Access points, Packet data settings, Wlan settings – Nokia E90 Communicator User Manual

Page 100: Advanced wlan settings, Wlan security settings, Wep security settings

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Access points

Select >

Tools

>

Settings

>

Connection

>

Access points

.

An access point is where your device connects to the network by way of a data connection. To use e-mail and multimedia services

or to browse web pages, you must first define access points for these services.
Some or all access points may be preset for your device by your service provider, and you may not be able to create, edit, or

remove them.
To create a new access point, select

Options

>

New access point

or select an existing access point from the list and then

Options

>

Duplicate access point

to use the access point as a basis for the new one.

Packet data settings

Select >

Tools

>

Settings

>

Connection

>

Packet data

.

Your device supports packet data connections, such as GPRS in the GSM network. When you are using your device in GSM and

UMTS networks, it is possible to have multiple data connections active at the same time; access points can share a data

connection, and data connections remain active, for example, during voice calls.

See "Connection manager " on page 44.

To define the packet data settings, select

Packet data connection

and select

When available

to register the device to the packet

data network when you switch the device on in a supported network, or

When needed

to establish a packet data connection

only when an application or action requires it. Select

Access point

and enter the access point name provided by your service

provider to use the device as a packet data modem to your computer.
These settings affect all access points for packet data connections.

WLAN settings

Select >

Tools

>

Settings

>

Connection

>

Wireless LAN

.

To have an indicator displayed when there is a WLAN available in your current location, select

Show WLAN availability

>

Yes

.

To select the interval for your device to scan for available WLANs and update the indicator, select

Scan for networks

. This setting

is not visible unless you select

Show WLAN availability

>

Yes

.

To check the unique media access control (MAC) address that identifies your device, enter *#62209526# in the standby mode.

The MAC address is shown on the device display.

Advanced WLAN settings

Select

Options

>

Advanced settings

. The advanced WLAN settings are normally defined automatically, and changing them is

not recommended.
To edit the settings manually, select

Automatic configuration

>

Disabled

, and define the following:

Long retry limit

— Enter the maximum number of transmission attempts if the device does not receive a receiving

acknowledgement signal from the network.

Short retry limit

— Enter the maximum number of transmission attempts if the device does not receive a clear-to-send signal

from the network.

RTS threshold

— Select the data packet size at which the WLAN access point device issues a request to send before sending

the packet.

Show WLAN availability

— Set the device to indicate when WLAN is available.

TX power level

— Select the power level of your device when sending data.

Radio measurements

— Enable or disable the radio measurements.

Power saving

— Select whether to save the power in the device battery.

To restore all settings to their original values, select

Options

>

Restore defaults

.

WLAN security settings

Select

Access points

>

Options

>

New access point

, or select an access point and

Options

>

Edit

.

In the access point settings, select

WLAN security mode

and the desired mode.

WEP security settings

Select

Access points

>

Options

>

New access point

, or select an access point and

Options

>

Edit

.

In the access point settings, select

WLAN security mode

>

WEP

.

The wired equivalent privacy (WEP) encryption method encrypts data before it is transmitted. Access to the network is denied

to users who do not have the required WEP keys. When the WEP security mode is in use, and your device receives a data packet

not encrypted with the WEP keys, the data is discarded.
In an

Ad-hoc

network, all devices must use the same WEP key.

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