Palm P121VZW User Guide - Page 125

Connect to a new secure network, Connect to a previously used network, Disconnect from a network

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• If the network you want is not displayed: Tap Join network and enter the network name. Make sure Open is displayed in the Security field, then tap Connect. TIP You can also open Wi-Fi by opening the connection menu, tapping Wi-Fi, and tapping Wi-Fi Preferences. Connect to a new secure network For an explanation of secure networks, see Are there different kinds of Wi-Fi networks? 1 Open Wi-Fi . 2 Make sure Wi-Fi is on (see Turn Wi-Fi on and off). 3 Do one of the following: • If the network you want is displayed: Tap the network name, enter your Username and/or Password, and tap Sign In. You're done. • If the network you want is not displayed: Tap Join network and enter the network name. Follow steps 4 to 7. 4 Tap the Security field, and then tap the network type: Open, WPA-personal, WEP, or Enterprise. 5 Tap Connect. 6 A series of different screens appears depending on the network type. Enter or select the following if you are prompted to do so: Username and/or Password. Certificate 7 Tap Sign In. Connect to a previously used network • If Wi-Fi is turned off: Turn on Wi-Fi (see Turn Wi-Fi on and off). Your phone automatically attempts to connect to a previously used network, starting with the most recently used network. • If Wi-Fi is turned on but you are not connected to a network: Your phone automatically attempts to connect to a previously used network, starting with the most recently used network. • If you are connected to one network and want to use a different one: OpenWi-Fi . Tap another network name. Disconnect from a network When you disconnect from a network, you can keep it on your list of known networks so that your phone can automatically connect to it again. If you remove the network from your list of known networks, however, you must reconnect to the network. Follow the steps in Connect to a new open network or Connect to a new secure network to connect to the network again. • To disconnect from a network but keep it on your list of known networks: Turn off Wi-Fi (see Turn Wi-Fi on and off). This disconnects from the network. • To disconnect from a network and remove it from your list of known networks: Open Wi-Fi . Tap the network name, and then tap Forget Network. Customize connection settings Do not change Wi-Fi settings unless you are having trouble connecting to a network. BEFORE YOU BEGIN You must be connected to the network you want to customize (see Connect to a new open network, Connect to a new secure network, or Connect to a previously used network). Chapter 8 : Web and wireless connections 125

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Chapter 8
:
Web and wireless connections
125
If the network you want is not displayed:
Tap
Join network
and
enter the network name. Make sure Open is displayed in the
Security field, then tap
Connect
.
Connect to a new secure network
For an explanation of secure networks, see
Are there different kinds of Wi-Fi
networks?
1
Open
Wi-Fi
.
2
Make sure Wi-Fi is on (see
Turn Wi-Fi on and off
).
3
Do one of the following:
If the network you want is displayed:
Tap the network name,
enter your
Username
and/or
Password
, and tap
Sign In
. You’re
done.
If the network you want is not displayed:
Tap
Join network
and
enter the network name. Follow steps 4 to 7.
4
Tap the
Security
field, and then tap the network type:
Open
,
WPA-personal
,
WEP
, or
Enterprise
.
5
Tap
Connect
.
6
A series of different screens appears depending on the network type.
Enter or select the following if you are prompted to do so:
Username
and/or
Password
.
Certificate
7
Tap
Sign In
.
Connect to a previously used network
If Wi-Fi is turned off:
Turn on Wi-Fi (see
Turn Wi-Fi on and off
). Your
phone automatically attempts to connect to a previously used network,
starting with the most recently used network.
If Wi-Fi is turned on but you are not connected to a network:
Your
phone automatically attempts to connect to a previously used network,
starting with the most recently used network.
If you are connected to one network and want to use a different one:
Open
Wi-Fi
. Tap another network name.
Disconnect from a network
When you disconnect from a network, you can keep it on your list of known
networks so that your phone can automatically connect to it again. If you
remove the network from your list of known networks, however, you must
reconnect to the network. Follow the steps in
Connect to a new open
network
or
Connect to a new secure network
to connect to the network
again.
To disconnect from a network but keep it on your list of known
networks:
Turn off Wi-Fi (see
Turn Wi-Fi on and off
). This disconnects
from the network.
To disconnect from a network and remove it from your list of known
networks:
Open
Wi-Fi
. Tap the network name, and then tap
Forget
Network
.
Customize connection settings
Do not change Wi-Fi settings unless you are having trouble connecting to a
network.
BEFORE YOU BEGIN
You must be connected to the network you want to
customize (see
Connect to a new open network
,
Connect to a new secure
network
, or
Connect to a previously used network
).
TIP
You can also open Wi-Fi by opening the
connection menu
, tapping
Wi-Fi
, and tapping
Wi-Fi Preferences
.