Configuration Overview
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FortiFone User Guide
Manually add a wireless network
If your gateway/router has SSID broadcast disabled, it might not appear in the scanning results.
In that case, you must manually add the wireless network.
To manually add the wireless network:
1.
Tap
Menu > Settings > Basic Settings > Wi-Fi
.
2.
Tap the
Switch
softkey to
On
.
3.
Tap
or
to select
Known Networks
.
4.
Tap the
Add
softkey.
5.
Use the WLAN settings obtained from your gateway/router to configure the WLAN Profile:
• If you select
None
or
WEP
from the pull-down list of
Security Mode
, enter the Profile
Name, SSID, WPA shared key in the corresponding fields.
• If you select
WPA-PSK
or
WPA2-PSK
from the pull-down list of
Security Mode
, select
the desired Cipher type (
TKIP
,
AES
or
TKIP AES
) from the
Cipher Type
field. Enter the
Profile Name, SSID, WPA shared key in the corresponding fields.
6.
Tap the
Save
softkey.
7.
Once WPS setup has completed successfully, the
icon will appear in the status bar.
Viewing the wireless network information
To view connected wireless network information:
1.
Tap
Menu > Settings > Basic Settings > Wi-Fi > available networks
.
2.
Tap
or
to select the desired network.
3.
Tap the
Detail
softkey to view detailed wireless network information (Profile Name, SSID or
Signal Strength, etc.)
Managing the saved wireless networks
Once the FON-C71 has connected to a wireless network, the wireless network profile is saved
in the
Known Networks
section. The next time you enable Wi-Fi, the FON-C71 will automatically
connect to the wireless network with the highest priority (the first in the list). Up to 5 wireless
network profiles can be saved in the
Known Networks
section. If you want to add a new wireless
network connection and 5 wireless network profiles already exist, you will need to delete one of
the older wireless network profiles.
To manage the Known Networks:
1.
Tap
Menu > Settings > Basic Settings > Wi-Fi > Known Networks
.
2.
Tap the
Option
softkey.
3.
You can perform the following:
• To edit the wireless network profile:
i.
Select
Edit
from the prompt list.
ii.
Edit the desired wireless network information.
iii.
Tap the
Save
softkey.
• To change the priority of the wireless network:
i.
Select
Move Up
or
Move Down
from the prompt list to raise or lower the priority of
the wireless network that the FON-C71 automatically connects to.
