User manual

Wi-Fi
®
card by palmOne 1
CHAPTER 1
Setting Up Wi-Fi
®
Network Connections
Your Wi-Fi
®
card by palmOne contains a built-in 802.11b radio that lets you
connect your handheld to a Wi-Fi network (a wireless local area network). Many
corporate organizations and public environments, such as your local coffee shop
or library, offer access to a Wi-Fi network. Once you set up Wi-Fi network access
on your handheld, you can quickly connect to it anytime you are within range of a
Wi-Fi access point.
A Wi-Fi network may be encrypted (secured) or nonencrypted, and it may or may
not broadcast its name, or SSID. When you begin Wi-Fi setup, your handheld
automatically displays networks within range that are broadcasting their SSID.
Follow the instructions in this chapter for the type of network you want to set up.
If your handheld has Bluetooth
®
wireless technology installed, you must turn it
off to use the Wi-Fi card. Be sure the Wi-Fi card is seated in the expansion card slot before you set
up or connect to a Wi-Fi network. palmOne cannot guarantee interoperability between Wi-Fi and
Bluetooth wireless technology, so we recommend that you turn off Bluetooth technology when
using the Wi-Fi card.
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Key Term
Wi-Fi network
A wireless local area
network (WLAN) based
on the 802.11 standard.
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Key Term
Wireless access point
A network device with an
antenna that provides
wireless connections to a
larger network.
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Key Term
SSID The name that
identifies a Wi-Fi network.
If a network does not
broadcast its SSID, you
must get the SSID from
the network
administrator in order to
connect to the network.
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