WINDOW MOBILE WiFI SETUP

Windows Mobile 6.0 handsets

• 1. Go to Start then Settings
• 2. Select Connections from the tabs across the bottom.
• 3. Select Wi-Fi.
  
• 4. Find optimumwifi from the list of available networks (SSIDs) and select and hold it. Then select Connect. If the network name is not 'optimumwif' this is not an Optimum WiFi network and you should not attempt to connect.
  
• 5. In the next screen, make sure The Internet is selected and click Next.
  
• 6. On the Configure Network Authentication screen, make sure Authentication is set to Open and Data Encryption is Disabled and click Next.
  
• 7. On the next screen, click Finish.
• 8. This will bring you back to the Configure Wireless Networks screen. Wait a few moments while your phone connects. Once complete, the status will display as Connected.
  
• 9. Click ok from the top right section of the screen then close the Settings window with the X in the top right section of the screen.

Once you've joined a Wi-Fi network manually, your smart phone automatically joins it whenever the network is in range. If more than one previously used network is in range, your phone joins the one last used.

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Windows Mobile 5.0 handsets

• 1. Go to Start then Settings
• 2. Select Connections from the tabs across the bottom.
• 3. Select Network Cards.
  
  
  Important Note: On some phones, the Comm Manager is in the Programs folder. Simply go to Start > Programs and select the Comm Manager icon
• 4. Find optimumwifi from the list of available networks (SSIDs) and select and hold it. Then select Connect.
  
• 5. In the next screen, make sure The Internet is selected and click ok. If the network name is not 'optimumwifi' this is not an Optimum WiFi network and you should not attempt to connect.
  
• 6. Wait a few seconds while your phone is connecting to the Optimum WiFi network.
  
  Once complete, the status will display as Connected.
  
  
• 7. Click ok from the top right section of the screen then close the Settings window with the x in the top-right section of the screen.

Once you've joined a Wi-Fi network manually, your smart phone automatically joins it whenever the network is in range. If more than one previously used network is in range, your phone joins the one last used.