Wlan Wizard; Wlan Internet Access Points; Operating Modes; Wireless Lan Settings - Nokia 5800 XpressMusic User Manual

Tip: To check the unique media access control (MAC)
address that identifies your device, open the dialler
and enter *#62209526#.

WLAN wizard

Select Menu Settings
>
LAN.
The WLAN wizard helps you to connect to a wireless LAN
(WLAN) and manage your WLAN connections.
If the search finds WLANs, to create an internet access point
(IAP) for a connection and start the web browser using this
IAP, select the connection and
If you select a secured WLAN, you are asked to enter the
relevant password. To connect to a hidden network, you must
enter the correct network name (service set identifier, SSID).
If you already have the web browser running using the
currently active WLAN connection, to return to the web
browser, select Continue web
connection, select the connection and

WLAN internet access points

Select Menu Settings
>
LAN > Options.
Select from the following:
Filter WLAN networks
●
(WLANs) from the list of found networks. The selected
networks are not displayed the next time the application
searches for WLANs.
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and Connectivity Wireless
>
Start web browsing.
browsing. To end the active
Disconnect
and Connectivity Wireless
>
— Filter out wireless LANs
Details — View the details of a network shown in the list.
●
If you select an active connection, the connection details
are displayed.

Operating modes

There are two operating modes in WLAN: infrastructure and
ad hoc.
The infrastructure operating mode allows two kinds of
communication: wireless devices are connected to each
other through a WLAN access point device, or wireless devices
are connected to a wired LAN through a WLAN access point
device.
In the ad hoc operating mode, devices can send and receive
data directly with each other.

Wireless LAN settings

Select Menu
LAN Options
>
Select from the following:
WLAN.
Show WLAN availability
●
displayed when a wireless LAN (WLAN) is available.
Tip: To access the WLAN Wizard application and
view the available options, select the WLAN icon,
and in the pop-up window, select the highlighted
text next to the WLAN icon.
Scan for networks
●
availability
searches for available WLANs and updates the indicator.
Settings and Connectivity
>
> Settings.
— Select whether
— If you set Show WLAN
to Yes, you can select how often the device
Connectivity
Wireless
>
is
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