Nokia N900 - Manual (Page 34)

• Operation at 2.4 GHz
• Wired equivalent privacy (WEP) with keys up to 128 bits,
and Wi-Fi protected access (WPA2-Enterprise)
authentication method. These functions can be used only
if they are supported by the network.
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.
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.
Create a WLAN connection
1 Select > Settings and Internet connections >
Connections > New > Next .
2 Enter a descriptive name for the connection, and select
Next .
3 The device asks if you want to scan for available WLANs.
Select Yes , and select the Wi-Fi from the Select
connection dialog. If a WLAN is hidden, it is indicated as
hidden in the dialog. You can select a hidden WLAN as
any other WLAN connection, if you know the network
name (SSID), and enter it manually.
To enter the values manually, select No , and define the
following:
Network name (SSID) — Enter the name of the WLAN.
If you create an ad hoc network, ensure that the name of
the network is unique. When you connect to the internet
over a WLAN, the connection is based on this information.
If the field is dimmed and cannot be edited, the scanned
SSID contains characters that are not in the standard
UTF-8 character sets.
Network is hidden — Select whether the name of the
WLAN is hidden, that is, the network is configured not to
broadcast its name (SSID). If you select this option, your
device actively searches for hidden Wi-Fi networks when
you attempt to establish an internet connection.
Network mode — Select Ad hoc or Infrastructure . The
infrastructure mode is used with internet connections.
Security method — Select the same security method
that is used by your WLAN access point.
If you operate your own WLAN access point, always
enable one of the available encryption methods to
increase the security of your wireless network. Using
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