Nokia E51 User Guide - Page 115

Packet data (GPRS) settings, WLAN settings, Advanced WLAN settings

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Packet data (GPRS) settings Select Menu > Tools > Settings > Connection > Packet data. To select the interval for your device to scan for available WLANs and update the indicator, select Scan for networks. This setting is not available unless you select Show WLAN availability > Yes. Your device supports packet data connections, such as Advanced WLAN settings GPRS in the GSM network. When you are using your device in GSM and UMTS networks, it is possible to have multiple data connections active at the same time; access points Select Options > Advanced settings. The advanced can share a data connection, and data connections remain WLAN settings are normally defined automatically, and active, for example, during voice calls. See "Connection changing them is not recommended. manager", p. 99. To define the packet data settings, select Packet data To edit the settings manually, select Automatic configuration > Disabled, and define the following: connection and select When available to register the device to the packet data network when you switch the device on in a supported network, or When needed to establish a packet data connection only when an application or action requires it. Select Access point and enter the access point name provided by your service provider to use the device as a packet data modem to your computer. To use a high-speed data connection, select High speed packet access > Enabled. • Long retry limit - Enter the maximum number of transmission attempts if the device does not receive a receiving acknowledgement signal from the network. • Short retry limit - Enter the maximum number of transmission attempts if the device does not receive a clear-to-send signal from the network. • RTS threshold - Select the data packet size at which the WLAN access point device issues a request to send before sending the packet. These settings affect all access points for packet data • TX power level - Select the power level of your device connections. when sending data. • Radio measurements - Enable or disable the radio WLAN settings measurements. • Power saving - Select whether to use the WLAN Select Menu > Tools > Settings > Connection > Wireless LAN. To have an indicator displayed when there is a WLAN available in your current location, select Show WLAN availability > Yes. power saving mechanism to save the power in the device battery. Using the power saving mechanism enhances the battery performance but may weaken WLAN interoperability. To restore all settings to their original values, select Options > Restore defaults. 115

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Packet data (GPRS) settings
Select
Menu
>
Tools
>
Settings
>
Connection
>
Packet data
.
Your device supports packet data connections, such as
GPRS in the GSM network. When you are using your device
in GSM and UMTS networks, it is possible to have multiple
data connections active at the same time; access points
can share a data connection, and data connections remain
active, for example, during voice calls.
See "Connection
manager"
, p.
99
.
To define the packet data settings, select
Packet data
connection
and select
When available
to register the
device to the packet data network when you switch the
device on in a supported network, or
When needed
to
establish a packet data connection only when an
application or action requires it. Select
Access point
and
enter the access point name provided by your service
provider to use the device as a packet data modem to your
computer. To use a high-speed data connection, select
High speed packet access
>
Enabled
.
These settings affect all access points for packet data
connections.
WLAN settings
Select
Menu
>
Tools
>
Settings
>
Connection
>
Wireless LAN
.
To have an indicator displayed when there is a WLAN
available in your current location, select
Show WLAN
availability
>
Yes
.
To select the interval for your device to scan for available
WLANs and update the indicator, select
Scan for
networks
. This setting is not available unless you select
Show WLAN availability
>
Yes
.
Advanced WLAN settings
Select
Options
>
Advanced settings
. The advanced
WLAN settings are normally defined automatically, and
changing them is not recommended.
To edit the settings manually, select
Automatic
configuration
>
Disabled
, and define the following:
Long retry limit
— Enter the maximum number of
transmission attempts if the device does not receive a
receiving acknowledgement signal from the network.
Short retry limit
— Enter the maximum number of
transmission attempts if the device does not receive a
clear-to-send signal from the network.
RTS threshold
— Select the data packet size at which
the WLAN access point device issues a request to send
before sending the packet.
TX power level
— Select the power level of your device
when sending data.
Radio measurements
— Enable or disable the radio
measurements.
Power saving
— Select whether to use the WLAN
power saving mechanism to save the power in the
device battery. Using the power saving mechanism
enhances the battery performance but may weaken
WLAN interoperability.
To restore all settings to their original values, select
Options
>
Restore defaults
.
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