Dell Mini 5, User Manual

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Web
You can set the device to search for available networks if you are outside your
home network or want to register to a different network.
To manually select a new network
1
Touch the Home button → the Menu button → Settings →
Wireless controls → Mobile networks → Network operators → Search
networks . The list of networks currently available is displayed.
2 Select a network manually from the network list.
To automatically select a new network
Touch the Home button
→
the Menu button
→
Settings
→
Wireless
controls
→
Mobile networks
→
Network operators
→
Select automatically .
Wi-Fi
You can connect your device to the Internet using Wi-Fi.
To use Wi-Fi on your device, you need access to a wireless point or "hotspot"
within a distance of up to 300 feet (100 meters).
NOTE:
The range and quality of the Wi-Fi signal is affected by the number of
connected devices, infrastructure, and objects through which the signal passes.
To turn on Wi-Fi and connect to a network
1
Touch the Home button → the Menu button → Settings →
Wireless controls → Wi-Fi to select the Wi-Fi check box. The device scans
for available wireless networks.
2 Touch Wi-Fi settings . The network names and security settings ( Open
network or Secured with WEP ) of discovered Wi-Fi networks display in
the Wi-Fi networks list.
3 Flick the list and touch to select a Wi-Fi network to connect to.
4 Touch Connect to confirm connection.
NOTE:
To connect a network protected by Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP), you
need to enter the WEP security key to obtain authorized access to the network. The
next time your device connects to a previously accessed secured wireless
network, you will not be asked to enter the WEP key again, unless you reset your
device to its factory default settings.