Windows Mobile 6 WiFi & Email Connection

Follow the Steps below to connect your Apple iPad to your Charter WiFi and your Charter.net Email account

Wireless Connection

To connect your Windows Mobile 6 device to your wireless network:
If WiFi is not enabled follow these steps to enable it:

1. Go to Start then Settings

2. Select Connections from the tabs across the bottom

3. Select Comm Manager

Note: On some phones Comm Manager is in the Programs folder

4. Select the WiFi icon. When WiFi is activated, the icon turns green and the X mark disappears

Once WiFi is activated

5. Go to Start then Settings

6. Select Connections from the tabs across the bottom

7. Select Network Cards

8. Locate your network name from the list of available networks. Select and hold it then select Connect

Note: If your network uses security you will be required to enter your security key (WiFi password)

9. On the next screen, make sure The Internet is selected and click OK

10. Wait a few seconds while your phone connects. Once complete the status will display Connected

Charter Email

To add a Charter.net Email account to your Windows Mobile 6 device:

1. Access your Messaging menu.
2. Select Setup Email
3. Enter your Email address and password as you normally would

4. Tap Next
5. Make sure "Try to get Email settings automatically from the Internet" is selected

6. Tap Next
7. You should see a message instructing you that settings for Charter.net were found

8. Tap Next
9. When prompted, enter your name as you would like it to appear and a name for the Email account on your device

10. By default, the "Your Email provider" field should be listed as Internet Email. If not, tap the drop down menu and make the change

11. In the Outgoing (SMTP) mail server: field, enter mobile.charter.net:587
12. Verify that both the "Outgoing server requires authentication" and "Use the same user name and password for sending Email" settings are both checked

13. Tap Next
14. Enter your full Email address and password, e.g., username@charter.net

15. Tap Next
16. In the Incoming mail server field, enter mobile.charter.net:993
17. In the drop down field below, ensure that IMAP4 is listed as the account type

18. Tap Next
19. On the Advanced Server Settings page, ensure "Require SSL for Incoming Email and Require SSL for Outgoing Email" are both selected
20. The Network Connection should be listed as The Internet

21. Tap Next
22. If you entered all of the following settings correctly, the next screen will tell you that your setup is complete and ask you how often you want to send and receive your Email. The default time is Every 2 hours

23. Tap Next
24. Click Finish if you do not wish to change this setting