Re: How to set up connection to wireless router with PPC6700
Hi Paul,
Your instructions below seems to imply my router would be visible to the
device somehow, and I could just tap on it to try to access it. What if I
don't broadcast my SSID (which I don't) from the router. Is there not a way
to tell the device its there?
Thanks.
Kel
"Paul G. Tobey [eMVP]" <ptobey no spam AT no instrument no spam DOT com>
wrote in message news:eJqPkn2JGHA.524@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Right. That's the EAP stuff. You don't want or need to set that. So,
> when I set up WiFi (after removing the settings for the APs that I
> previously had configured), I tap on the SSID of the AP that I want to
> connect to. This brings up a dialog that asks which network this will
> connect me to, Work or The Internet. You'll have to answer that one on
> your own.
>
> Tapping on the Network Key tab in the same dialog gives the choice of the
> type of authentication (open/shared). Again, you have to know the answer
> to that. Same with the setting for whether the key is automatically
> provided or you have to enter it yourself (and which key index it is).
> Presumably, WEP is the right setting for the Encryption.
>
> Don't enter anything on 802.1x. That's the EAP stuff and, if you aren't
> using that, setting anything there would be a bad idea.
>
> Tap OK and it should connect. If not, you've entered the wrong parameter
> somewhere.
>
> Paul T.
>
> "Kel Good" <kgood@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:eTntxT2JGHA.720@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Hi Paul,
>>
>> Currently I'm still running WEP. I've also seen a lot of posts indicating
>> issues with WPA setups so I might hold off moving to that now (though I
>> had planned to soon).
>>
>> My confusion is the Windows Mobile 5.0 seems to want you to set up a
>> connection that has a username and password. I'm unaware I can assign
>> those in the LinkSys admin for the router. For my PCs in the house I've
>> always just had to assign the SSID and encryption key, and then they just
>> work.
>>
>> That's kind of where I'm at. Feel free to probe if you need me to give
>> you anything else.
>>
>> Thanks.
>>
>> Kel
>>
>> "Paul G. Tobey [eMVP]" <ptobey no spam AT no instrument no spam DOT com>
>> wrote in message news:%238mqhe1JGHA.500@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> How is the router configured, from a wireless viewpoint? There's no way
>>> we can give a step-by-step without knowing if WEP is enabled, if WPA is
>>> used, if EAP is used for authentication, etc.
>>>
>>> Paul T.
>>>
>>> "Kel Good" <kgood@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>>> news:%23FduYMvJGHA.2708@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>> Can anyone point me to a link that would give me a step by step on how
>>>> to get this phone to connect wirelessly to my LinkSys WRT54G router? I
>>>> can't figure out how to do this (the manual isn't clear).
>>>>
>>>> With all the woes I'm having right now trying to get this to sync with
>>>> my PC, I thought it would be good to try to find a positive experience
>>>> with it. :-)
>>>>
>>>> Thanks.
>>>>
>>>> Kel
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>
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