Nokia 9500 Network Manual page 8

Creating a WLAN Internet Access
Point for an ad hoc network
To create a new Internet Access Point, select
→
Tools Control Panel
When the list of existing IAPs is shown, press
create a new one. If there are existing IAPs, the setup asks
you if you want to use of of them as a basis for the new
IAP.
1
Define the following settings:
•
Internet settings name
you want for the IAP; "Office ad hoc connection",
for example.
•
Network ID — Select
the connection.
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→
Desk
→ →
Connections Internet setup.
New
— Type any descriptive name
Internet as the network ID for
•
Internet settings type
Press Next to proceed.
2
Define the following settings:
•
Network mode
•
Network name
to
Press Next to proceed.
3 Select the WLAN security mode. Nokia 9500
Communicator supports the following WLAN security
modes for ad hoc connections:
•
None
•
WEP — This security mode is supported for
compatibility with IEEE 802.11 Wired Equivalent
Privacy (WEP) networks. Pre-configured static WEP
keys are required for this mode. There are two
notations in use in the WLAN industry for the WEP
key length representation, which sometimes makes
— Select Wireless LAN.
— Select Ad hoc.
— Give the network a name.