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158 Chapter 10 : Web and wireless connections
Wi-Fi
What is a Wi-Fi connection?
Many environments, such as corporate offices, coffee shops, airports, and
libraries, offer access to a Wi-Fi network, which is a wireless local area
network (WLAN). To access this WLAN, you connect your phone to the
WLAN through a Wi-Fi access point (also called a hotspot). When you’re
within range of an accessible Wi-Fi network, you can use your phone’s Wi-Fi
feature to connect to that network and access the web.
Your phone supports Wi-Fi connectivity based on the 802.11 standard
(802.11b and 802.11g), with WPA, WPA2, WEP, and 802.1x authentication.
Why use a Wi-Fi connection?
A Wi-Fi connection is especially helpful in the following situations:
• You’re outside a coverage area and you want to access the web.
• Your wireless service provider’s service plan incurs additional charges for
data services and you want to minimize data service charges by using a
Wi-Fi connection instead.
• You want to maintain a web connection while talking on the phone.
• You’re inside a coverage area, but outside an EvDO coverage area. (A
Wi-Fi connection may provide faster throughput than a 1x data
connection.)
Are there different kinds of Wi-Fi networks?
There are two types of Wi-Fi networks.
Open networks: These networks broadcast their name (SSID) and do not
require you to enter a password or other settings. To learn how to connect
to an open network for the first time, see
Connect to a new open network .
Secure networks: These networks may broadcast their name, but at the
very least, they require you to enter a password that you get from an
administrator (who may be, for example, the librarian or the person behind
the counter at the coffee shop). You may also have to get other network
settings from the system administrator. To learn how to connect to a secure
network for the first time, see
Connect to a new secure network .
To connect to either type of network after the first time, see Connect to a
previously used network .
Turn Wi-Fi on/off
Do one of the following:
• Open Wi-Fi , and tap On or Off .
TIP Your Palm ® Pre™ 2 phone is itself a Wi-Fi access point. Use your phone to
connect your laptop to the Internet. See Palm mobile hotspot .