Apple iPod touch iOS 5.1 - Manual (Page 14)

Connecting iPod touch to your computer
If you don’t have Wi-Fi access, you might need to connect iPod touch to your computer to
complete setup. You can also connect iPod touch to your computer to sync music, videos, and
other information with iTunes. You can also sync your content wirelessly. See “iCloud” on page 16
and “Syncing with iTunes” on page 17.
Connect iPod touch to your computer: Use the provided Dock Connector to USB Cable.
Disconnect iPod touch from your computer: Check to make sure a sync is not in progress, then
disconnect the cable. If a sync is in progress, first drag the slider on iPod touch to cancel.
Connecting to the Internet
iPod touch connects to the Internet via Wi-Fi networks. When joined to a Wi-Fi network that is
connected to the Internet, iPod touch connects to the Internet automatically whenever you
use Mail, Safari, YouTube, FaceTime, Game Center, Stocks, Maps, Weather, the App Store, or the
iTunes Store.
Joining a Wi-Fi network
iPod touch can join AirPort and other Wi-Fi networks at home, at work, or at Wi-Fi hotspots around
the world.
See if you’re already connected: If you see the Wi-Fi icon in the status bar at the top of the
screen, you’re already connected.
Join a Wi-Fi network: Go to Settings > Wi-Fi and select a network. It may take a moment for
iPod touch to detect networks in range. The number of bars in the Wi-Fi icon shows the signal
strength. Networks that require a password appear with a lock icon . When you join a Wi-Fi
network in this way, iPod touch reconnects to it whenever the network is in range. If more than
one previously used network is in range, iPod touch joins the one last used.
Turn on Wi-Fi Go to Settings > Wi-Fi.
See a prompt before iPod touch
joins a network Go to Settings > Wi-Fi > Ask to Join Networks.
Checking connection details such
as IP address Go to Settings > Wi-Fi and tap next to the network.
Internet access on an airplane
Airplane mode turns off the iPod touch Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and GPS transmitters and receivers to
avoid interfering with aircraft operation. Airplane mode disables many of the iPod touch features.
In some areas, where allowed by the aircraft operator and applicable laws and regulations, you
can turn on Wi-Fi while airplane mode is on to use apps that require an Internet connection. You
may also be allowed to turn on Bluetooth to use Bluetooth devices with iPod touch. For more
information, see “Airplane mode” on page 100.
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