There are two types of Wi-Fi networks:
• Open networks: These networks broadcast their name (SSID) and do not
require you to enter a password or other settings. To learn how to connect
to an open network for the first time, see
128 Chapter 8 : Web and wireless connections
Connect to a new open network.
• Secure networks: These networks may broadcast their name, but at the
very least, they require you to enter a password that you get from an
administrator (who may be, for example, the librarian or the person
behind the counter at the coffee shop). You may also have to get other
network settings from the system administrator. To learn how to connect
to a secure network for the first time, see
network.
To connect to either type of network after the first time, see
previously used network.
Turn Wi-Fi on/off
Do one of the following:
• Open Wi-Fi and tap On or Off.
Connect to a new secure
Connect to a