Nokia N97 Nokia N97 User Guide in English and Spanish - Page 70

Connectivity service provider to use the services of other service providers. ● Operator selection - Select Automatic to set the device to search for and select one of the available networks, or Manual to manually select the network from a list. If the connection to the manually selected network is lost, the device sounds an error tone and asks you to reselect a network. The selected network must have a roaming agreement with your home network. ● Cell info display - Set the device to indicate when it is used in a cellular network based on microcellular network (MCN) technology and to activate cell info reception. ● Your device must be connected to the WLAN. Some WLANs are protected, and you need an access key from the service provider to connect to them. ● An internet access point created for WLAN. Use the access point for applications that need to connect to the internet. A WLAN connection is established when you create a data connection using a WLAN internet access point. The active WLAN connection ends when you end the data connection. You can use WLAN during a voice call or when packet data is active. You can only be connected to one WLAN access point device at a time, but several applications can use the same internet access point. Wi-Fi/WLAN connection Your device can detect and connect to wireless local area networks (WLAN). Using a WLAN, you can connect your device to the internet and compatible devices that have WLAN support. Features that use WLAN, or that are allowed to run in the background while using other features, increase the demand on battery power and reduce the battery life. Your device supports the following WLAN features: ● IEEE 802.11b/g standard About WLAN Your device can detect and connect to WLANs. Using a WLAN, you can connect your device to the internet and compatible devices that support WLAN. ● Operation at 2.4 GHz ● Wired equivalent privacy (WEP), Wi-Fi protected access (WPA/WPA2), and 802.1x authentication methods. These functions can be used only if they are supported by the network. To use a WLAN connection, you need the following: 70 ● WLAN must be available in your location.