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WLAN internet access points
Select Menu > Ctrl. panel > Settings and
Connection > Destinations > Access point, and
follow the instructions on the display. Or, open one of
the access point groups, select an access point marked
with
, and select Edit.
Use the instructions provided by your service provider
to edit the following:
Connection name — Define a name for the
connection.
Data bearer — You might not be able to edit the
data bearer once defined. Define a new access point
if needed.
WLAN network name — Select Enter manually or
Search for networks. If you select an existing
network, WLAN network mode and WLAN
security mode are determined by the settings of its
access point device.
Network status — Define whether the network
name is displayed.
WLAN network mode — Select Ad-hoc to create
an ad hoc network, and to allow devices to send and
receive data directly; a WLAN access point device is
not needed. In an ad hoc network, all devices must
use the same WLAN network name.
WLAN security mode — Select the encryption
used: WEP, 802.1x, or WPA/WPA2. (802.1x and
WPA/WPA2 are not available for ad hoc networks.)
If you select Open network, no encryption is used.
The WEP, 802.1x, and WPA functions can be used
only if the network supports them.
Use access point — Select After confirmation to
set the device to ask for confirmation before the
connection using this access point is created or
Automatically to set the device to connect to the
destination using this access point automatically.
To enter the settings for the selected security mode,
select WLAN security settings.
Advanced WLAN settings
Select Options > Advanced settings and from the
following:
IPv4 settings — Enter the IP address of your device,
the subnet IP address, the default gateway, and the
IP addresses of the primary and secondary DNS
servers. Contact your internet service provider for
these addresses.
IPv6 settings — Define the type of DNS address.
Ad-hoc channel (only for ad hoc networks) — To
enter a channel number (1-11) manually, select User
defined.
Proxy server address — Enter the address for the
proxy server.
Proxy port number — Enter the proxy port
number.
Active data
connections
Select Menu > Ctrl. panel > Connectivity > Conn.
mgr..
Select Active data connections.
In the active data connections view, you can see the
open data connections:
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Connectivity