Connections; Wireless Lan - Nokia N78 User Manual

Connections

Your device offers several options to connect to the
internet or to another compatible device or PC.
For more information on different connection
methods, such as Bluetooth and Data cable, see the
extended user guide on the product support pages of
the Nokia website.

Wireless LAN

Your device supports wireless local area network
(WLAN). With WLAN, you can connect your device to the
internet and compatible devices that have WLAN.
For more information on WLAN access points and
operating modes, see the extended user guide on the
product support pages of the Nokia website.
About WLAN
To use WLAN, it must be available in the location, and
your device must be connected to the WLAN.
Some places, like France, have restrictions on the use
of wireless LAN. Check with your local authorities for
more information.
Features that use WLAN, or that are allowed to run in
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the background while using other features, increase
the demand on battery power and reduce the battery
life.
Your device supports the following WLAN features:
IEEE 802.11b/g standard
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Operation at 2.4 GHz
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Wired equivalent privacy (WEP) with keys up to 128
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bits, Wi-Fi protected access (WPA), and 802.1x
encryption methods. These functions can be used
only if they are supported by the network.
WLAN wizard
The WLAN wizard helps you to connect to a WLAN and
manage your WLAN connections.
The WLAN wizard shows the status of your WLAN
connections in the active standby mode. To view the
available options, scroll to the row showing the status,
and select it.
If the search finds WLANs, for example,
found is displayed, to create an internet access point
(IAP) and start the web browser using this IAP, select
the status and Start Web
If you select a secured WLAN network, you are asked to
enter the relevant passcodes. To connect to a hidden
WLAN network
browsing.