How to connect by Wi-Fi

When you're in a BT Openzone Wi-Fi hotspot or outdoor coverage area with your wireless-enabled device:

• insert a Wi-Fi card or switch on wireless capability
• select BT Openzone via the Wi-Fi signal icon in your system tray and connect
• open your web browser and a BT Openzone log-in page will appear. If it doesn't, type 'www.btopenzone.com' into your browser's address bar.
• how to log in and out

It's easy to set-up a wireless connection, whatever your device's operating system. Please choose your operating system and follow the simple steps below:

• Windows Vista
• Windows XP
• Windows 2000
• Mac OSX

To set-up a wireless connection using Windows Vista:

1. Switch on your laptop and right click on the network icon in the system tray. This is at the bottom right of the screen.
   
2. Highlight 'BT Openzone' in the box of available wireless networks and click 'Connect'
   

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To set-up a wireless connection using Windows XP:

1. Switch on your laptop and right click on the wireless network icon in the system tray. This is at the bottom right of the screen.
2. After you have right clicked on the icon, choose 'View Available Wireless Networks'.
3. You should then look to see if BT Openzone appears in the list. If it's there you can click on the BT Openzone wireless network and then press 'connect'.

For help with setting up wireless connection using Windows 2000, click on the link below:

Windows 2000 (.exe file 1MB)

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To set-up a wireless connection using Mac OSX:

1. Click the wireless icon at the top right of the screen and select 'BTOpenzone' from the dropdown menu.
   

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