Nokia N78 User Guide - Page 148

WLAN internet access points, Security settings for WEP

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Settings ● Homepage - Depending on the access point you are setting up, enter the web address or the address of the multimedia message centre. Select Options > Advanced settings and from the following: ● Network type - Select the internet protocol type to transfer data to and from your device. The other settings depend on the selected network type. ● Phone IP address (for IPv4 only) - Enter the IP address of your device. ● DNS addresses - Enter the IP addresses of the primary and secondary DNS servers, if required by your service provider. To obtain these addresses, contact your internet service provider. ● Proxy server address - Enter the address of the proxy server. ● Proxy port number - Enter the port number of the proxy server. WLAN internet access points Press , and select Tools > Settings > Connection > Destinations > New access point, and follow the instructions on the screen. Or, open one of the access point groups, select an access point marked with , and select Edit. Follow the instructions from your WLAN service provider. 148 ● WLAN network name - Select Enter manually or Search for networks. If you select an existing network, WLAN network mode and WLAN security mode are determined by the settings of its access point device. ● Network status - Define whether the network name is displayed. ● WLAN network mode - Select Ad-hoc to create an ad hoc network and to allow devices to send and receive data directly; a WLAN access point device is not needed. In an ad hoc network, all devices must use the same WLAN network name. ● WLAN security mode - Select the encryption used: WEP, 802.1x (not for ad hoc networks), or WPA/WPA2. If you select Open network, no encryption is used. The WEP, 802.1x, and WPA functions can be used only if the network supports them. To enter the settings for the selected security mode, select WLAN security settings. Security settings for WEP ● WEP key in use - Select the wired equivalent privacy (WEP) key number. You can create up to four WEP keys. The same settings must be entered on the WLAN access point device. ● Authentication type - Select Open or Shared for the authentication type between your device and the WLAN access point device.

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Homepage
— Depending on the access point you
are setting up, enter the web address or the address
of the multimedia message centre.
Select
Options
>
Advanced settings
and from the
following:
Network type
— Select the internet protocol type
to transfer data to and from your device. The other
settings depend on the selected network type.
Phone IP address
(for IPv4 only) — Enter the IP
address of your device.
DNS addresses
— Enter the IP addresses of the
primary and secondary DNS servers, if required by
your service provider. To obtain these addresses,
contact your internet service provider.
Proxy server address
— Enter the address of the
proxy server.
Proxy port number
— Enter the port number of
the proxy server.
WLAN internet access points
Press
, and select
Tools
>
Settings
>
Connection
>
Destinations
>
New access point
,
and follow the instructions on the screen. Or, open one
of the access point groups, select an access point
marked with
, and select
Edit
.
Follow the instructions from your WLAN service
provider.
WLAN network name
— Select
Enter manually
or
Search for networks
. If you select an existing
network,
WLAN network mode
and
WLAN
security mode
are determined by the settings of its
access point device.
Network status
— Define whether the network
name is displayed.
WLAN network mode
— Select
Ad-hoc
to create
an ad hoc network and to allow devices to send and
receive data directly; a WLAN access point device is
not needed. In an ad hoc network, all devices must
use the same
WLAN network name
.
WLAN security mode
— Select the encryption
used:
WEP
,
802.1x
(not for ad hoc networks), or
WPA/WPA2
. If you select
Open network
, no
encryption is used. The WEP, 802.1x, and WPA
functions can be used only if the network supports
them.
To enter the settings for the selected security mode,
select
WLAN security settings
.
Security settings for WEP
WEP key in use
— Select the wired equivalent
privacy (WEP) key number. You can create up to four
WEP keys. The same settings must be entered on the
WLAN access point device.
Authentication type
— Select
Open
or
Shared
for
the authentication type between your device and
the WLAN access point device.
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