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Page 63: Specifying wireless lan settings

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Service message

To edit reception and authentication settings for service messages, select

Messaging

>

Service message

. In the

Reception:

field,

select

Yes

if you want to receive all service messages to your Inbox. Select

No

to ignore all service messages.

Connections

Go to

Desk

>

Tools

>

Control panel

>

Connections

.

Internet setup

See "Internet setup{No generated text before found for '#comma'}" p.66.

Bluetooth

See "Bluetooth{No generated text before found for '#comma'}" p.82.

Wireless LAN

To view the status of the wireless LAN connection, select

Connections

>

Wireless LAN

. On the

Status

page you can view the

connection status, network name, and connection security and quality.
To view information on networks, wireless LAN access points, or ad hoc networks, select

Connections

>

Wireless LAN

, and select

the

Networks

page. In the

Display

field, select the network item you want, and press

View details

.

Networks

— Select this to view the all the wireless LAN networks that can be accessed, and the signal strength of that network.

Access points

— Select this to view the wireless LAN access points that are currently in range and available, and the radio

frequency channel they are using.

Ad hoc networks

— Select this to view available ad hoc networks.

To view details on EAP (extensible authentication protocol) security modules, select

Connections

>

Wireless LAN

, and select the

Security

page. The page contains a list of the installed EAP modules that are used in a wireless LAN to relay port access requests

between wireless devices, wireless LAN access points, and authentication servers. Select a module, and press

View details

. Each

of these modules can be modified together with Internet access points.
Specifying wireless LAN settings
You can change settings that are common to all wireless LAN connections.
To modify general wireless LAN settings, select

Connections

>

Wireless LAN

, and select the

Settings

page.

Define the following:

Background scan interval

— Specify how often you want the device to scan for available networks. To reduce battery

consumption, select

Never

. The wireless LAN icon is displayed in the indicator area when a network is found.

WLAN power saving

— Select

Enabled

if you want to be able to use a Bluetooth connection during a wireless LAN connection.

To modify advanced wireless LAN settings, select

Connections

>

Wireless LAN

. Select the

Settings

page, and press

Advanced

settings

. Press

OK

.

Define the following:

Automatic configuration

— Select

Off

if you want to specify the advanced wireless LAN settings manually. Do not change the

settings manually unless you are sure how each setting affects system performance. System performance may drop

dramatically if automatic settings are not used.

Ad hoc channel

— Specify the radio frequency channel on which you want to set up an ad hoc network. Select

Automatic

if

you want to be allocated an available channel automatically.

Long retry limit

— Specify the maximum number of transmission attempts of a frame whose size is greater than the RTS

(request to send) threshold.

Short retry limit

— Specify the maximum number of transmission attempts of a frame whose size is less than or equal to the

RTS threshold.

RTS threshold

— Determines the data packet size at which the wireless LAN access point issues a request to send before

sending the packet.

TX power level

— Specify the power level used when transmitting data.

To use the original factory settings, press

Restore defaults

.

Creating a basic Internet access point for a wireless LAN
You can quickly create an Internet access point that contains all the basic settings. An Internet access point is needed to connect

to the Internet.
To create a basic Internet access point, select

Connections

>

Wireless LAN

, and select the

Networks

page. Select the network

or wireless LAN access point for which you want to create the Internet access point, and press

Create access point

. Press

OK

, and

C o n t r o l p a n e l

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