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White paper Sony Ericsson P1
36 May 2007
Connectivity
WLAN
Wireless LAN, WLAN, is a network access
technology becoming increasingly common around
the world. It allows users with portable computers
and wireless devices to access network resources
wirelessly, at the office, in the home, or in public
spaces (public Access Zones or so-called “hot
spots”), such as cafés, airports, aeroplanes and
hotels.
Sony Ericsson P1 WLAN may be used as an
alternative to any other type of network connection,
such as, a GSM, UMTS, infrared or Bluetooth™
connection, and it may be chosen as the preferred
connection method for any of the Sony Ericsson P1
data applications.
The WLAN functionality is compliant with the IEEE
802.11b standard (11 Mbit/s), and will work
simultaneously with Sony Ericsson P1 GSM,
UMTS, infrared or Bluetooth connection interfaces.
The WLAN functionality can be switched on or off
as required, including when the Sony Ericsson P1
is placed into Flight mode.
The Sony Ericsson P1 allows the user to rapidly
make a connection to a public hot spot. A WLAN
icon is available on the Sony Ericsson P1 status bar
and this icon may be used to open the WLAN set-
up screen. The user may then use the WLAN and
scan for available networks. A connection to a
chosen hot spot may then be made without the
need for entering any technical details about the
network.
The phone also uses a feature called “Fast
connect” to allow the user to simply enter the
encryption key or password when trying to make a
connection to an unknown access point that uses
WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK or WEP encryption.
It is possible to use WLAN in conjunction with a
personal firewall and virus scanner.
For connection to a private network in the office or
at home, Sony Ericsson P1 supports the following
encryption/authentication methods:
•WEP
•Shared WEP
• Dynamic WEP
• WPA Personal and WPA2 Personal
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Setting up more complex settings for infrastructure
and ad-hoc modes is simplified by the use of a
wizard that presents relevant options after each
selection is made. For example, a WEP key
selection screen follows the selection of shared
encryption.
Virtual private networks software is supplied for
use with WLAN in Infrastructure network mode.
Voice over IP, VoIP
Sony Ericsson P1 comes with enablers for creating
a Voice over IP (VoIP) client. This makes it possible
to use the phone as a complement to, or even as a
replacement for, a fixed phone at home. A Sony
Ericsson partner may develop, market and deliver
VoIP clients using the audio and network enablers
provided in Sony Ericsson P1. Near-realtime PCM
Record & Play, echo cancellation, and access to
audio paths are a few examples of enablers.