User's Manual

nook User Guide Wireless Connectivity 58
Automatic detection of hotspots requires three things:
• Airplane mode is o
• Wi-Fi is on
• Your
NOOK has a sucient battery charge to continue running the Wi-Fi circuitry. When the
battery level is very low, your
NOOK turns o wireless circuitry.
Your
NOOK always automatically connects to Wi-Fi hotspots in Barnes & Noble Bookstores and
AT&T Wi-Fi hotspots. If your
NOOK connects to one of these hotspots and you want to connect
to a dierent hotspot, navigate to the other hotspot in the Wi-Fi hotspot menu, choose the
hotspot, and tap Connect.
For hotspots other than Barnes & Noble Bookstore and AT&T hotspots, your
NOOK automatically
connects to any detected Wi-Fi hotspot that you have either configured or previously connected to
and not asked your
NOOK to forget. It does not automatically connect to other detected hotspots.
To connect to a hotspot for the first time:
1 Tap wi-fi > Wi-Fi hotspot.
2 After your
NOOK scans for and displays detected hotspots, tap the hotspot in the menu. If no
password is needed to connect, your
NOOK connects to the hotspot.
3 If a password is needed to connect, your
NOOK prompts for it. Type the password and then tap
Submit. You only need to enter the password for a secure hotspot one time.
4 If terms and conditions or similar information is needed to connect, your
NOOK displays a
message to that eect. Tap Launch Browser. Your
NOOK opens the page on which you supply
that information in the web browser. Enter the required information and submit it. Your
NOOK
connects to the hotspot.
Turning Wi-Fi On and O
This section applies to the NOOK (Wi-Fi + 3G model). To turn Wi-Fi on and o on a
NOOK Wi-Fi, turn Airplane mode on and o. For that procedure, see “Turning Airplane
mode On and O” on page 37.
If you don’t have a Wi-Fi hotspot to connect to and are not visiting a Barnes & Noble Bookstore,
you can turn Wi-Fi o. Doing so will give you longer battery life. Remember to turn Wi-Fi back on
when visiting a Barnes & Noble Bookstore. You also might need Wi-Fi for some software updates
(or you can obtain them from the www.nook.com/support website).
Your NOOK is smart about when it automatically turns Wi-Fi o. For example, it does so
when you are reading.