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Wlan internet access points, Active data connections, Synchronization – Nokia N97 User Manual

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WLAN internet access points

Select

Menu

>

Settings

and

Connectivity

>

Destinations

>

Access point

, and follow the

instructions.
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. Select from the following:

Wi-Fi 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.

Wi-Fi 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.

Wi-Fi security mode

— Select the encryption used:

WEP

,

802.1x

, or

WPA/WPA2

(802.1x and WPA/

WPA2 are not available for ad hoc networks). 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

— Set the device to create a

connection using this access point automatically or

after confirmation.

Available options may vary.

Active data connections

Select

Menu

>

Settings

and

Connectivity

>

Connection mgr.

.

In the active data connections view, you can see open

data connections:

data calls

packet data connections

wireless LAN (WLAN) connections

To end a connection, select

Options

>

Disconnect

.

To end all open connections, select

Options

>

Disconnect all

.

To view the details of a connection, select

Options

>

Details

.

Synchronization

Select

Menu

>

Settings

and

Connectivity

>

Data

transfer

>

Sync

.

The Synchronization application enables you to

synchronize your notes, calendar entries, text and

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