Activating Wi-Fi Communication

Wi-Fi communication requires access to an existing and accessible Wireless Access Point (WAP). These WAPs can either be Open (unsecured) as within most Hot Spots, or Secured (requiring knowledge of the Router name and password). The following is a list of Wi-Fi icons displayed on the device:

Indicates an active Wi-Fi connection.

Indicates an inactive Wi-Fi connection.

1.From the Today screen, touch Start ( ) > Settings.

2.Touch the Connections tab and tap Wireless Manager

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From the Title bar, touch the connection icon (), then touch the blue Wireless Manager link.

3.Touch ON (within the Wi-Fi area) to toggle the active state.

Establishing a Wi-Fi Connection

1.From the Today screen, touch Start ( ) > Settings.

2.Touch the Connections tab and tap Wireless Manager

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3.Touch Menu (right softkey) > Wi-Fi Settings.

4.From the Wi-Fi Settings page, filter the list of available networks by touching an available onscreen network or expand the search by choosing one of the following:

•All Available

•Only access points

•Only computer-to-computer

5.Touch Menu (right softkey) > Add New... to add a new connection, or touch an available connection to edit its parameters.

6.From the Configure Wireless Network page, touch the Network name field and use the QWERTY keyboard to enter a name for the new network connection.

Communication and Connection

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