Section 9: connections, Accessing wireless & network settings, Wi-fi – Samsung SCH-R880MBAUSC User Manual

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Section 9: Connections

This section explains how to setup your phones network, Wi-Fi
(Wireless Fidelity), Bluetooth, and VPN (Virtual Private Network)
connections.

Note: Use of these Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and/or VPN wireless connections can

increase the drain on your Acclaim’s battery, shortening your usage
time.

Accessing Wireless & network settings

To launch the Wireless & network settings menu:

Touch

Settings

Wireless & network

settings. The Wireless & network settings menu appears in
the display.

Wi-Fi

You can use your Acclaim to access the Internet and other
services through secured Wireless Access Points (WAPs) (those
requiring knowledge of the Router name and password) and over
unsecured (open) WAPs (“hot spots”).

Turn Wi-Fi Interface On

From the Wireless & network settings menu, touch Wi-Fi.
The associated check box changes color to green.

Turn Wi-Fi Interface Off

From the Wireless & network settings menu, touch Wi-Fi.
The associated check box changes from green to
background color.

Setting Up a Wi-Fi Connection

1.

From the Wireless & network settings menu, touch Wi-Fi
settings
. The Wi-Fi settings menu appears in the display.
The following options are available:

• Wi-Fi: Turns the phone’s Wi-Fi interface On/Off.

• Network notification: When enabled, your phone notifies you

when it detects a Wi-Fi open network (hot spot).

• Wi-Fi networks: List of detected open, visible secured, and/or

manually added hidden secured Wi-Fi networks.
Wi-Fi networks listings show network names and security settings,
if any.
Select a network listing to connect to that network. If the network is
secured, but you have not manually added it, you are prompted to
enter the WAP password.

• Add Wi-Fi network: Manually add a Wi-Fi network to the Wi-Fi

networks list.

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