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Connect to a new secure network, Connect to a previously used network, Disconnect from a network – Palm Pixi Plus User Manual

Page 125: Customize connection settings, Connect to a new secure, Network, Connect to a, Previously used network, Connect to a new, Secure network

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Chapter 8 : Web and wireless connections

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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.

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.