Nokia E61 Cell Phone User Manual


 
To search for wireless LANs available within range, select Availab. WLAN.
View and end active connections
Note: The actual time invoiced for calls by your service provider may vary, depending on network features, rounding
off for billing, and so forth.
In the active connections view, you can see the open data connections: data calls, packet data connections, and wireless LAN
connections.
To view detailed information about network connections, select the connection from the list and Options > Details. The type of
information shown depends on the connection type.
To end a network connection, select the connection from the list and Options > Disconnect.
To end all active network connections simultaneously, select Options > Disconnect all.
To view the details of a network, press the joystick.
Search for wireless LAN
To search for wireless LANs available within range, select Menu > Connect. > Conn. mgr. > Availab. WLAN. A list of found networks
is displayed.
The available wireless LAN view shows a list of wireless LANs within range, their network mode (infrastructure or ad-hoc), signal
strength indicator and network encryption indicators, and if your device has an active connection with the network.
To view the details of a network, press the joystick.
To create an Internet access point in a network, select Options > Define access point.
Modem
Select Menu > Connect. > Modem.
Together with a compatible computer, you can use your device as a modem to connect to the Web.
Before you can use your device as a modem
You must subscribe to the appropriate network services from your service provider or Internet service provider.
You need a compatible computer with a USB data cable, Bluetooth, or infrared connectivity.
You must have Nokia PC Suite installed on a your computer.
You must have the appropriate drivers installed on your computer. You may need to install drivers for your cable connection,
and you may need to install or update Bluetooth or infrared drivers. After you have installed Nokia PC Suite, follow the
instructions on the computer display to install the drivers and connect your device to the computer.
After you have installed Nokia PC Suite and the appropriate cable drivers, start Nokia PC Suite on your computer. Select Connect
to the Internet, and follow the instructions on the computer display.
You may not be able to use some of the other communication features when the device is used as a modem.
Mobile VPN
Select Menu > Tools > Settings > Connection > VPN.
The Nokia mobile virtual private network (VPN) client creates a secure connection to compatible corporate Intranet and services,
such as e-mail. Your device connects from a mobile network, through the Internet, to a corporate VPN gateway that acts as a
front door to the compatible corporate network. VPN client uses IP Security (IPSec) technology. IPSec is a framework of open
standards for supporting secure exchange of data over IP networks.
VPN policies define the method used by VPN client and a VPN gateway to authenticate each other, and the encryption algorithms
that they use to help protect the confidentiality of data. Contact your corporation for a VPN policy.
To use VPN with an application, the application must be associated with a VPN access point. A VPN access point is made up of
an Internet access point and a VPN policy.
VPN management
You can manage your VPN policies, policy servers, VPN logs, and key store password in VPN management. VPN policies define
how data is encrypted for transfer over unsecured networks. The key store password helps protect private keys.
An access point is where your device connects to the network by way of a data call or packet data connection. To use e-mail
and multimedia services or to browse Web pages, you must first define Internet access points for these services. VPN access
points pair VPN policies with Internet access points to create encrypted connections.
To manage VPN, select VPN management > Options > Open and from the following options:
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