One Talk T42U Phone - User Guide
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Connecting to an available wireless network manually
When you enable the Wi-Fi mode, the phone is automatically connected to the saved wireless network, you can also
connect it manually.
Before you begin
Get the password of the wireless network from your system administrator. Make sure that the Wi-Fi mode is activated.
Procedure
1.
Navigate to Menu > Settings > Basic Settings > Wi-Fi.
2.
Select Scan.
3.
Highlight the desired wireless network and select Connect.
4.
Enter the password in the Password field.
5.
Select Enabled from the Show Password field to make the password visible.
6.
Select OK.
Adding a wireless network manually
If SSID broadcast on your gateway or router is disabled, the wireless network might not appear in the scanning results. In
that case, you must manually add a wireless network.
The phone can store up to 5 connected wireless networks.
Before you begin
Get the available wireless network information from your system administrator. Make sure that the Wi-Fi mode is activated.
Procedure
1.
Navigate Menu > Settings > Basic Settings > Wi-Fi.
2.
Highlight Known Network(s) and select Add.
3.
Do the following:
Select None from the Security Mode field.
If you select WEP or WPA/WPA2-PSK from the Security Mode field, enter the desired password.
If you select 802.1x EAP from the Security Mode field, select the desired EAP method and enter the
desired values in the corresponding fields.
5.
Select Save.
The connected wireless networks will be saved to the Known Network(s) list.
Viewing the wireless network information
You can view the wireless network information (for example, Profile Name, SSID or Signal Strength) when the Wi-Fi
mode is activated.
Procedure
1.
Navigate to Menu > Settings > Basic Settings > Wi-Fi > Wi-Fi Status.
Managing the saved wireless network
You can edit, reorder and delete the saved wireless network.
Once the phone has been connected to a wireless network successfully, this wireless network profile will be saved in
Known Network(s) list. Next time you activate Wi-Fi mode, the phone will be automatically connected to the wireless
network which has the highest priority (the top one).
Up to 5 wireless network profiles can be saved in Known Network(s) list. If you want to add a new one when the phone
has already saved 5 wireless network profiles, delete an older one before adding.