Yes absolutely. The idea is that you have a "profile," or "connection configuration," set up in your BrailleNote that tells it to connect to your home network. When you try to connect to the internet, your BrailleNote probably prompts you with something like, "connect using which configuration? press ENTER for FIOS" or "home" or whatever it is called.
All you'd have to do to connect to a WI-FI network elsewhere is to setup a different profile. The easiest way to do that is to insert your wireless card, enter the options menu, choose connectivity, choose wireless ethernet, make sure wireless is turned on (press Y at the prompt if it is not, otherwise simply press ENTER), and then choose "scan for wireless networks." Here, you can browse a list of available wireless networks, such as one for the coffee shop or library where you are working. When you find the one you want, simply press ENTER to start setting it up. You will again be in a menu with options, but often you can leave them all at their defaults and exit the list (space with E on a BT unit) and press Y to save your changes. Now, when you are prompted "connect using which configuration?" you can simply select the new entry you just set up to go online. Now, I must confess, that is absolutely the most simplistic answer ever. Wireless gets a lot more complicated than that, so if you aren't familiar with the technology it may be to your benefit to have someone else help you set up configurations, or else do some reading on it. For example, some networks hide themselves and won't show up when you scan for wireless networks; you'll have to set those up manually using a different option, "configure a new wireless connection." Other networks require you to enter a password and choose other security settings, and on mPowers and Classics, you have to do this manually - settings aren't detected automatically. Furthermore, just as there are different kinds of locking devices in the real world, so there are different kinds of security methods that wireless networks use - and BrailleNotes prior to the Apex don't support all of them. If you find a wireless network that uses WPA2 Personal, for example, you unfortunately won't be able to connect to it. Other networks have no security at all, but consequently you too are not secure when you are on those networks because it's easy for people to see what you are doing. A general rule of thumb is this: if you are doing any work that isn't sensitive, such as streaming a radio station or browsing Wikipedia, or if you are browsing a secure site such as Gmail, go ahead and try to connect to any WI-FI network you can find and if it works, go to town. If you can't get online where you know there is WI-FI, however, or else you want to make sure you are secure, you'll want to talk to someone to find out what settings you should use, and once you get them, you can try setting it up or post to the list if it isn't working. Often, trial and error with the settings is the best way to get a connection working. Cheers, Grant On 5/10/12, Anita Ogletree <[email protected]> wrote: > I need information on using WIFI with the BrailleNote. > > I currently have a wireless card that I use to connect to the > internet. My ISP is with FIOS. > > Is it possible for me to go online in other places besides my home and > if so, can someone tell me how this is done. > > I tried reading about this on the user's guide but I don't quite know > if I truly understand what I learned. > > Any help is most appreciated. Anita > > ___ > Replies to this message will go directly to the sender. > If your reply would be useful to the list, please send a > copy to the list as well. > > To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to > [email protected] > To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit > http://list.humanware.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote > > ___ Replies to this message will go directly to the sender. If your reply would be useful to the list, please send a copy to the list as well. To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to [email protected] To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit http://list.humanware.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote
