User guide

36Section 3: Additional Features
BT Telecommunications PLC 2003-2005
3.4 WiFi
BT I-Connect
includes 'Sniff and Set' functionality providing a one-click approach to Wireless
access using a WiFi card. This allows
BT I-Connect
to search for Access Points within range and
connect to them using the available hardware.
There are two different types of WiFi enabled profile -
WiFiAuto
and
WiFiManual
.
A
WiFiAuto
profile
instructs the client to automatically connect to the best WiFi connection
available.
A
WiFiManual
profile allows you to manually connect to an Access Point.
BT I-Connect
will display
a dynamic list of all the detected Wireless Access Points, as shown above, or may be set to
connect to a particular network.
To connect to WEP enabled wireless networks the profile entry
WiFi WEP Key
needs to contain
the WEP key
for the network. Also,
WiFi Encryption Mode
and
WiFi Authentication Mode
need
to be configured correctly according to how the network is set up. The possible values and
meanings of these entries are:
·
WiFi Encryption Mode
0 = no encryption, 1 = WEP encryption.
·
WiFi Authentication Mode
0 = Open, 1 = Shared, 2 = Auto (not supported by all WiFi card
manufacturers).
If a WiFi profile is selected within the main window, the signal strength bar shows the detected
signal strength for that Access Point. When the profile is in use the signal strength bar is
continually updated with the current signal strength for the Access Point
BT I-Connect
is connected
to. Hovering over the bar will produce a
Tool Tip
indicating the WiFi card that is being used, and
the actual signal strength as a percentage.