Palm Tungsten C User manual

Wi-Fi GETTING STARTED GUIDE
Wi-Fi
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Guía de inicio
Operazioni preliminari
Introdução
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NOTE You must have access to a home or corporate network or a service plan with a
network service provider (sold separately), as well as proximity to a wireless access
point, to use Wi-Fi on your handheld.
Setting up Wi-Fi
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network settings when setting up Wi-Fi to connect to your corporate network.
To set up Wi-Fi on your Tungsten C handheld (nonencrypted networks):
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are in range of your handheld. It also displays any networks for which you have
previously entered the SSID and any required settings.
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NOTE If you enter an SSID, your handheld first attempts to connect to the
network name entered. If this network is not available, your handheld attempts
to connect to any available network.
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Viewing signal strength
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To view signal strength using the Command button:
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Setting up encrypted networks
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To set up Wi-Fi on your Tungsten C handheld (encrypted networks):
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NOTE For corporate networks, check with your network administrator to
obtain the required values. For home networks, use the same WEP key settings
for your handheld as you used to set up WEP on your network.
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Changing advanced connection settings
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To change connection information:
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electronic handbook that came with your handheld for instructions.
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