YOUR CONNECTIONS TO THE WEB AND WIRELESS DEVICES
CONNECTING TO A WI-FI NETWORK
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Connects to: Sets whether this
connection connects to the Internet or
to Work. (You may need to select Work
to access a corporate intranet.)
This is a hidden network: Sets
whether the network broadcasts its
name. Check this box to connect to
hidden networks now and in the future.
This is a device-to-device (ad-hoc)
connection: Leave this box unchecked
to connect to a Wi-Fi access point
(network). Check this box if you’re
connecting to another device.
3 Enter the following settings and press
Next (right softkey):
Authentication: Sets the method used
to identify devices that connect to the
network:
• Open: Indicates that the network
uses open authentication.
• Shared: Indicates that the network
uses shared authentication.
• WPA: Indicates that the network is a
WPA network that uses 802.1x
protocols.
• WPA-PSK: Indicates that the network
is a WPA network that requires a
password that is shared between the
network and your smartphone. This
password is also known as a
preshared key (PSK).
• WPA2: Indicates that the network
provides government-grade security
with an AES encryption algorithm.
• WPA2-PSK: Indicates that the
network is a WPA2 network that
requires a preshared key (password).
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