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The list of available networks
•The list of available networks shows all the wireless networks in range of your device.
•The list is constantly refreshed au- tomatically.
•In the list of available networks, for each network you will see the fol- lowing information:
1. Configuration status: | configured network | unconfigured network |
2.The name of the network (SSID), if it is broadcasted (if the SSID is not broadcasted, you will be prompted to enter it in the next configuration screen).
3.The strength of the signal.
4.The type of encryption key that is required:
Open network | WEP key | WPA key | WPA2 key | WPS | |
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5.The channel used by the network.
•Select the network that you want to connect to (your home wireless network or a free hotspot).
•You will be taken to the configuration screen for this network, where you will have to enter some information to set up your access to this network.
5.2WiFi Network Configuration
In order to connect to a wireless network, the ARCHOS will need some specific informa- tion about the network. Your device will automatically pick up certain pieces of infor- mation that it needs from the WiFi hot spot. You can enter the rest of the information manually in the network’s configuration screen, as shown in the following sections.
Note that your device will remember the network connection information that you enter, in order to