Nokia E72 - WLAN internet access points

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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.