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Define the following:
Use callback — Select Yes
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Callback type — Ask your Internet service provider for the correct setting.
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callback, and Server number (IETF)
a number that you define in the
Callback number — Enter the data call phone number of your device, which the callback server uses.
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Allow plain text login — Select No, if you never want to send your password as plain text without encryption. Note that this
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option only affects PPP connections; e-mail and Web passwords are not encrypted. Some Internet service providers require
that this option is set to Yes.
Use PPP compression — Select
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problems establishing a connection, select No.

Setting up an Internet access point for a wireless LAN

Your device has a predefined Internet access point for a wireless LAN, but you can create new Internet access points yourself.
1. Select Connections Internet
>
2. Press New. If you want, you can use an existing Internet access point as a basis for the new one.
3. Define the settings.
Internet settings name
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Network ID — Select the network ID according to the destination network you want to access with the Internet access
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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 IDs can be used to filter Internet access points when establishing an Internet
connection.
Internet settings type
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Network mode — If you select the
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devices through a wireless LAN access point. If you select the
each other. No wireless LAN access point is needed.
Network name — Type the network name (SSID - service set identifier) as defined by the system administrator, or press
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Change, and select one from the list. In the ad hoc mode, the users themselves name the wireless LAN. If you do not specify
the network name here, you are asked to select a network when you establish a wireless LAN connection.
Security mode — You must select the same security mode that is used in the wireless LAN access point. If you select
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WEP (wired equivalent privacy), 802.1x, or
settings.
4. After defining the settings, press
the setup wizard.

Configuring advanced Internet access point settings

Press Advanced when you have finished setting up the basic Internet access point settings.
The pages and options available depend on the settings you have chosen. Ask your system administrator for the correct values.
IP configuration page
Note that the two protocols (IPv4 and IPv6) require slightly different settings.
Auto retrieve IP — If you select Yes, the IP address is obtained automatically from the server. This setting is sometimes also
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called dynamic IP address. If you select No, you must specify the IP address, subnet mask, and default gateway in the fields
below.
Auto retrieve DNS — If you select
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(domain name server) addresses are obtained automatically from the server. DNS is an Internet service that translates domain
names such as www.nokia.com into IPv4 addresses such as 192.100.124.195, or IPv6 addresses like 3ffe:
2650:a640:1c2:341:c39:14. If you select
addresses for the primary and secondary DNS servers.
Proxies page
You may want to use a proxy to quicken access to the Internet. Note also that some Internet service providers require the use
of Web proxies. Contact your Internet service provider to determine proxy details.
If you have made an Internet connection to your company's intranet, and are unable to retrieve Web pages from the general
Internet, you may need to setup a proxy server to retrieve Web pages outside your company's intranet.
Define the following:
Proxy protocol — Select the protocol type of the proxy. You can set different proxy settings for each protocol.
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Use proxy server — Select
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if you have a service that dials back to your device when you establish an Internet connection.
refers to a callback approved by the Internet Engineering Task Force. Select
Callback number field.
Yes to speed up the data transfer, if it is supported by the remote PPP server. If you have
setup.
— Enter a descriptive name for the Internet access point.
— Select Wireless LAN as the connection type.
Infrastructure
WPA
Advanced to define advanced settings, if necessary. Otherwise, press
Yes for the IPv4 protocol, or
No for the IPv4 protocol, or
Yes to use the proxy server.
Server number
mode, devices can communicate with each other and with wired LAN
Ad hoc mode, devices can send and receive data directly with
(Wi-Fi protected access), you must also configure the relevant additional
DHCP for the IPv6 protocol, the primary and secondary DNS
Manual for the IPv6 protocol, you must specify the IP
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refers to the standard Microsoft
Number
Finish or Done
to use
to exit