Nokia E71 - Set up an access point for WLAN manually

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Set up an access point for WLAN

manually

1. Select

Menu

>

Tools

>

Settings

>

Connection

>

Access points

.

2. Select

Options

>

New access point

to create a new

access point, or select an existing access point from the

list and then

Options

>

Duplicate access point

to use

the access point as a basis for the new one.

3. Define the following settings.

Connection name

— Enter a descriptive name for the

connection.

Data bearer

— Select

Wireless LAN

.

WLAN network name

— To enter the service set

identifier (SSID), that is, the name that identifies the

specific WLAN, select

Enter manually

. To select the

network from the WLANs in range, select

Search for

networks

.

Network status

— Select

Hidden

if the network you

are connecting to is hidden or

Public

if it is not hidden.

WLAN network mode

— If you select

Infrastructure

, devices can communicate with each

other and with wired LAN devices through a WLAN

access point. If you select

Ad-hoc

, devices can send and

receive data directly with each other, and no WLAN

access point is needed.

WLAN security mode

— You must select the same

security mode that is used in the WLAN access point. If

you select WEP (wired equivalent privacy), 802.1x, or

WPA/WPA2 (Wi-Fi protected access), you must also

configure the relevant additional settings.

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WLAN security settings

— Edit the security settings

for the selected security mode.

Homepage

— Enter the web address of the page you

want to display as the home page when you use this

access point.

To set up a WLAN access point automatically, use the WLAN

wizard. Select

Menu

>

Connectivity

>

WLAN wiz.

.