The next step is to configure your wireless network.
Note:
If a network was detected in step 3, the SSID of that network is automatically entered and cannot be changed. Skip the
next step.
4.
Enter an SSID into the
Network name
box.
5.
In the
Connects to
box, select where your network connects to (
The Internet
or
Work
).
6.
If you want to connect to an ad-hoc connection, tap the
This is a device-to-device (ad-hoc)
connection
checkbox.
7.
If network authentication or data encryption is required, then follow the instructions in the
following section, “
.” If network
authentication or data encryption is not required, then tap
OK
repeatedly until you return to the
Today
screen.
Working with HP supported wireless authentication protocols
Working with HP supported wireless authentication protocols
Instructions for configuring an HP iPAQ handheld device with a high-security authentication protocol
vary between product series and the selected protocol. Other affecting issues are ROM releases,
operating systems, and protocol-specific requirements, to name a few.
The following instructions are intended as a roadmap to help you get started. Actual implementation
may require additional steps, consultation with ISPs, network administrators, and implementation
direction from third-party software companies such as Cisco Systems. Assistance may also be
obtained from the HP web site (
www.hp.com
) and the Cisco Systems web site (
www.cisco.com
).
Perform the following steps to set up an HP supported authentication protocol on an HP iPAQ Pocket
PC hx4700 series handheld device:
1.
After the wireless network has been added, then on the
Configure Wireless Network
screen, tap
the
Network Key
tab. If in doubt about possible required authentication information, then contact
the system administrator.
Note:
To determine whether authentication information is needed, see your network administrator.
2.
Select the type of network authentication to be used:
•
Open
•
Shared
•
WPA
•
WPA-PSK
3.
Select the type of data encryption to be used:
•
For open or shared network authentication, only WEP data encryption is available. To enable
WEP data encryption, select
WEP
from the
Data Encryption
drop-down list.
•
If WPA or WPA-PSK was selected in step 10, then TKIP and WEP are both available data
encryption options. To enable data encryption, select the desired protocol from the
Data
Encryption
drop-down list.
4.
If a network key is provided by the network automatically, then tap the
The Key is provided for me
automatically
checkbox. Otherwise, enter the network key in the
Network key
box, and select the
Key index
if necessary.
5.
If IEEE 802.1x is supported by the network environment, then tap the
802.1x
tab. On the
802.1x
tab, check the
Use IEEE 802.1x network access control
checkbox. Select the appropriate
EAP type
from the drop-down list. 802.1x provides an increased level of security. If unsure whether the
network environment supports the 802.1x protocol, then contact the network administrator.
6.
Tap
OK
repeatedly until you return to the
Today
screen.
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