Nokia N900 User Manual page 35

3 The device asks if you want to scan for available WLANs.
Select Yes, and select the Wi-Fi from the Select
connection dialog. If a WLAN is hidden, it is indicated as
hidden in the dialog. You can select a hidden WLAN as
any other WLAN connection, if you know the network
name (SSID), and enter it manually.
To enter the values manually, select No, and define the
following:
Network name (SSID) — Enter the name of the WLAN.
If you create an ad hoc network, ensure that the name of
the network is unique. When you connect to the internet
over a WLAN, the connection is based on this information.
If the field is dimmed and cannot be edited, the scanned
SSID contains characters that are not in the standard
UTF-8 character sets.
Network is hidden — Select whether the name of the
WLAN is hidden, that is, the network is configured not to
broadcast its name (SSID). If you select this option, your
device actively searches for hidden Wi-Fi networks when
you attempt to establish an internet connection.
Network mode — Select
infrastructure mode is used with internet connections.
Security method — Select the same security method
that is used by your WLAN access point.
If you operate your own WLAN access point, always
enable one of the available encryption methods to
increase the security of your wireless network. Using
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Ad hoc or Infrastructure. The
encryption reduces the risk of unauthorized access to
your data.
Available WLANs
After the WLAN scan, all available WLANs are displayed with
the following information:
Connection type, indicated with
•
hoc)
Name
•
If the WLAN is already saved in your device,
•
displayed.
WLAN signal strength, indicated with
•
Encryption method used, indicated with
•
(WEP), or (none)
Security settings
Select Settings and
>
Connections.
In the connection setup dialogs, enter the encryption keys,
depending on the Wi-Fi connection in question. For stronger
security, it is recommended that you use the WPA method, if
possible.
Connect your device
(general) or
is
(WPA),
Internet connections
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