CHAPTER 5: CREATE AND CONNECT TO WLAN PROFILE
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Create a WLAN Profile
1.
Pocket PC 2002:
The first time you insert the WLAN card into your
Pocket PC, the device will automatically search for WLAN networks.
Note: To start a search at any time, tap and hold
your stylus on the Socket Status icon in the task
tray of the Today screen. In the pop-up menu,
select
Find WLANs
.
Windows 2000/XP:
After you insert the card and the Socket status icon
appears, you can initiate a WLAN search by right-clicking on the icon.
In the pop-up menu, select
Find WLANs
.
2. After several seconds, a list of
Available WLAN Networks
will appear.
The icon next to each network name indicates its security settings and
signal strength.
3. Select the WLAN network that you wish to connect to, then tap
Connect
. If the desired network is not listed, tap
Search
to search again.
4. After you tap
Connect
, the
Mode
screen will appear. Tap on the tabs to
enter any necessary settings for your network, as advised by your
network administrator. See the instructions for each screen in the
following pages.
Important! After you tap on all of the tabs to enter the settings, remember
to tap
Ok
to save the settings in a WLAN Profile!
The blue key
indicates a secure
network.
The bars indicate
signal strength.
Socket
recommends
connecting only to
networks with at
least 3 yellow or
green bars.
