Turning on and off the WLAN
Perform the following steps to turn on or off the WLAN:
1.
On the
Today
screen, tap
Start > iPAQ Wireless
.
2.
When the
Wireless Control
screen appears, tap the
WLAN
icon. The
WLAN
icon displays in
orange (off); tap the
WLAN
icon to turn on the WLAN. The icon changes to green (on) and the
WLAN indicator light flashes orange.
Note:
Even though the WLAN indicator flashes orange (on), it does not necessarily mean a connection has been established.
If the WLAN indicator flashes green, then a connection has been established.
Battery saving tip:
Turn off the WLAN when it is not in use. (Tap
Start > Settings > System
tab >
Power
icon or on the
Power
screen, tap the
Main
tab and change the power settings as desired.)
Connecting to a network
Perform the following steps to connect to a WLAN network:
1.
If at least one network is present on the HP iPAQ, then the Network Indicator icon ( ) will appear
in the Navigation bar. Tap the icon; when the
Multiple Networks Detected
pop-up box appears,
tap the desired network.
Figure 9.
The network indicator pop-up box
2.
In the same pop-up box under
This network connects me to
tap the
Internet
button (if the network
connects to the Internet without using proxy settings) or the
Work
button (if the network uses proxy
settings). If doubt exists about the whether the network uses proxy settings, then contact the system
administrator.
3.
If the display prompts for a network key (WEP), then enter the key and tap
Connect
. (If you have
any questions about the network key, then contact the network administrator.)
Manually entering new network settings
To manually add settings to a wireless network on the h5500 series, perform the following steps:
1.
Turn the WLAN on (see instructions in “
”).
Turning on and off the WLAN
2.
Tap
Start > Settings > Connections
tab >
Connections
icon >
Advanced
tab >
Network Card
.
3.
On the
Configure Wireless Networks
screen, tap the
Wireless
tab at the bottom.
4.
Still on the
Configure Wireless Networks
screen, in the
Wireless networks
box, tap
Add New
Settings
.
40