Connectivity; Wireless Lan; Setting Up An Ad Hoc Network; Cable Connection - Nokia 9500 User Manual

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Connectivity

There are several different connectivity types you can use with your device. You can use wireless connectivity methods such as
wireless LAN, Bluetooth or infrared, or a USB (Universal Serial Bus) cable connection for PC Suite or IP passthrough.

Wireless LAN

You can define access points for wireless LAN to use it for Internet access for applications that need to connect to the Internet.
See "Wireless LAN{No generated text before found for '#comma'}" p.63.

Setting up an ad hoc network

With 3rd party applications, ad hoc networks allow wireless stations to communicate directly with each other without any
wireless LAN access points. One user creates the ad hoc network and other users then join the network.
You must first create an Internet access point for the ad hoc network.
To create an Internet access point for an ad hoc network
1. Select Desk Tools
> >
2. Press New. You can use an existing access point as a basis for the new one: after you have pressed New, press Yes, choose
the access point from the list, and press OK.
3. Define the settings.
• Internet settings name
• Internet settings type
• Network ID — Select the network ID according to the destination network you want to access with the Internet access
point. You can rename, and create new network IDs. Using the correct network ID ensures that the data traffic is routed
directly to the desired destination network. Especially VPN (virtual private network) software may restrict data traffic for
a certain destination network.
• Network mode — Select
• Network name — Give the network a name.
• Security mode — Select
4. If you selected WEP as a security mode, you need to configure these settings, too.
• WEP key index — Select the a number for the WEP key.
• WEP key length — Select the appropriate key length. Supported key lengths are 40, 104, and 232 bits. The more bits there
are in the key, the higher the level of security.
• WEP key type — Select whether you want to enter the WEP key data in hexadecimal format (HEX) or in text form (ASCII).
• WEP key data — Enter the WEP key data. The number of characters you can enter depends on the key length you have
chosen. For example, keys that are 40 bits long, consist of 5 alphanumeric characters, or 10 hexadecimal characters.
5. Press Finish or Done when you have configured all the settings. If you need to configure advanced settings, press Advanced.
See "Configuring advanced Internet access point settings{No generated text before found for '#comma'}" p.68.

Cable connection

You can connect your device to a compatible PC using a DKU-2 (USB) cable. Connect the cable to the bottom of the device.
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You can also connect the cable to the desk stand of the device. Note that if you connect the cable to the desk stand, the connector
of the cable must be connected upside down.
Note that you must install the DKU-2 driver to your PC before you can use a cable connection. See the sales package CD-ROM or
www.nokia.com for details.

IP passthrough

You can also use a cable for
passthrough as you use any Internet access point, for example for browsing or remote synchronization.
Note that you cannot use IP passthrough at the same time as Nokia PC Suite. You can define cable connection settings in
panel. See "Cable setup{No generated text before found for '#comma'}" p.64.
Note that you cannot activate modem if you select
connection, or IP passthrough overrides PC Suite
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Control panel, and select
— Give a descriptive name for the connection.
— Select wireless LAN as the connection type.
Ad hoc.
WEP if you want to use a WEP (wired equivalent privacy) key for authentication.
IP passthrough, where the device uses the Internet connection of a computer. You can use IP
with no active IP passthrough connection.
Connections Internet setup.
>
IP passthrough in cable connection settings. You must use
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