Connecting Using the Mediatek Utility

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Connecting to a Wireless Network

The Mediatek Utility lets you connect to a wireless network, hotspot, access point (AP), or wireless router, and even lets you connect to the Internet. For alternative methods to connect wirelessly see Connecting Using Windows, Connecting Using WPS, or Connecting Using a Profile. Otherwise follow the steps below to connect to a wireless network using the Mediatek Utility.

Instructions

1. Open the Mediatek Utility by double-clicking on the Mediatek Utility icon in the taskbar in the bottom right corner of your screen, or by clicking Start > Programs > Mediatek Wireless Utility.
2. The Mediatek Utility appears, by default connected to an available open wireless network. Check the name of the network to which you are connected. If this is the correct network, no further steps are required.

   

3. To connect to an alternative network, click the Available Networks button.

   

4. In the Available Networks window that appears, select the name of the network to which you are connecting. Then click the connect icon and wait several seconds while the Utility sets up a connection.

   

5. The Mediatek Utility automatically detects and displays the security settings of the network to which you are connecting in the Profile Settings screens. For instructions on setting up security, click on the security method detected for your network.
   • WPA-PSK or WPA2-PSK
   • WEP

   • 802.1X, WPA, or WPA2

   • WAPI-PSK
   • WAPI-CA
   • No Security

   • WPA-PSK or WPA2-PSK

     1. If the Utility shows that WPA-PSK or WPA2-PSK security is detected, click the right arrow to save your settings.

        

     2. In the screen that displays, in the 'WPA Preshared Key' field, type a security key, the same as that used by the AP or wireless router to which you are connecting. Click the right arrow to save your settings and connect to the network.

        

     WEP

     1. If the Utility shows that WEP security is detected, click the right arrow to save your settings

        

     2. In the 'WEP Key' field, type the same WEP key as that configured on the AP or wireless router to which you are connecting, and ensure that 'Default Tx Key' and 'Key Format' settings are also the same. Click the right arrow to save your settings and connect to the network.

        

     802.1X, WPA, or WPA2

     1. If the Utility shows that 802.1x, WPA, or WPA2 security is detected, click the right arrow to save your settings

        

     2. Select the EAP Method (Extensible Authentication Protocol) and Tunnel Authentication method, and if required, the Tunnel ID method and Tunnel Mode, and enter the user name and password, using the settings provided by your organization's network administrator. For more information on settings for these fields and for those in the screens that follow, see Setting Up Enterprise Security. Click the right arrow to save your settings.

        

     WAPI-PSK

     1. If the Utility shows that WAPI-PSK security is detected, click the right arrow to save your settings.

        

     2. In the 'WPA Preshared Key' field, type a security key, and select a Key Format setting, the same as that used by the AP or wireless router to which you are connecting. Click the right arrow to save your settings and connect to the network.

        

     WAPI-CA

     1. If the Utility shows that WAPI-CA security is detected, click the right arrow to save your settings.

        

     2. If you have a WAPI certificate already installed, in the Select Mode field, select Auto and click the right arrow to save your settings and connect to the network. Otherwise, if there is no WAPI certificate in your system, go to Setting Up Enterprise Wireless Security: Setting Up WAPI-CA for information on installing a WAPI certificate.

        

     No Security

     If your network has no security (not recommended), no further settings are required. Click the right arrow to save your settings and connect to the network

     

6. Once you are connected the Available Networks screen shows the status of your connection.

   

Troubleshooting

See Troubleshooting for solutions to problems connecting to a wireless network.

For further information on the screens used see the Available Networks screens and the Profile Settings screens.