Nokia E71 Cell Phone User Manual


 
The WLAN wizard helps you find and connect to a wireless
LAN. When you open the application, your device starts to
scan for available WLANs and lists them.
To update the list of available WLANs, select Options >
Refresh.
To start or continue browsing the web using the access point
of the WLAN, scroll to the desired network, and select
Options > Start Web browsing or Cont. Web browsing.
To disconnect the active connection to the WLAN, select
Options > Disconnect WLAN.
To view the details of the WLAN, select Options > Details.
To save the access point of the WLAN, select Options >
Define access point.
Always enable one of the available encryption methods to
increase the security of your WLAN connection. Using
encryption reduces the risk of unauthorised access to your
data.
Use the wizard on the home screen
On the home screen, the WLAN wizard shows the status of
your WLAN connections and network searches. To view the
available options, scroll to the row showing the status, and
press the scroll key. Depending on the status, you can start
the Web browser using a WLAN connection, connect to your
net call service, disconnect from a WLAN, search for WLANs,
or set the network scanning on or off.
If WLAN scanning is off and you are not connected to any
WLAN, WLAN scanning off is displayed on the home screen.
To set scanning on and search for available WLANs, scroll to
the row showing the status, and press the scroll key.
To start a search for available WLANs, scroll to the row
showing the status, press
the scroll key, and select
Search for WLAN. To set
WLAN scanning off, scroll
to the row showing the
status, press the scroll key,
and select Switch WLAN
scan off.
When Start Web
browsing or Use for is
selected, the WLAN wizard automatically creates an access
point for the selected WLAN. The access point can also be used
with other applications requiring WLAN connection.
If you select a secured WLAN, you are asked to enter the
relevant passcodes. To connect to a hidden network, you
must enter the correct service set identifier (SSID).
To use the found WLAN for a net call connection, scroll to the
row showing the status, and press the scroll key. Select Use
for, the desired net call service, and the WLAN to be used.
Modem
Select Menu > Connectivity > Modem.
Together with a compatible computer, you can use your
device as a modem to connect to the web, for example.
Connectivity
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