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8.4 Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi provides wireless Internet access over distances of up to 100 meters.
Note The availability and range of your phone's Wi-Fi signal depends on the number, infrastructure, and other objects
through which the signal passes.
To connect to an existing Wi-Fi network
1.
On the Home screen, click Start > Comm Manager and click the WLAN icon. The WLAN icon is then
highlighted to indicate that WLAN is turned on.
2.
After a few seconds, a message asks you if you want to see the list of available networks, click Yes.
3.
In Select network, choose the WLAN network to connect to.
4.
In Network type, select Internet and click Connect.
If you are connecting to a security-enabled network, you will be asked to enter the WEP Key. Enter the
WEP Key and click Done.
You can check the Wi-Fi icon the Title bar on the screen to see if you are connected to the Wi-Fi network. To
see the status icons, please see "Status Indicators" in Chapter 1.
Notes • Wi-Fi connects to the default network that is available on your phone. However, GPRS starts by default if your
phone does not detect any Wi-Fi signal.
• In Comm Manager, click Settings > WLAN Settings > Connection Status to check the current connection status
and signal quality of each Wi-Fi channel.
• Configure your phone so that the Wi-Fi function turns off automatically when no signal is detected to conserve
battery power. In Comm Manager, click Settings > WLAN Settings > Wi-Fi > Menu > Wi-Fi Settings.
To create a new Wi-Fi connection
If the Wi-Fi connection you want to connect to is not in the list, you can create a new Wi-Fi connection.
1.
On the Home screen, click Start > Settings > Connections > WLAN Settings > Wi-Fi > New.
2.
Enter the Network name and Network type and click Next.
Note If you want only to connect directly to another device or computer, and not to a network through an access point,
select This is a device to device (ad-hoc) connection.
3.
Select the Authentication type and Data encryption, then click Next. For TKIP, AES, or WEP data
encryption, enter the needed information in the remaining fields.
4.
Select Use IEEE 802.1x network access control to use Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP). Select
the EAP type depending on the type of authentication. Click Finish.
To increase security on the Wi-Fi network
The LEAP (Lightweight Extensible Authentication Protocol) feature of Comm Manager helps increase security
on your phone, and ensures that nobody is able to access your network without your permission.
1.
On the WLAN Settings screen, select LEAP.
2.
Click Menu > New.
Note By default, the LEAP screen displays data that you entered previously. However, you can modify or delete the data
as required by clicking Menu > Modify or Menu > Delete on the LEAP screen.
3.
Enter the SSID (Service Set Identifier).
You can obtain this information from your wireless service provider.
4.
Enter the user name, password, and domain.
5.
Select an Authentication Type.
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