Manually Entering New Network Settings - HP iPAQ h6315 Networking Manual

Manually entering new network settings

A wireless network can be added either when the network is detected (when the Network Indicator
icon displays in the Navigation bar) or manually by entering setting information.
To manually set up a wireless network connection:
1. Turn on Wi-Fi.
2. Tap the iPAQ Wireless icon.
3. From the iPAQ Wireless screen, tap the Wi-Fi Settings button. The Configure Wireless Networks
screen displays.
4. Review the list of networks, and then tap your network name if it is present. (If one or more
networks are present, the Network Indicator icon appears in the Navigation bar.)
Note: If your network name is not listed, you need to add it to the preferred network lists. If Wi-Fi is turned on, tap the Settings
button then tap Add New from the Configure Wireless Networks list. Enter your network name, then choose to connect to
Work or Internet.
Note: To use iPAQ Mobile Media, you must select Work to use the wireless network. For more information about the iPAQ
Mobile Media features, refer to the Special Features Guide.
5. If network authentication or data encryption is required, then follow the instructions in the
following section, " Working with HP supported wireless authentication protocols
authentication or data encryption is not required, then tap OK repeatedly until you return to the
Today screen.
Working with HP supported wireless authentication protocols
Instructions for configuring an HP iPAQ with a high-security authentication protocol vary between
product series and the selected protocol. Other affecting issues are ROM releases, operating systems,
and protocol-specific requirements, to name a few.
The following instructions are intended as a roadmap to help you get started. Actual implementation
may require additional steps, consultation with ISPs, network administrators, and implementation
direction from third-party software companies such as Cisco Systems. Assistance may also be
obtained from the HP web site (
Perform the following steps to set up an HP supported authentication protocol on an HP iPAQ rx3000
Mobile Media Companion series handheld device:
6. After the wireless network has been added, then on the Configure Wireless Network screen, tap
the Network Key tab. If in doubt about possible required authentication information, then contact
the system administrator.
7. Select the type of network authentication to be used:
• Open
• Shared
• WPA
• WPA-PSK
8. Select the type of data encryption to be used:
• For open or shared network authentication, only WEP data encryption is available. To enable
WEP data encryption, select WEP from the Data Encryption drop-down list.
• If WPA or WPA-PSK was selected in step 10, then TKIP and WEP are both available data
encryption options. To enable data encryption, select the desired protocol from the Data
Encryption drop-down list.
) and the Cisco Systems web site (
www.hp.com
." If network
).
www.cisco.com
9