Nokia E63 - Manual (Page 100)

Tip: You can also scan for networks in range.
WLAN wizard
Select Menu > Connectivity > WLAN wiz. .
The WLAN wizard helps you find and connect to a wireless
LAN. When you open the application, your device starts to
scan for available WLANs and lists them.
To update the list of available WLANs, select
Options >
Refresh .
To mark up WLANs in the list of found networks, select Filter
WLAN networks . The selected networks are filtered out the
next time the application searches for wireless LANs.
To start or continue browsing the web using the access point
of the WLAN, scroll to the desired network and select
Options > Start web browsing or Cont. web browsing .
To disconnect the active connection to the WLAN, select
Options > Disconnect WLAN .
To view the details of the WLAN, select Options > Details .
To save the access point of the WLAN, select Options >
Define access point .
Important: Always enable one of the available
encryption methods to increase the security of your wireless
LAN connection. Using encryption reduces the risk of
unauthorized access to your data.
Use the wizard on the home screen
On the home screen, the WLAN wizard shows the status of
your WLAN connections and network searches. To view the
available options, scroll to the row showing the status, and
press the scroll key. Depending on the status, you can start
the web browser using a WLAN connection, connect to your
net call service, disconnect from a WLAN, search for WLANs,
or set the network scanning on or off.
If WLAN scanning is off and you are not connected to any
WLAN, WLAN scanning off is displayed on the home screen.
To set scanning on and search for available WLANs, scroll to
the row showing the status, and press the scroll key.
To start a search for
available WLANs, scroll to
the row showing the
status, press the scroll key,
and select Search for
WLAN . To set WLAN
scanning off, scroll to the
row showing the status,
press the scroll key, and
select Switch WLAN scan
off .
When Start web browsing or Use for is selected, the WLAN
wizard automatically creates an access point for the selected
WLAN. The access point can also be used with other
applications requiring WLAN connection.
If you select a secured WLAN, you are asked to enter the
relevant passcodes. To connect to a hidden network, you
must enter the correct service set identifier (SSID).
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