40 Wireless
When your smartphone is connected to the network,
the Wi-Fi connected indicator appears in the status
bar.
Tip: When you are in range and Wi-Fi power is on, you
will automatically reconnect to available networks
you've connected to before.
Wi-Fi modes
For those who like to get a bit more technical, your
smartphone supports the following Wi-Fi modes:
802.11 b, g, n.
Wi-Fi Hotspot
You can make your smartphone a Wi-Fi hotspot to
provide portable, convenient Internet access to other
Wi-Fi enabled devices.
Caution: This application significantly impacts battery
life. You may want to run this application with the
charger connected.
Note: You need to subscribe to Wi-Fi Hotspot service to
use this feature. Contact your service provider.
To set up your smartphone as a Wi-Fi hotspot:
1 Turn off Wi-Fi power by touching Menu > Settings
> Wireless & networks > Wi-Fi.
2 Touch > Mobilehotspot > Mobile hotspot to
turn on the hotspot.
3 Tou ch Configure mobile hotspot to change hotspot
security and configuration settings:
• Network SSID—Enter a unique name for your
hotspot and touch Next.
•Security—Select the type of security you want
and touch Save: WEP, WPA or WPA2. Enter a
unique password. Other users can access your
Wi-Fi hotspot only if they enter the correct
password.
Note: Keep it secure. To protect your smartphone
and hotspot from unauthorised access, it is
strongly recommended that you set up hotspot
Security (WPA2 is the most secure), including
password.
• Broadcast channel—Select a channel that
minimises potential interference. You may need
to try different channels after your Hotspot is
active for a time.
4 Tou ch Save when the settings are complete.
When your Wi-Fi Hotspot is active, other Wi-Fi-enabled
devices can connect by entering your Hotspot's SSID,
selecting a Security type and entering the correct
Wireless password.
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