Wlan internet access points – Nokia 5800 User Manual

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● DNS addresses — Enter the IP addresses of the primary and secondary DNS servers,

if required by your service provider. To obtain these addresses, contact your internet

service provider.

● Proxy server address — Enter the address of the proxy server.

● Proxy port number — Enter the port number of the proxy server.

WLAN internet access points

Select Menu > Settings and Connectivity > Destinations > Access point, and

follow the instructions on the screen.
To edit a wireless LAN (WLAN) access point, open one of the access point groups and

select an access point marked with .
Follow the instructions from your WLAN service provider.
● 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.

● Homepage — Enter the web address of the starting page.

● Use access point — Select After confirmation if you want the device to ask for

confirmation before the connection using this access point is created or

Automatically if you want 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.

Security settings for WEP

● WEP key in use — Select the wired equivalent privacy (WEP) key number. You can

create up to four WEP keys. The same settings must be entered on the WLAN access

point device.

● Authentication type — Select Open or Shared for the authentication type between

your device and the WLAN access point device.

● WEP key settings — Enter WEP encryption (length of the key), WEP key format

(ASCII or Hexadecimal), and WEP key (the WEP key data in the selected format).

Security settings for 802.1x and WPA/WPA2

● WPA/WPA2 — Select the means of authentication: EAP to use an extensible

authentication protocol (EAP) plug-in, or Pre-shared key to use a password.
Complete the appropriate settings:
● EAP plug-in settings — Enter the settings according to the instructions from

your service provider.