Archos PMA400TM Choose your service, Choose the IP Configuration Type, Choose the Access Point

Choose your service

This next screen allows you to choose your hardware connection type. In order they are the Infrared port, the USB port

(when an optional Archos USB/Ethernet cable is connected), and the built-in Wifi card. Click on Wireless LAN and then click on Add.

Choose the IP Configuration Type

Typically there are two types of Wifi connections you will make, one at home or work, and one at a public Wifi hot spot. Public Wifi spots will assign your device an IP number. You simply click on Configure IP automatically and when the connection to the hot spot is made, it will assign your PMA400 an IP number.

On the other hand, in a home network situation and perhaps in a work environment (check with your system administrator), you will have to configure the IP address by hand. Click on Configure IP manually. Ask the person who set up your Wifi network what IP can be assigned to your PMA400 to connect to the local network.

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Scan for active Access Points

Click now on the Wireless tab. You will now click on the Scan… button to scan the area to see if your PMA400 can pick up an active WiFi access point that is broadcasting. If you have a home network, make sure that your WiFi device has the SSID set to On. This means that your Wifi access point is broadcasting a message telling any device in the area that it is available for a network connection.

You could have many access points available to you for connection, but if the access point is not broadcasting its availability, the Scan function will not ‘see’ it.

The network type will be Infrastructure normally. If you want to connect Wifi devices to talk to each other, such as for networked game playing, then you would choose the Ad Hoc option. In Ad Hoc, there is not a connection to the Internet, just a connection between local devices. Click on Any Network if you just want to accept the first very network access point that it can find.

Choose the Access Point

There may be more than one access point in your vicinity. In this example, there are two. Let’s choose the one called Logan_Wifi. You will notice that the connection quality is lower than that of the access point named WF500. This is because the WF500 access point is getting a better signal (probably due to less obstructions between you and the access point).

The lower the quality of the connection, the slower the data transfer speed and thus the slower your web pages or e-mail will load. Highlight the access point you want and click on Select. If the access point shows Encryption as Yes, than you will have to see the access provider or your system administrator at to what your encryption (WEP) parameters should be set to. Your connection is now set. Click on OK to exit.

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