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Connectivity, Find WLANs and connect

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Connectivity Connectivity Your phone provides several features to connect to other devices to transmit and receive data. You can also connect the phone to a wireless LAN (WLAN or Wi-Fi) to access the internet and make phone calls through the internet.You can also connect the phone to a wireless LAN to access the internet. indicates a saved WLAN To update the list, select Options > Refresh list. To view the encryption type and other details of a WLAN , select Options > Details. WLAN connectivity You can use a wireless LAN (WLAN) connection to access the internet from various applications or for voice calls over the internet (VoIP). Your phone supports WLAN according to IEEE 802.11b and IEEE 802.11g. Important: Always enable one of the available encryption methods to increase the security of your wireless LAN connection. Using encryption reduces the risk of unauthorised access to your data. To connect to one of the available WLANs, select the WLAN and Connect. You are asked to save the WLAN. Features using wireless LAN increase the demand on battery power and reduce the battery life. To save a WLAN from the list of available WLANs, select Options > Save. Find WLANs and connect To disconnect from a WLAN, select the WLAN from the list of available WLANs, and select Discon.. Display a list of available wireless local area networks (WLAN), connect to or save a WLAN, or search for a hidden WLAN. To view available WLANs, select Menu > Settings > Connectivity > WLAN > Available WLANs. Hidden networks Hidden WLANs do not broadcast their service set identifier (SSID). They are marked as hidden networks in the list of available WLANs. You can only connect to a hidden network if you know its SSID. indicates that you are connected to the WLAN (red radio wave) indicates the signal strength indicates a secured WLAN. To connect, you need the corresponding access data. 1. Select (Hidden network). 2. Enter the SSID of the network, and select OK. When you save the hidden network, it appears in the list of available WLANs without searching again. 29

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Connectivity
Your phone provides several features to connect to
other devices to transmit and receive data. You can also
connect the phone to a wireless LAN (WLAN or Wi-Fi) to
access the internet and make phone calls through the
internet.You can also connect the phone to a wireless
LAN to access the internet.
WLAN connectivity
You can use a wireless LAN (WLAN) connection to access
the internet from various applications or for voice calls
over the internet (VoIP). Your phone supports WLAN
according to IEEE 802.11b and IEEE 802.11g.
Features using wireless LAN increase the demand on
battery power and reduce the battery life.
Find WLANs and connect
Display a list of available wireless local area networks
(WLAN), connect to or save a WLAN, or search for a
hidden WLAN.
To view available WLANs, select
Menu
>
Settings
>
Connectivity
>
WLAN
>
Available WLANs
.
indicates that you are connected to the WLAN (red
radio wave)
indicates the signal strength
indicates a secured WLAN. To connect, you need the
corresponding access data.
indicates a saved WLAN
To update the list, select
Options
>
Refresh list
.
To view the encryption type and other details of a
WLAN , select
Options
>
Details
.
Important:
Always enable one of the available
encryption methods to increase the security of your
wireless LAN connection. Using encryption reduces the
risk of unauthorised access to your data.
To connect to one of the available WLANs, select the
WLAN and
Connect
. You are asked to save the WLAN.
To save a WLAN from the list of available WLANs, select
Options
>
Save
.
To disconnect from a WLAN, select the WLAN from the
list of available WLANs, and select
Discon.
.
Hidden networks
Hidden WLANs do not broadcast their service set
identifier (SSID). They are marked as hidden networks
in the list of available WLANs. You can only connect to
a hidden network if you know its SSID.
1.
Select
(Hidden network)
.
2.
Enter the SSID of the network, and select
OK
.
When you save the hidden network, it appears in the
list of available WLANs without searching again.
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Connectivity