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If you select a secured WLAN, you are asked to enter the
relevant password. To connect to a hidden network, you must
enter the correct network name (service set identifier, SSID).
If you already have the web browser running using the
currently active WLAN connection, to return to the web
browser, select Continue web browsing.
To end the active connection, select the connection and
Disconnect WLAN.
WLAN internet access points
Select Menu > Settings and Connectivity > WLAN >
Options.
Select from the following:
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 WLAN: infrastructure and
ad hoc.
The infrastructure operating mode allows two kinds of
communication: wireless devices are connected to each
other through a WLAN access point device, or wireless devices
are connected to a wired LAN through a 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 > WLAN >
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.
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