Nokia 9500 Communicator - Specifying wireless LAN settings

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of these modules can be modified together with Internet access points.
Specifying wireless LAN settings
You can change settings that are common to all wireless LAN connections.
To modify general wireless LAN settings, select

Connections

>

Wireless LAN

, and select the

Settings

page.

Define the following:

Background scan interval

— Specify how often you want the device to scan for available networks. To reduce battery

consumption, select

Never

. The wireless LAN icon is displayed in the indicator area when a network is found.

WLAN power saving

— If you have problems establishing a wireless LAN connection, try selecting

Disabled

. If you select

Disabled

, the power consumption increases when a wireless LAN connection is used, and simultaneous wireless LAN and

Bluetooth connections are not possible. If you want to be able to use a Bluetooth connection during a wireless LAN connection,

select

Enabled

.

To modify advanced wireless LAN settings, select

Connections

>

Wireless LAN

. Select the

Settings

page, and press

Advanced

settings

. Press

OK

.

Define the following:

Automatic configuration

— Select

Off

if you want to specify the advanced wireless LAN settings manually. Do not change the

settings manually unless you are sure how each setting affects system performance. System performance may drop

dramatically if automatic settings are not used.

Ad hoc channel

— Specify the radio frequency channel on which you want to set up an ad hoc network. Select

Automatic

if

you want to be allocated an available channel automatically.

Long retry limit

— Specify the maximum number of transmission attempts of a frame whose size is greater than the RTS

(request to send) threshold.

Short retry limit

— Specify the maximum number of transmission attempts of a frame whose size is less than or equal to the

RTS threshold.

RTS threshold

— Determines the data packet size at which the wireless LAN access point issues a request to send before

sending the packet.

TX power level

— Specify the power level used when transmitting data.

To use the original factory settings, press

Restore defaults

.