HTC Shadow Cell Phone User Manual


 
Getting Connected  167
Notes
•  You can check the Wi-Fi icon on the Title bar of the screen to see if you are connected to 
the Wi-Fi network. To see the status icons, see “Status Indicators” in Chapter 1. 
•  Wi-Fi connects to the default network that is available on your phone. However, GPRS/
EDGE starts by default if your phone does not detect any Wi-Fi signal.
•  In Comm Manager, select Settings > Wi-Fi > Available Networks to check the current 
connection status and signal quality of each Wi-Fi channel.
To refresh the available network list, select Menu > Refresh. 
•  To view details on a network, select 
Menu > View Detail.
To create a new Wi-Fi connection
If the Wi-Fi connection you want to connect to is not in the list, you can create a 
new Wi-Fi connection. 
1. On the Home screen, scroll down to 
 on the Shortcut Bar, and then select 
Manage Connections. 
2. Select 
Settings > Wi-Fi. The Wi-Fi Manager opens. 
3. Select 
Add New Network > Create Manually.
4. Enter the 
SSID (Service Set Identier) and select the Network type.
5. Select 
Next. 
6. Select the 
Authentication type and Data encryption.
Default settings are: 
Authentication = Open ; Data Encryption = WEP
For TKIP, AES, or WEP data encryption, enter the needed information in the 
remaining elds and then select 
Next.
7. Select 
Use IEEE 802.11x network access control to use Extensible 
Authentication Protocol (EAP). 
8. Select the 
EAP type depending on the type of authentication and then select 
Finish.
9. Enter a Prole Name if desired and select 
Save. The connection is saved to 
Saved Networks.