Nokia 9500 Communicator - Setting up an ad hoc network

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Setting up an ad hoc network

With 3rd party applications, ad hoc networks allow wireless stations to communicate directly with each other without any

wireless LAN access points. One user creates the ad hoc network and other users then join the network.
You must first create an Internet access point for the ad hoc network.
To create an Internet access point for an ad hoc network
1. Select

Desk

>

Tools

>

Control panel

, and select

Connections

>

Internet setup

.

2. Press

New

. If you want, you can use an existing access point as a basis for the new one.

3. Define the settings.

Internet settings name

— Give a descriptive name for the connection.

Network ID

— Select the network ID according to the destination network you want to access with the Internet access

point. You can rename, and create new network IDs. Using the correct network ID ensures that the data traffic is routed

directly to the desired destination network. Especially VPN (virtual private network) software may restrict data traffic for

a certain destination network.

Internet settings type

— Select wireless LAN as the connection type.

Network mode

— Select

Ad hoc

.

Network name

— Give the network a name.

Security mode

— Select

WEP

if you want to use a WEP (wired equivalent privacy) key for authentication.

4. If you selected

WEP

as a security mode, you need to configure these settings, too.

WEP key index

— Select a number for the WEP key.

WEP key length

— Select the appropriate key length. Supported key lengths are 40, 104, and 232 bits. The more bits there

are in the key, the higher the level of security.

WEP key type

— Select whether you want to enter the WEP key data in hexadecimal format (

HEX

) or in text form (

ASCII

).

WEP key data

— Enter the WEP key data. The number of characters you can enter depends on the key length you have

chosen. For example, keys that are 40 bits long, consist of 5 alphanumeric characters, or 10 hexadecimal characters.

5. Press

Finish

or

Done

when you have configured all the settings. If you need to configure advanced settings, press

Advanced

.

See "Configuring advanced Internet access point settings," p. 71.