Access Points - Nokia N97 User Manual

Important: Always enable one of the
available encryption methods to increase the
security of your wireless LAN connection. Using
encryption reduces the risk of unauthorised access
to your data.
When the device is in the offline profile, you can still
use WLAN, if available. Remember to comply with
any applicable safety requirements when
establishing and using a WLAN connection.
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 and Connectivity
>
Wireless 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
Start web browsing.
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).
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If you already have the web browser running using
the currently active WLAN connection, to return to
the web browser, select Continue web
To end the active connection, select the connection
and Disconnect WLAN.

Access points

Create a new access point
Select Menu Settings and Connectivity
>
Destinations.
You may receive access point settings in a message
from a service provider. Some or all access points
may be preset for your device by your service
provider, and you may not be able to change, create,
>
edit, or remove them.
When you open one of the access point groups
( , , , ), you can see the access point types:
indicates a protected access point
indicates a packet data access point
indicates a wireless LAN (WLAN) access point
Tip: You can create internet access points in
a WLAN with the WLAN wizard.
To create a new access point, select
point. The device asks to check for available
connections. After the search, connections that are
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browsing.
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