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Wi-Fi
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can connect to
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otspot
s
(
places that o
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er wireless Internet access
)
that use the
802
.11b or
802
.11g standard.
Display menus
f
or managing Wi-Fi hotspots by tapping wi-
fi
on t
h
e
H
ome menu
:
w
w
i
-
fi
ifi
A
lternatively, tap sett
i
ng
s
on t
h
e
H
ome menu, t
h
en tap
W
i-
Fi
.
Th
e menus are t
h
e same.
H
ere we
will assume that you tap wi-
fi
on the Home menu
.
C
onnecting to Wi-Fi Hotspot
s
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ou
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can connect to Wi-Fi hotspots as follows:
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Y
ou
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automatically detects and connects to Wi-Fi hotspots in Barnes & Noble
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Booksto
r
es.
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ou
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automatically detects and connects to AT&T Wi-Fi hotspots in the United States.
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automatically detects Wi-Fi hotspots that broadcast their network name (Service
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S
et Identi
fi
er, or
SS
ID
)
. It does not automatically connect to them, but in
S
ettings you can
choose to connect to one o
f
them. A
f
ter you have chosen to connect to a hotspot, you
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connects to it automatically in the future. If you no longer want to connect to a hotspot
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automatica
ll
y, you can as
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you
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to forget the hotspot.
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You can con
fi
gure one or more Wi-Fi hotspots, irrespective o
f
whether they broadcast thei
r
SS
IDs. For example, you can con
fi
gure Wi-Fi settings
f
or a home network or the co
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ee shop
around the corner. I
f
you con
fi
gure other Wi-Fi hotspots, you
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automatically connects to
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t
h
em
.
For a secured hotspot, you must provide the credentials needed to connect—the networ
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name
(SS
ID
)
, security type, and security code
.
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ou
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can use most Wi-Fi hotspots that require acceptance of terms and conditions or
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that require you to enter additional in
f
ormation
f
or authentication
(
such as an account numbe
r
or a room number at a hotel
)
or payment in
f
ormation. When you attempt to connect to such a
hotspot, you are prompted to launch the web browser to supply the required in
f
ormation. A
f
te
r
you comp
l
ete t
h
at step, you
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connects to the hotspot.
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