Nokia MOBILE PHONE N86 - Manual (Page 140)

WLAN internet access points
Select Menu > Tools > Settings and Connection >
Destinations > Access point , and follow the instructions
on the display. Or, open one of the access point groups,
select an access point marked with , and select Edit .
Use the instructions provided by your service provider to
edit the following:
WLAN network name — Select
Enter manually or
Search for networks . If you select an existing network,
WLAN network mode and WLAN security mode are
determined by the settings of its access point device.
Network status — Define whether the network name is
displayed.
WLAN network mode — Select Ad-hoc to create an ad
hoc network, and to allow devices to send and receive data
directly; a WLAN access point device is not needed. In an
ad hoc network, all devices must use the same WLAN
network name.
WLAN security mode — Select the encryption used:
WEP , 802.1x (not for ad hoc networks), or WPA/WPA2 . If
you select Open network , no encryption is used. The WEP,
802.1x, and WPA functions can be used only if the network
supports them.
Use access point — Select After confirmation to set the
device to ask for confirmation before the connection using
this access point is created or Automatically to set the
device to connect to the destination using this access point
automatically.
To enter the settings for the selected security mode, select
WLAN security settings .
Advanced WLAN settings
Select Options > Advanced settings and from the
following:
IPv4 settings — Enter the IP address of your device, the
subnet IP address, the default gateway, and the IP
addresses of the primary and secondary DNS servers.
Contact your internet service provider for these addresses.
IPv6 settings — Define the type of DNS address.
Ad-hoc channel (only for ad hoc networks) — To enter a
channel number (1-11) manually, select User defined .
Proxy server address — Enter the address for the proxy
server.
Proxy port number — Enter the proxy port number.
Packet data settings
Select Menu > Tools > Settings and Connection >
Packet data .
The packet data settings affect all access points using a
packet data connection.
Packet data connection — If you select
When
available and you are in a network that supports packet
data, the device registers to the packet data network.
Starting an active packet data connection (for example, to
send and receive e-mail) is quicker. If there is no packet
data coverage, the device periodically tries to establish a
packet data connection. If you select When needed , the
device uses a packet data connection only if you start an
application or action that needs it.
Access point — The access point name is needed to use
your device as a packet data modem to a compatible
computer.
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