186 Using Your Treo 700w Smartphone
CHAPTER 9 Customizing Your Smartphone
Connection settings
Setting up a Wi-Fi
®
connection
Many corporate organizations and public environments, such as coffee
shops, airports, and libraries, offer access to a Wi-Fi network. A Wi-Fi
network is a wireless local area network (WLAN) based on the 802.11
standard. When you purchase an optional Wi-Fi SDIO card, you can use
your smartphone’s built-in software to set up a Wi-Fi connection and
quickly connect your smartphone to a Wi-Fi network when you’re within
range of an accessible Wi-Fi network.
Some Wi-Fi networks are known as open networks because they
broadcast their name (SSID) and do not require a password. Other Wi-Fi
networks broadcast their name but do require a password. Networks
that do not broadcast their name are known as closed networks. Follow
the instructions for the type of network you want to connect to.
[ ! ] IMPORTANT We recommend that you remove the Wi-Fi card when
you turn on Flight Mode. If you leave the Wi-Fi card in the expansion
slot, be aware that the Wi-Fi radio automatically turns on and cancels
Flight Mode when you wake up the screen. Similarly if you insert the
Wi-Fi card when your screen is on and Flight Mode is also on, the Wi-Fi
radio automatically turns on and cancels Flight Mode.
[ * ] NOTE See “Regulatory Information” on page 227 for additional
guidance on using a Wi-Fi card with your Treo 700w smartphone.
Tip
Turning off the
Bluetooth
®
feature
may improve your Wi-
Fi card performance.
To turn the Bluetooth
feature off, go to your
Today screen, tap the
Bluetooth icon, and
then uncheck the Turn
on Bluetooth box.
»
Key Term
Wi-Fi access point
(also called a hotspot)
A network device with
an antenna that
provides wireless
connections to a
larger network.
»
Key Term
SSID The name that
identifies a Wi-Fi
network. If a network
does not broadcast its
SSID, you must get
the SSID from the
system administrator
in order to connect to
the network.
To Next Page
Loading...
Need help?
General
