Nokia X6 16GB Nokia X6 16GB User Guide in US English - Page 93

Connectivity 93 Important: Always enable one of the available encryption methods to increase the security of your wireless LAN connection. Using encryption reduces the risk of unauthorized access to your data. When the device is in the Offline profile, you can still use a WLAN, if available. Remember to comply with any applicable safety requirements when establishing and using a WLAN connection. Tip: To check the unique media access control (MAC) address that identifies your device, open the dialler and enter *#62209526#. Wi-Fi/WLAN wizard Select Menu > Settings and Connectivity > Wireless LAN. The Wi-Fi/ WLAN wizard helps you to connect to a wireless LAN (WLAN) and manage your Wi-Fi/ WLAN connections. If the search finds WLANs, to create an internet access point (IAP) for a connection and start the web browser using this IAP, select the connection and Start web browsing. If you select a secured WLAN, you are asked to enter the relevant password. To connect to a hidden network, you must enter the correct network name (service set identifier, SSID). If you already have the web browser running using the currently active Wi-Fi/ WLAN connection, to return to the web browser, select Continue web browsing. To end the active connection, select the connection and Disconnect WLAN. WLAN internet access points Select Menu > Settings 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. © 2009 Nokia. All rights reserved. 93