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Option
Description
Name
Type a display name for the Wi-Fi® network.
SSID
Type the Wi-Fi network name.
Security Type
Set the security type that the Wi-Fi network supports.
Band type
Set the Wi-Fi network type. If you do not know the network type, do not change this field.
SSID broadcasted
Set whether the Wi-Fi network broadcasts its SSID.
Automatically obtain
IP address and DNS
Set whether your BlackBerry® device receives a routable IP address, a subnet mask, DNS settings, and
a gateway address from the Wi-Fi network.
Allow inter-access
point handover
Set whether your device remains connected to the Wi-Fi network when you move between wireless
access points.
VPN profile
If necessary, set a VPN profile to use with the saved Wi-Fi network.
IP Address
Type the IP address for your device.
Subnet mask
Type the subnet mask for the wireless access point that your device should connect to.
Primary DNS
Type the primary DNS that your device should connect to.
Secondary DNS
Type the secondary DNS that your device should connect to.
Default gateway
address
Type the default gateway IP address that your device should connect to.
Domain suffix
Type the domain that your device uses to resolve host names into IP addresses.
WEP options
These options appear if you choose the WEP security type.
Option
Description
Select WEP key
Set the type of WEP key for the Wi-Fi network.
WEP key
Type the WEP key for the Wi-Fi network in hexadecimal format.
WPA/WPA2 Personal options
These options appear if you choose the WPA/WPA2 Personal security type.
Option
Description
Passphrase
If necessary, type the WPA™ or WPA2™-Personal passphrase to connect to the Wi-Fi network.
WPA/WPA2 Enterprise options
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