Nokia N85 - Manual (Page 38)

To start a search for available WLANs, select the status
and Search for WLAN . To set WLAN scanning off, select
the status and select WLAN scanning off .
To access the WLAN wizard application in the menu,
press , and select Tools > WLAN wiz. .
WLAN internet access points
Press , and select Tools > WLAN wiz.
Select Options and from the following:
● Filter WLAN networks — Filter out WLANs in the
list of found networks. The selected networks are
filtered out the next time the application searches
for WLANs.
● Details — View the details of a network shown in
the list. If you select an active connection, the
connection details are displayed.
● Define access point — Create an internet access
point (IAP) in a WLAN.
● Edit access point — Edit the details of an existing
IAP.
You can also use connection manager to create
internet access points. See "Active data
connections," p. 38.
Operating modes
There are two operating modes in Wi-Fi WLAN:
infrastructure and ad hoc.
The infrastructure operating mode allows two kinds of
communication: wireless devices are connected to
each other through a Wi-Fi/WLAN access point device,
or wireless devices are connected to a wired LAN
through a Wi-Fi/WLAN access point device.
In the ad hoc operating mode, devices can send and
receive data directly with each other.
Connection manager
Active data connections
Press , and select Tools > Connectivity > Conn.
mgr. > Active data connections .
In the active data connections view, you can see the
open data connections:
data calls
packet data connections
WLAN connections
Note: The actual invoice for calls and services
from your service provider may vary, depending on
network features, rounding off for billing, taxes, and
so forth.
To end a connection, select
Options > Disconnect . To
close all open connections, select Options >
Disconnect all .
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