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Edit an existing wlan connection, Edit an existing, Wlan connection – Nokia 770 User Manual

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After the scan, all available WLAN networks are shown with
information about each WLAN connection:

• Security level of WLAN connection:

— No security (for example, a public access point in an airport)

— Medium security (wired equivalent privacy (WEP)

authentication)

— High security (Wi-Fi protected access (WPA) authentication).

The security level of the network affects the settings that are
shown when you tap

Next

.

• Name of the WLAN network

• WLAN signal strength

, if the WLAN network is already defined for an Internet

connection setup that you have saved in the device

2. Tap

Finish

to save the settings. To define advanced settings, tap

Advanced

. For more information, see the help on Internet settings.

Tip: You may need to define advanced settings if, for example,
your Internet access requires the use of proxies.

Edit an existing WLAN connection

The following settings are shown when you edit an existing WLAN
connection or when you skip the scan for WLAN networks:

Network name (SSID):

— Shows an empty field or the name of the

previously defined connection.

Network mode

— Select between

Infrastructure

and

Ad hoc

modes.

The Infrastructure mode is used with the Internet connections.

Security method:

— Select

None

(no security),

WEP

(medium security),

WPA pre-shared key

(high security), or

WPA with EAP

(high security).

Tip: The device supports wired equivalent privacy (WEP) with key
lengths of 40, 104 bits (equal to 64, 128 bits depending on the
WLAN access point manufacturer).

For example, in the access point, select 40 (64) bits and enter 5
characters. In the device, select correspondingly 40 bits and enter the
same 5 characters.