Wlan Settings; Wlan Internet Access Points; Operating Modes - Nokia E72 User Manual

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 Cont.web
connection, select the connection and

WLAN internet access points

Select Menu Ctrl. panel
>
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.
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.
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browsing. To end the active
Disconnect
and Connectivity Wireless
>
— Filter out wireless LANs
In the ad hoc operating mode, devices can send and receive
data directly with each other.

WLAN settings

Select Menu
WLAN. Wireless LAN.
To have an indicator displayed when there is a wireless LAN
(WLAN) available in your current location, select
availability
To select the interval for your device to scan for available
WLANs, and to update the indicator, select
networks. This setting is not available unless you select
Show WLAN availability
To set the device to test the internet capability of the selected
WLAN automatically, to ask for permission every time, or to
never perform the connectivity test, select
connectivity test
or Never run. If you select
test to be performed when the device asks for it, and the
connectivity test is performed successfully, the access point
is saved to internet destinations.
To check the unique media access control (MAC) address that
identifies your device, enter *#62209526# in the home
screen. The MAC address is displayed.
Ctrl. panel Settings
> >
> Yes.
> Yes.
Run automatically,
>
Run automatically
and Connection
>
Show WLAN
Scan for
Internet
Ask every time,
or allow the
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