Before you start

In order to get set up with BT Openzone, you need a PC or Mac laptop or personal digital assistant (PDA) with wireless (Wi-Fi) connectivity. Otherwise, you shouldn't need any new hardware or software (unless you buy a wireless
access card).

Laptops

Laptops that have the new Intel® Centrino™ mobile technology with integrated Wireless LAN capability will work automatically.

Find out more about Intel® Centrino™

Most new laptops are wireless enabled, otherwise you need an IEEE 802.11b wireless access card (e.g. PCMCIA card). You can order a wireless access card from BT or from your local computer store.

Ideally your laptop/PDA should be running Microsoft Windows XP (Home, Professional, Tablet PC, Media Center, AMD 64-bit edition) or Windows 98, 2000 or Vista.

Linux users need to be using operating system 2.2 and above. Apple Mac users need to be using operating system 9.0 and above.

PDAs

If you've a hand-held device (PDA), Microsoft Pocket PC 2002 and above or Palm OS 4.0 and above are the preferred operating systems.

Check drivers and settings

If you've added a wireless access card, please check you've correctly installed the drivers and the card by referring to the card's instructions. Windows XP has built-in drivers for most wireless cards.

Check wireless settings

Before starting to use BT Openzone, your wireless settings should be:

1. Service Set Identifier (SSID) set to 'BTOpenzone' (case sensitive and no spaces)
2. network type set to 'infrastructure'
3. wireless network key (WEP) disabled

If you access a company network using your laptop, you may have to disable your Internet Explorer proxy settings.

If you need some help, please call BT Openzone on 0870 240 5745 (national rate, billing enquiries 9.00am-5.30pm GMT weekdays, technical support 24/7) or +44 132 556 0841 from abroad*.

See BT Openzone quickstart demo

(* Calls charged at your telephone service provider's international
call rates.)