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WLAN wizard, WLAN internet access points, Search for WLAN

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Connections Tip! To check the unique media access control (MAC) address that identifies your device, enter *#62209526# in the standby mode. WLAN wizard The WLAN wizard helps you to connect to a WLAN and manage your WLAN connections. The WLAN wizard shows the status of your WLAN connections in the active standby mode. To view the available options, scroll to the row showing the status, and press . If the search results of found WLANs, for example, WLAN network found are displayed, to create an internet access point and start the web browser using this IAP, select the status, the option Start web browsing, and the network. If you select a secured WLAN network, you are asked to enter the relevant passcodes. To connect to a hidden network, you must enter the correct network name (service set identifier, SSID). To create a new access point for hidden WLAN, select New WLAN. If you are connected to a WLAN, the IAP name is displayed. To start the web browser using this IAP, select the status and the option Cont. Web browsing. To end the connection in the WLAN, select the status and the option Disconnect WLAN. If WLAN scanning is off and you are not connected to any WLAN, WLAN scanning off is displayed. To set scanning on and search for available WLANs, select the status and press . To start a search for available WLANs, select a status and the option Search for WLAN. To set WLAN scanning off, select a status and the option Switch WLAN scan off. To access the WLAN wizard in the menu, press , and select Tools > WLAN wiz. WLAN internet access points To search for WLANs available within range, press , and select Tools > WLAN wiz.. Select Options and select from the following: • Filter WLAN networks- Filter out WLANs in the list of found networks. The selected networks are filtered out 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. • Define access point- Create an internet access point (IAP) in a WLAN. • Edit access point - Edit the details of an existing IAP. You can also use Conn. mgr. to create internet access points. See 'Wireless LAN', p. 28. 27

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Connections
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Tip!
To check the unique media access control (MAC)
address that identifies your device, enter
*#62209526#
in the standby mode.
WLAN wizard
The WLAN wizard helps you to connect to a WLAN and
manage your WLAN connections.
The WLAN wizard shows the status of your WLAN
connections in the active standby mode. To view the
available options, scroll to the row showing the status, and
press
.
If the search results of found WLANs, for example,
WLAN
network found
are displayed, to create an internet access
point and start the web browser using this IAP, select the
status, the option
Start web browsing
, and the network.
If you select a secured WLAN network, you are asked to
enter the relevant passcodes. To connect to a hidden
network, you must enter the correct network name (service
set identifier, SSID). To create a new access point for
hidden WLAN, select
New WLAN
.
If you are connected to a WLAN, the IAP name is displayed.
To start the web browser using this IAP, select the status
and the option
Cont. Web browsing
. To end the
connection in the WLAN, select the status and the option
Disconnect WLAN
.
If WLAN scanning is off and you are not connected to any
WLAN,
WLAN scanning off
is displayed. To set scanning
on and search for available WLANs, select the status and
press
.
To start a search for available WLANs, select a status and
the option
Search for WLAN
. To set WLAN scanning off,
select a status and the option
Switch WLAN scan off
.
To access the WLAN wizard in the menu, press
, and
select
Tools
>
WLAN wiz.
WLAN internet access points
To search for WLANs available within range, press
, and
select
Tools
>
WLAN wiz.
.
Select
Options
and select from the following:
•
Filter WLAN networks
— Filter out WLANs in the list of
found networks. The selected networks are filtered out
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.
•
Define access point
— Create an internet access point
(IAP) in a WLAN.
•
Edit access point
— Edit the details of an existing IAP.
You can also use
Conn. mgr.
to create internet access
points. See ‘Wireless LAN’, p. 28.