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The "Wireless LAN" dialog consists of the "access points" list, "Advanced" button,
"Options" button and "Close" button. You can move among these controls by
pressing "F3" or "Space-F3". If wireless is not turned on, the "access points" list
displays "no items".
When wireless is on, this list shows the wireless "access points" (networks) in
range of your notetaker. The "Access points" list displays the "access point name",
"encryption", and "sensitivity" of each item. (Ex: linksys, encryption: WEP,
sensitivity: good.) If there is more than one access point in the list, you can move
among them by pressing "Space-1" or "Space-4". Move to the "access point" to
which you want to connect, and press "Enter". If the access point has no
encryption, the Polaris MINI announces, "Connecting to (access point name)". If
connection is successful, the connecting sound is heard. If the network is
encrypted and requires a network key, when you press "Enter" on the access
point, the "Network key" edit box is displayed. Type the network key in computer
Braille in the edit box and press "Enter". If your settings are correct, the unit says,
"Completed setting profile" and the connecting sound is heard.
The "Advanced" dialog is used to modify an existing profile, manually add a new
profile, or check the settings of an existing profile. Pressing "Enter" on the
"advanced" button, while wireless LAN is turned on, displays a list of the wireless
profiles saved on the Polaris MINI.
The "Advanced" dialog has 5 controls: the "profile list", "Connect" button, "Add"
common dialog button, "Remove" button, "Properties" common dialog button, and
"Close" button. You can navigate among these controls by pressing "F3" or
