Palm PMG0501000P manual Connecting to a secure network

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C H A P T E R

Wi-Fi was already on: Your smartphone scans for available networks and automatically connects when possible. If your smartphone does not automatically connect and the Configure Wireless Networks screen appears, highlight the network you want, and press Connect (left softkey).

Wi-Fi was off: A notification appears listing three available networks. If the network you want appears, highlight it and press OK (left softkey) to connect. If the network you want does not appear, select Show all networks, highlight the network you want, and press Connect (left softkey).

TIP To dismiss the notification without connecting to a network, press Menu (right softkey) and select Dismiss. To turn off the notification feature, press Menu (right softkey)

and select Don’t show this message again.

You can turn the feature back on later (see

Customizing advanced Wi-Fi settings).

2When the connection message appears, press Dismiss (right softkey).

TIP Narrow the list of networks that appear on the Configure Wireless Networks screen by selecting Networks to access and then

selecting Only access points or Only computer-to-computer.

Some locations, such as airports or coffee shops, provide an open network but charge a fee to use it. After you connect your smartphone to the network, you need to open Internet Explorer Mobile and register with the Wi-Fi service provider before you can check email or browse the web.

Connecting to a secure network

To set up a connection to a secure network for the first time, do the following:

1Press Wi-Fi (on the side of your smartphone near the stylus slot). What happens next depends on the state of Wi-Fi before you pressed the button:

Wi-Fi was already on: Your smartphone scans for available networks and automatically connects when possible. If your smartphone does not automatically connect and the

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