Nokia 9500 Communicator - Setting up an Internet access point for a wireless LAN

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Setting up an Internet access point for a wireless LAN

Your device has a predefined Internet access point for a wireless LAN, but you can create new Internet access points yourself.
1. Select

Connections

>

Internet setup

.

2. Press

New

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

3. Define the settings.

Internet settings name

— Enter a descriptive name for the Internet access point.

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. Network IDs can be used to filter Internet access points when establishing an Internet

connection.

Internet settings type

— Select

Wireless LAN

as the connection type.

Network mode

— If you select the

Infrastructure

mode, devices can communicate with each other and with wired LAN

devices through a wireless LAN access point. If you select the

Ad hoc

mode, devices can send and receive data directly with

each other. No wireless LAN access point is needed.

Network name

— Type the network name (SSID - service set identifier) as defined by the system administrator, or

press

Change

, and select one from the list. In the ad hoc mode, the users themselves name the wireless LAN. If you do not

specify the network name here, you are asked to select a network when you establish a wireless LAN connection.

Security mode

— You must select the same security mode that is used in the wireless LAN access point. If you select

WEP

(wired equivalent privacy),

802.1x

, or

WPA

(Wi-Fi protected access), you must also configure the relevant additional

settings.

4. After defining the settings, press

Advanced

to define advanced settings, if necessary. Otherwise, press

Finish

or

Done

to exit

the setup wizard.