T-Mobile 99HEE006-00 - T-Mobile ShadowTM - Copper, User Manual

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142 Getting Connected
Note
If you want only to connect directly to another device or computer, and
not to a network through an access point, select
This is a device to
device (ad-hoc) connection
.
3. Select the Authentication type and Data encryption, and then
select
Next
.
Default settings are:
Authentication
= Open ;
Data Encryption
= WEP
For TKIP, AES, or WEP data encryption, enter the needed information
in the remaining fields and then select
Next
.
4.
Select
Use IEEE 802.1x network access control
to use Extensible
Authentication Protocol (EAP).
5.
Select the
EAP type
depending on the type of authentication and
then select
Finish
.
To increase security on the Wi-Fi network
The LEAP (Lightweight Extensible Authentication Protocol) feature of
Comm Manager helps increase security on your phone, and ensures that
nobody can access your network without your permission.
1.
On the Wi-Fi Settings screen, select
LEAP
.
2.
Select
Menu > New
.
Note
By default, the LEAP screen displays data that you entered previously.
However, you can modify or delete the data as required by selecting
Menu > Modify
or
Menu > Delete
on the LEAP screen.
3.
Enter the
SSID
(Service Set Identifier).
You can obtain this information from T-Mobile.
4.
Enter the user name, password, and domain.
5.
Select an
Authentication Type
. By default, the
Authentication Type
for your phone is
Open System
authentication.
Note
For LEAP to work correctly, the receiving phone (your phone) must be set
with the same SSID, user name, and password as the access point.