Nokia 770 Internet Tablet OS 2006 Edition in English - Page 20

Define Internet connections ■ WLAN connection To set up a WLAN connection, do the following: 1. In the Connection setup: Name and type dialog, define the following settings: Connection name - Enter a descriptive name for the connection. Connection type: - Select WLAN. 2. Tap Next. The device asks whether you want to scan for available WLAN networks. Tap Yes to start the scan, or No to skip it. If you select Yes, all available WLAN networks are shown after the scan with information about each WLAN connection: • Security level of WLAN connection: - No security (for example, a public access point in an airport) - Medium security (wired equivalent privacy (WEP) authentication) - High security (Wi-Fi protected access (WPA) authentication, including WPA1 and WPA2). The security level of the network affects the settings that are shown when you tap Next. • Name of the WLAN network • WLAN signal strength • if the WLAN network is already defined for an Internet connection setup that you have saved in the device 3. Tap Finish to save the settings. To define advanced settings, tap Advanced. Tip: You may need to define advanced settings, for example, if your Internet access point requires the use of proxies. The following settings are shown when you edit and existing WLAN connection, or when you skip the scan for WLAN networks in step 2: Network name (SSID) - Enter the name of the WLAN network. If you are the administrator of the network, ensure that the name of the network 20 Copyright © 2006 Nokia. All rights reserved.