HTC S710 User Manual - Page 108

WLAN Settings

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108 Getting Connected Notes • • • Wi-Fi connects to the default network that is available on your phone. However, GPRS starts by default if your phone does not detect any Wi-Fi signal. In Comm Manager, click Settings > WLAN Settings > Connection Status to check the current connection status and signal quality of each Wi-Fi channel. Configure your phone so that the Wi-Fi function turns off automatically when no signal is detected to conserve battery power. In Comm Manager, click Settings > WLAN Settings > Wi-Fi > Menu > Wi-Fi Settings. To create a new Wi-Fi connection If the Wi-Fi connection you want to connect to is not in the list, you can create a new Wi-Fi connection. 1. On the Home screen, click Start > Settings > Connections > WLAN Settings > Wi-Fi > New. 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 (adhoc) connection. 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.

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108 Getting Connected
Notes
Wi-Fi connects to the default network that is available on your phone.
However, GPRS starts by default if your phone does not detect any Wi-Fi
signal.
In Comm Manager, click
Settings > WLAN Settings > Connection Status
to check the current connection status and signal quality of each Wi-Fi
channel.
Configure your phone so that the Wi-Fi function turns off automatically
when no signal is detected to conserve battery power. In Comm Manager,
click
Settings
>
WLAN Settings
>
Wi-Fi
>
Menu
>
Wi-Fi Settings
.
To create a new Wi-Fi connection
If the Wi-Fi connection you want to connect to is not in the list, you can
create a new Wi-Fi connection.
1.
On the Home screen, click
Start
>
Settings
>
Connections
>
WLAN Settings
>
Wi-Fi
>
New
.
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 (ad-
hoc) connection
.
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
.