Connecting an iPhone 4 to Intel My WiFi Technology

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Connecting an iPhone 4 to Intel My WiFi Technology

I have a new Dell computer that has Intel's 'My WiFi Technology' installed. This is supposed to allow wireless devices to connect to the internet via the laptop. To add a device - such as my iPhone - the program has three options: (1) WiFi Protected Setup PIN configuration, (2) WiFi Protected Setup push button configuration, or (3) manual configuration.

My question is two-fold: does my iPhone 4 with iOS 5.1 support either of the first two options, and if so, how.

If not, does anybody have an easy way to get the INCREDIBLY long and convoluted password phrase required by My WiFi Technology into the iPhone for a manual configuration.

iPhone 4, iOS 5.1

Posted on Mar 14, 2012 4:22 AM

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Answer 1

skisno57

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May 29, 2012 12:05 PM in response to Don Kirk

Go to the Intel My Wifi Utility on your laptop
Click Profiles
Click New
Enter a name for the profile (mydell, whatever..)
Enter a new network name for the SSID (again, something like mydell, mylaptop..)
Click the Security tab
Ensure security type is: WPA...
Select the long Wireless Security Password string and press backspace to delete.
Enter a password (8 characters is the minimum I believe,.... such as mydellpassword1, or something)
Click OK
Click Close

On your iPhone, go to Settings>General>Network
Select Other and you should see that your mydell is offered as a connection.
Select it and enter the password you created in step 9 (such as mydellpassword1)

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Don Kirk Author

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Oct 24, 2012 5:26 AM in response to skisno57

I've 'upgraded' to IO6, and Settings>General>Network no longer exists. Great response earlier. Can you tweak it for IO6?

Thanks & Regards,

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