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Chapter 10 : Web and wireless connections
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7
After you create the hotspot, go to the device you want to connect to
the Internet (for example, your laptop) and use its Wi-Fi connection
settings to connect to your Palm mobile hotspot. After the connection
is made, you can browse the web on your laptop.
Create an open hotspot
1
Open
Palm mobile hotspot
.
2
The first time you open Palm mobile hotspot, tap
OK
to continue.
3
Tap
Off
to turn on Palm mobile hotspot.
4
If you are connected to a Wi-Fi network, tap
Continue
to disconnect.
NOTE
The phone must remain connected to the network of your wireless service
provider, so don't use airplane mode to turn off Wi-Fi.
5
Do one of the following:
•
If this is your first time opening Palm mobile hotspot, tap
Create
Open Network
.
•
If you have a secure hotspot set up already, tap
WPA/WPA2
Personal
, and tap
Open
.
6
(Optional) To customize the name of your hotspot, tap the name in
Network Info
, enter a new name, and tap
Done
.
7
After you create the hotspot, go to the device you want to connect to
the Internet (for example, your laptop) and use its Wi-Fi connection
settings to connect to your Palm mobile hotspot. After the connection
is made, you can browse the web on your laptop.
Use Palm mobile hotspot
1
Open
Palm mobile hotspot
.
2
Tap
Off
to turn on Palm mobile hotspot.
The
icon appears at the bottom of the screen when the mobile
hotspot is turned on.
3
Be sure you are connected to the network of your wireless service
provider. If you are connected to a Wi-Fi network, your phone
automatically disconnects from that network.
4
Provided you already created a secure (see
Create a secure hotspot
) or
open hotspot (see
Create an open hotspot
), any devices enabled with
Wi-Fi that are within range of your phone can now locate your phone
and connect to it.
If you already set up a device to connect to your secure hotspot, that
device remembers the passphrase and connects automatically to Palm
mobile hotspot.
5
When you finish using your phone as a mobile hotspot, turn off Palm
mobile hotspot to save battery power.
You can extend your battery time by charging your battery (see
Charge
the battery
) while you are using Palm mobile hotspot.
Summary of Contents for Pre 2
Page 1: ...User Guide ...
Page 6: ...6 Contents ...
Page 36: ...36 Chapter 3 Just Type ...
Page 82: ...82 Chapter 6 Phone ...
Page 108: ...108 Chapter 7 Email text multimedia and instant messaging ...
Page 138: ...138 Chapter 8 Contacts Calendar and other personal information ...
Page 156: ...156 Chapter 9 Photos videos and music ...
Page 190: ...190 Chapter 11 Documents ...
Page 196: ...196 Chapter 12 App Catalog ...
Page 212: ...212 Chapter 13 Preferences ...