How-to: Connect to a WPA-PSK network via Wifi on Windows Mobile 6
Posted by Jon Lee in How-to, Personal
My home wireless network is set to use WPA-PSK2 security which is currently the strongest security that is publicly available and supported. Unfortunately, it’s not supported by all devices such as my i-mate SP5. So the first thing I had to do was to set my network to WPA-PSK & WPA-PSK2 dual compatibility mode. You could also opt for just WPA-PSK but I would highly recommend against choosing WEP as a solution since it can be easily cracked within minutes using easily obtainable tools.
Now Windows Mobile 6 appears to have issues connecting to WPA-PSK networks but there’s a little trick I found on the PPCGeeks forum to get it to work. Just follow these steps:
- Restart your device (optional but recommended)
- Connect to your desired network and input the proper settings. Here are mine:
- Authentication: WPA-PSK
- Encryption: TKIP
- The key is automatically provided: no
- Network key:
- When it attempts to connect, go back to the Connection Manager and turn OFF Wifi.
- Wait about 1-2 seconds and then turn Wifi back on.
- WM6 should now be able to connect to your WPA-PSK network.
It really shouldn’t be this complicated but until Microsoft fixes these issues with Windows Mobile 6, this is a nifty little workaround.
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Tags: cell phone, How-to, smartphone, troubleshooting, wifi, windows mobile 6, Windows-Mobile, wpa-psk This entry was posted on Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008 at 8:45 am and is filed under How-to, Personal. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site
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