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8.4 Wi-Fi
Note The availability and range of your phone’s
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
You can check the
Notes •
•In Comm Manager, click Settings > WLAN Settings > Connection Status to check the current connection status and signal quality of each
•Configure your phone so that the
To create a new Wi-Fi connection
If the
1.On the Home screen, click Start > Settings > Connections > WLAN Settings >
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
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.