Palm P80900US - Tungsten C - OS 5.2.1 400 MHz Manual

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    Wifi getting started guide.

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    Copyright © 2003 palm, inc. All rights reserved. The palm logo is a registered trademark of palm, inc. Palm and tungsten are trademarks of palm, inc. All other brands are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners. Disclaimer and limitation of liability palm, inc. Assumes no resp...

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    1 wi-fi getting started guide your palm™ tungsten™ c handheld contains a built-in 802.11b radio that enables you to connect to a wi-fi network or to other wi-fi–enabled devices. A wi-fi network is a wireless local area network (lan), such as an 802.11b network. Note you must have access to a home or...

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    Wi-fi getting started guide 2 3. Do one of the following: – if the network to which you want to connect appears on the list, tap the network name. Note the list displays any available networks that broadcast their ssid that are in range of your handheld. It also displays any networks for which you h...

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    Wi-fi getting started guide 3 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. 5. Tap ok, and then tap done..

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    Wi-fi getting started guide 4 viewing signal strength you can view signal strength indicators on your handheld to monitor the strength of your wi-fi network signal. You can view the indicators using the command button or using the preferences screen. To view signal strength using the command button:...

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    Wi-fi getting started guide 5 to set up wi-fi on your tungsten c handheld (encrypted networks): 1. Follow steps 1–3 for setting up a network on your handheld presented in “setting up wi-fi” earlier in this guide. Tap other in step 3. 2. Do the following: – enter the network name in the network name ...

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    Wi-fi getting started guide 6 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. 3. Tap ok. 4. Tap next, and then tap done. Changing advanced c...

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    Wi-fi getting started guide 7 3. Tap the network pick list and select edit networks. 4. Select a network and tap edit. Tip you can also add a new network from this screen by tapping add. See the electronic handbook that came with your handheld for instructions. 5. Tap details. Select edit networks.

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    Wi-fi getting started guide 8 6. Tap advanced, tap the ip address or dns server pick list, and then tap manual. Enter the information you want to change in the fields displayed. Tip you can also use wi-fi preferences to change from a wireless access point connection to a peer-to-peer (ad hoc) connec...

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    Wi-fi getting started guide 9 useful terms the terms in the following table are helpful for you to know when using wi-fi on your handheld. Term definition ad hoc a connection mode used for direct communication between wi-fi–enabled devices (“peer-to-peer” communication), for example, between two tun...

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