Wlan Internet Access Points; Operating Modes - Nokia 5530 XpressMusic User Manual

Wi-Fi/WLAN wizard
Select Menu > Settings and Connectivity > Wireless LAN.
The Wi-Fi/ WLAN wizard helps you to connect to a wireless LAN (WLAN) and manage
your Wi-Fi/ 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).
If you already have the web browser running using the currently active Wi-Fi/ WLAN
connection, to return to the web browser, select Continue web browsing. To end
the active connection, select the connection and Disconnect WLAN.

WLAN internet access points

Select Menu > Settings and Connectivity > Wireless LAN > Options.
Select from the following:
● Filter WLAN networks — Filter out wireless LANs (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 Wi-Fi WLAN: infrastructure and ad hoc.
The infrastructure operating mode allows two kinds of communication: wireless
devices are connected to each other through a Wi-Fi/WLAN access point device, or
wireless devices are connected to a wired LAN through a Wi-Fi/WLAN access point
device.
In the ad hoc operating mode, devices can send and receive data directly with each
other.
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