Wi-fi wizard, Wi-fi internet access points, Operating modes – Nokia N97 User Manual

Page 52: Wireless lan settings

safety requirements when establishing and using a Wi-Fi

connection.
Tip: To check the unique media access control (MAC) address

that identifies your device, open the dialer and enter

*#62209526#.

Wi-Fi wizard

Select

Menu

Settings

and

Connectivity

Wi-Fi

The Wi-Fi wizard helps you to connect to a wireless Wi-Fi and

manage your Wi-Fi connections.

If the search finds Wi-Fi networks, to create an internet access

point (IAP) for a connection and start the web browser using

this IAP, select the connection and

Start web browsing

If you select a secured Wi-Fi, you are asked to enter the

relevant password. To connect to a hidden network, you must

enter the correct network name (service set identifier, SSID).

If you already have the web browser running using the

currently active Wi-Fi connection, to return to the web

browser, select

Continue web browsing

To end the active connection, select the connection and

Disconnect Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi internet access points

Select

Menu

Settings

and

Connectivity

Wi-Fi

Filter out Wi-Fi networks from the list of found networks

Select

Options

Filter Wi-Fi networks

. The selected

networks are not displayed the next time the Wi-Fi wizard

searches for Wi-Fi networks.
View the details of a network

Select

Options

Details

. If you select an active connection,

the connection details are displayed.

Operating modes

There are two operating modes in Wi-Fi: infrastructure and

ad hoc.
The infrastructure operating mode allows two kinds of

communication: wireless devices are connected to each

other through a Wi-Fi access point device, or wireless devices

are connected to a wired LAN through a Wi-Fi access point

device.
In the ad hoc operating mode, devices can send and receive

data directly with each other.

Wireless LAN settings

In the wireless LAN (Wi-Fi) settings, you can define whether

the Wi-Fi indicator is displayed when a network is available

and how often the network is scanned. You can also define

whether and how the internet connectivity test is performed,

and view advanced Wi-Fi settings.
Select

Menu

Settings

and

Connectivity

Wi-Fi

Options

Settings