W i r e l e s s l o c a l a r e a n e t w o r k ( W L A N )
When
Start Web browsing
wireless LAN. The IAP can also be used with other applications requiring wireless LAN connection.
If you select a secured wireless LAN network, you are asked to enter the relevant passcodes. To connect to a hidden network,
you must enter the correct hidden service set identifier (SSID).
You can also start the WLAN wizard separately to get more information on wireless LANs within range. Select
Connect.
WLAN
wiz.. Found networks are displayed.
>
Scroll to the desired network, select
Start Web browsing
or
•
Disconnect WLAN
— Disconnect the active connection to the wireless LAN.
•
Refresh
— Update the list of available wireless LANs.
•
Details
— View the details of the wireless LAN.
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Define access point
— Create an internet access point without starting the web browser.
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Always enable one of the available encryption methods to increase the security of your wireless LAN connection. Using encryption
reduces the risk of unauthorized access to your data.
Wireless LAN access points
To search for wireless LANs available within range, select
a wireless LAN, select
Options
Details.
When an application asks you to select an access point, select the created access point. You can also create an internet access
point by selecting
Search for
Set up a wireless LAN access point manually
If you cannot use the WLAN wizard, you can define wireless LAN access points manually.
1. Select
Menu
Tools
>
2. Select
Options
New access
>
To start with an empty access point, select
3. Define the following settings.
Connection name
— Enter a descriptive name for the connection.
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Data bearer
— Select
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WLAN netw. name
•
select
Enter
manually. To select the network from the wireless LANs in range, select
Network status
— Select
•
WLAN netw. mode
•
through a wireless LAN access point. If you select Ad-hoc, devices can send and receive data directly with each other, and
no wireless LAN access point is needed.
WLAN security mode
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WEP (wired equivalent privacy), 802.1x, or WPA2 (Wi-Fi protected access), you must also configure the relevant additional
settings.
WLAN security sett.
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Homepage
— Enter the Web address of the page you want to display as a home page when you use this access point.
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The settings available for editing may vary.
Advanced Internet access point settings for wireless LAN
Select
Menu
Tools
Settings
>
>
After setting up a basic Internet access point for wireless LAN, select
advanced settings.
IPv4 settings
— Enter the device IP and name server addresses for the IPv4 Internet protocol.
•
IPv6 settings
— Select or enter the name server addresses for the IPv6 Internet protocol.
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Ad-hoc channel
— If the selected network mode is ad-hoc, select
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Proxy serv. address
— Enter the proxy server address.
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Proxy port number
— Enter the proxy server port number.
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The settings available for editing may vary. Contact your service provider for more information.
Wireless LAN settings
See "Wireless LAN," p. 83.
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is selected, the WLAN wizard automatically creates an internet access point (IAP) for the selected
Options
and from the following:
Cont. Web browsing
— Start or continue browsing the web using the IAP of the wireless LAN.
Define access
point. To view the details of a network shown in the list, select
>
WLAN, or use
Conn. mgr.
Settings
Connection
>
>
point. To use an existing access point as a basis for the new one, select
Use default
Wireless
LAN.
— To enter the service set identifier (SSID), that is, the name that identifies the specific wireless LAN,
Hidden
if the network you are connecting to is hidden, or
— If you select Infrastructure, devices can communicate with each other and with wired LAN devices
— You must select the same security mode that is used in the wireless LAN access point. If you select
— Edit the security settings for the selected
Connection
>
>
Menu
Connect.
>
to create internet access points.
Access
points.
>
settings.
WLAN security
Access
points.
Options
User defined
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WLAN
wiz.. To create an internet access point in
>
See "Connection manager," p. 55.
Search for
netw..
Public
if it is not hidden.
mode.
Advanced
settings, and define the following
>
to manually enter a channel number (1-11).
Menu
>
Options
>
Use existing
settings.