To establish a data conne
ction, an access point is
required. You can define different kinds of access points,
such as the following:
● MMS access point to send
and receive multimedia
messages
●
Internet access point (IAP)
to send and receive e-mail
and connect to the internet
Check the type of access point you need with your service
provider for the service
you want to access. For
availability and subscription
to packet data connection
services, contact your service provider.
Access points
Create a new access point
Press
, and select
Tools >
Settings >
Connection
>
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.
indicates a packet data access point.
indicates a WLAN access point.
Tip: You can create internet
access points in a
wireless LAN with the WLAN wizard.
To create a new access point, select
New access
point. The device asks to check for available connections.
After the search, connections
that are already available
are shown and can be shared by
a new access point. If you
skip this step, you are as
ked to select a connection
method and to define the settings needed.
To edit the settings of an access point, open one of the
access point groups, sele
ct an access point and
Edit.
Follow the instructions from your service provider.
● Connection name
— Enter a descri
ptive name for the
connection.
● Data bearer
— Select the data connection type.
Depending on the data connection you select, only certain
setting fields are available. Fi
ll in all fields marked with
Must be defined
or with a red *. Other fields can be left
empty, unless your servic
e provider has instructed
otherwise.
To use a data connection,
your service provider must
support this feature, and if
necessary, activate it for your
SIM card.
Packet data access points
Press
, and select
Tools >
Settings >
Connection
>
Destinations
> New access point
, and follow the
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