Nokia E72 Nokia E72 User Guide in US English / Spanish - Page 59

WLAN internet access points, Operating modes, WLAN settings, Disconnect WLAN

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Connectivity If you already have the web browser running using the currently active WLAN connection, to return to the web browser, select Cont. web browsing. To end the active connection, select the connection and Disconnect WLAN. In the ad hoc operating mode, devices can send and receive data directly with each other. WLAN settings Select Menu > Ctrl. panel > Settings and Connection > Wireless LAN. WLAN internet access points Select Menu > Ctrl. panel and Connectivity > Wireless LAN > Options. Select from the following: Filter WLAN networks - Filter out wireless LANs (WLANs) from the list of found networks. The selected networks are not displayed the next time the application searches for WLANs. Details - View the details of a network shown in the list. If you select an active connection, the connection details are displayed. Operating modes There are two operating modes in Wi-Fi WLAN: infrastructure and ad hoc. The infrastructure operating mode allows two kinds of communication: wireless devices are connected to each other through a Wi-Fi/WLAN access point device, or wireless devices are connected to a wired LAN through a Wi-Fi/WLAN access point device. To have an indicator displayed when there is a wireless LAN (WLAN) available in your current location, select Show WLAN availability > Yes. To select the interval for your device to scan for available WLANs, and to update the indicator, select Scan for networks. This setting is not available unless you select Show WLAN availability > Yes. To set the device to test the internet capability of the selected WLAN automatically, to ask for permission every time, or to never perform the connectivity test, select Internet connectivity test > Run automatically, Ask every time, or Never run. If you select Run automatically or allow the test to be performed when the device asks for it, and the connectivity test is performed successfully, the access point is saved to internet destinations. To check the unique media access control (MAC) address that identifies your device, enter *#62209526# in the home screen. The MAC address is displayed. 59

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If you already have the web browser running using the
currently active WLAN connection, to return to the web
browser, select
Cont. web browsing
.
To end the active connection, select the connection and
Disconnect WLAN
.
WLAN internet access points
Select
Menu
>
Ctrl. panel
and
Connectivity
>
Wireless
LAN
>
Options
.
Select from the following:
Filter WLAN networks
— Filter out wireless LANs
(WLANs) from the list of found networks. The selected
networks are not displayed the next time the application
searches for WLANs.
Details
— View the details of a network shown in the list.
If you select an active connection, the connection details
are displayed.
Operating modes
There are two operating modes in Wi-Fi WLAN:
infrastructure and ad hoc.
The infrastructure operating mode allows two kinds of
communication: wireless devices are connected to each
other through a Wi-Fi/WLAN access point device, or
wireless devices are connected to a wired LAN through a
Wi-Fi/WLAN access point device.
In the ad hoc operating mode, devices can send and
receive data directly with each other.
WLAN settings
Select
Menu
>
Ctrl. panel
>
Settings
and
Connection
>
Wireless LAN
.
To have an indicator displayed when there is a wireless
LAN (WLAN) available in your current location, select
Show
WLAN availability
>
Yes
.
To select the interval for your device to scan for available
WLANs, and to update the indicator, select
Scan for
networks
. This setting is not available unless you select
Show WLAN availability
>
Yes
.
To set the device to test the internet capability of the
selected WLAN automatically, to ask for permission every
time, or to never perform the connectivity test, select
Internet connectivity test
>
Run automatically
,
Ask
every time
, or
Never run
. If you select
Run
automatically
or allow the test to be performed when the
device asks for it, and the connectivity test is performed
successfully, the access point is saved to internet
destinations.
To check the unique media access control (MAC) address
that identifies your device, enter *#62209526# in the
home screen. The MAC address is displayed.
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