WLAN internet access points
Select
Menu
>
Ctrl. panel
>
Settings
and
Connection
>
Destinations
>
Access point
, and follow the instructions
on the display. Or, open one of the access point groups,
select an access point marked with , and select
Options
>
Edit
.
Use the instructions provided by your service provider to
edit the following:
•
WLAN 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.
•
WLAN 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.
•
WLAN 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.
•
Use access point
— Select
After confirmation
to set
the device to ask for confirmation before the
connection using this access point is created or
Automatically
to set the device to connect to the
destination using this access point automatically.
To enter the settings for the selected security mode, select
WLAN security settings
.
Advanced WLAN settings
Select
Options
>
Advanced settings
and from the
following:
•
IPv4 settings
— Enter the IP address of your device,
the subnet IP address, the default gateway, and the IP
addresses of the primary and secondary DNS servers.
Contact your internet service provider for these
addresses.
•
IPv6 settings
— Define the type of DNS address.
•
Ad-hoc channel
(only for ad hoc networks) — To enter
a channel number (1-11) manually, select
User
defined
.
•
Proxy server address
— Enter the address for the
proxy server.
•
Proxy port number
— Enter the proxy port number.