Operating Modes; Connection Manager; Data Connections; Wireless Lan - Nokia N81 User Manual

Details—to view the details of a network shown in the list.
If you select an active connection, the connection details
are displayed.
Define access point—to create an IAP in a wireless LAN
Edit access point—to edit the details of an existing IAP
You can also use Conn. mgr.

Operating modes

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

Connection manager

Data connections

Press , and select
Active data connections. In the active connections view,
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to create IAPs.
'Access points', p. 119.
Tools > Connectivity > Conn. mgr.
you can see the open data connections: data calls (
high-speed data calls (
and wireless LAN connections (
Note: The actual time invoiced for calls by your
service provider may vary, depending on network
features, rounding off for billing, and so forth.
To end a connection, select
all open connections, select
To view the details of a connection, select
Details. The details shown depend on the connection type.

Wireless LAN

To search for wireless LANs available within range, press
, and select Tools
Available WLAN networks.
The available wireless LAN view shows a list of wireless
LANs within range, their network mode
Ad-hoc), and signal strength indicator.
networks with encryption, and
active connection in the network.
To view the details of a network, select
To create an internet access point in a network, select
Options > Define access
>
), packet data connections (
).
Options > Disconnect. To close
Options > Disconnect
Options
> Connectivity > Conn. mgr.
(Infrastructure
is shown for
if your device has an
Options > Details.
point.
),
),
all.
>
>
or