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8.2 Connecting to the Internet
Ways of Connecting to the Internet
Your phone’s networking capabilities allow you to access the Internet
or your corporate network at work through wireless and conventional
connections.
You can connect to the Internet by using one of the following:
•
Wi-Fi
•
GPRS/3G
•
Dial-up
Note
You can also add and set up the following connections:
•
VPN:
A VPN connection is used to access your corporate network by
using an existing Internet connection.
•
Proxy:
A Proxy connection is used to access the Internet using an
existing connection to your corporate or WAP network.
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi provides wireless Internet access over distances of up to 100 meters.
Note
The availability and range of your phone’s Wi-Fi signal depends on the
number, infrastructure, and other objects through which the signal passes.
To connect to an existing Wi-Fi network
1.
On the Home screen, click
Start > Comm Manager
and click the
Wi-Fi
icon. The button on this item is then highlighted to indicate
that WLAN is turned on.
2.
After a few seconds, a message asks you if you want to see the list of
available networks, click
Yes
.
3
.
In
Select network
, choose the WLAN network to connect to.
4.
In
Network type
, select
Internet
and click
Connect
.
If you are connecting to a security-enabled network, you will be asked
to enter the
WEP Key
. Enter the
WEP Key
and click
Done
.
You can check the Wi-Fi icon on the Title bar of the scree to see if you are
connected to the Wi-Fi network. To see the status icons, please see “Status
Indicators” in Chapter 1.