Hi Malaina:
Many colleges have a secured system. Sometimes, a wep key is
required to utilize their system. You may want to see if this is
correct. You would have to do different settings for your
college, if this is trueddWhen you have a wireless connection
available to you on a regular basis, you should set up a
dedicated configuration for it. It may be, for example, on your
college campus or in your workplace. All wireless networks have
an SSID (Service Set Identifier). The SSID is just the name
given to the network. For added security, networks not intended
for access by the general public may hide their SSID, so it can
not be displayed when you scan for visible networks. In this
case, the network administrator needs to tell you what the SSID
for the network is, and any other applicable settings such a WEP.
To create a connection configuration for a wireless connection,
go to the Wireless Network option of the connectivity Menu.
Ensure the wireless network card is inserted into the BrailleNote
BT's card slot, as without it this procedure is not possible:
1. Insert your wireless card into the BrailleNote.
2. Press the reset button. This allows the BrailleNote to
recognize the wireless card.
3. From the Options menu, select Connectivity by pressing C,
then Wireless Ethernet, by pressing W.
4. KeySoft prompts, "Wireless on? Currently No." Press Y for
Yes.
5. You are at the Wireless Ethernet Menu. Select "Configure a
New Wireless Connection" and press ENTER. KeySoft presents you
with the Entry List for Connection configuration. You can move
down the list by pressing SPACE.
6. The first item is Name. Enter any name you like, something
that is meaningful to you, and press ENTER.
7. KeySoft prompts, "SSID?" This is the name of the network as
determined by the network administrator. Type in the SSID and
press ENTER.
8. Next are "Use Infrastructure Mode?" and "Use Shared
Authentication?", which both require a Y or N value. The values
you need to assign will be given to you by the network
administrator.
9. Next is "Use WEP?" If you answer Y , the next item you see
on the list is a WEPK-EY entry field. Type in the WEP-KEY and
press ENTER.
10. Next is 802.1x Authentication. This is also a code. Type
it in and press ENTER.
11. The rest of the fields are standard network settings and
again, the values will come from the network administrator. The
fields are: "Obtain an IP Address Automatically?", "IP Address",
"Subnet Mask, Default Gateway, Primary DNS, Secondary DNS,
Primary WINS, and Secondary WINS. Any fields that don't need
changing, just pass over them by pressing SPACE.
12. KeySoft prompts, Use a proxy server for this connection?
If N for No, you will go to the end of the list. If Y for Yes,
you will need to fill in two more fields - "proxy server name"
and "proxy server port."
13. To save and close the record, press SPACE with E. KeySoft
prompts, "Add this Record?" Press Y for Yes or N for No.
If you want, you can also scan for a wireless network.
However, most colleges are secure, so it wouldn't help you in
that situation.
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