Operating modes, Wireless lan settings, Access points – Nokia 5530 XpressMusic User Manual

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● 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.

Wireless LAN settings

Select Menu > Settings and Connectivity > Wireless LAN > Options > Settings.
Select from the following:
● Show WLAN availability — Select whether is displayed when a wireless LAN

(WLAN) is available.

Tip: To access the WLAN Wizard application and view the available options,

select the WLAN icon, and in the pop-up window, select the highlighted text

next to the WLAN icon.

● Scan for networks — If you set Show WLAN availability to Yes, you can select

how often the device searches for available WLANs and updates the indicator.

● Internet connectivity test — Select whether you want 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. If you select Run automatically or

allow the test to be performed when the device asks for it, and the connectivity test

is performed successfully, the access point is saved to the internet destinations.

To view advanced settings, select Options > Advanced settings. Changing the

advanced settings for the WLAN is not recommended.

Access points

Create a new access point

Select Menu > Settings and Connectivity > Destinations.
You may receive access point settings in a message from a service provider. Some or all

access points may be preset for your device by your service provider, and you may not

be able to change, create, edit, or remove them.
When you open one of the access point groups ( , , , ), you can see the access

point types:

indicates a protected access point

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