Searching For Networks To Access; H4100 And H4300 Series - HP iPAQ H4100 series User Manual

1.
Turn the WLAN on (see instructions under Powering the WLAN on and off).
2. Tap the Connections icon (
tap "Network Card."
3. On the "Configure Wireless Networks" screen, tap the Wireless tab at the bottom.
4. Still on the "Configure Wireless Networks" screen, in the "Wireless networks:" box tap "Add
New Settings..."
5. Tap the General tab at the bottom; in the Network name box, type the network name (SSID).
NOTE: If a network was detected in Step 2, then the SSID is automatically entered and cannot
be changed.
6.
In the Connects to: box, tap to select either "The Internet" (no proxy server is used), or "Work" (a
proxy server is used).
7. If the network is an ad-hoc connection, then tap the "This is a device-to-computer (ad-hoc)
connection" box.
8. If network authentication is required, then on the Configure Wireless Network screen, tap the
Authentication tab. If in doubt about possible required authentication, then contact the system
administrator.
9. Select the type of network authentication to be used:
A. For data encryption, tap the Data encryption (WEP Enabled) checkbox.
B. To use Shared Key authentication, tap the Network Authentication (Shared mode)
checkbox. Enter the Network Key in the Network Key: box.
C. If a network key is provided by the network automatically, then tap the "The Key is
provided for me automatically" checkbox.
D. If IEEE 802.1x is supported by the network environment, then tap the Enable network
access using IEEE 802.1x checkbox and then tap the appropriate authentication protocol
(TLS, PEAP, LEAP). 802.1x provides an increased level of security. If unsure whether the
network environment supports the 802.1x protocol, then contact the network
administrator.

Searching for networks to access

h4100 and h4300 series

Networks that have already been configured (preferred networks) are listed in the Wireless Networks
box on the "Configure Wireless Networks screen." One can choose to connect only to preferred
networks or have the iPAQ Pocket PC search for and connect to any available network.
Perform the following steps to search for available networks:
1. Tap the Connectivity icon in the Start bar (or, from the Start screen, tap Start, Settings, the
Connections tab, and the Connections icon). Tap the Advanced tab, Network Card, and the
Wireless tab.
2. In the Networks to access box, tap the type of network desired (All Available, Only access
points, or only computer-to-computer).
3. To restrict the search to networks that have already been configured, un-check the
"Automatically connect to non-preferred networks" checkbox.
NOTE: If the "Automatically connect to non-preferred networks checkbox" is checked, then the
HP iPAQ Pocket PC will detect any new networks and provide the opportunity to configure
them.
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or ) at the top, tap Settings, tap the Advanced tab, and then
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