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Defining WLAN connection settings
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Defining WLAN connection settings
This chapter discusses the WLAN settings in Nokia E61. 
Special focus is on the selection of the WLAN security 
mode.
Different connectivity settings, including GPRS, WLAN 
and other technologies, are organized in so called Internet 
Access Points (IAPs) in your device. For WLAN access point 
usage, a WLAN IAP can be created. The advantage of using 
WLAN access point is that you have more control 
(particularly regarding security) over network traffic 
because it passes through the access point, and that you 
can use any resources in the wired network that the 
WLAN access point is connected to. The most important 
settings in the WLAN IAP include the network name 
(SSID), the WLAN security mode, and the security mode 
specific security settings.
It is also possible for WLAN devices to communicate 
directly with each other without any WLAN access points. 
This is done via ad hoc networks, which are established by 
a single user and others can then join in. Ad hoc 
connections are easy to set up, but they are limited to 
devices within the wireless transmission range. You can 
use ad hoc WLAN connections to print a document in your 
device to a compatible printer, for example.
Creating a WLAN Internet Access 
Point for a WLAN access point
1
Select Menu
→ 
Tools
→ 
Settings
→ 
Connection
→ 
Access 
points
.
2
The list of existing access points is shown. Press 
Options
 
New access point
 to create a new Internet 
access point.
To use an existing access point as a basis for the new 
one, select 
Use existing settings
. To start with an empty 
access point, select 
Use default settings
.
3
Define the following settings:
Connection name
 — Type a descriptive name for the 
Internet access point, such as My WLAN Internet.
Data bearer
 — Select 
Wireless LAN
.
WLAN netw. name
 — To enter the service set identifier 
(SSID), that is, the name that identifies the specific 
wireless LAN, select 
Enter manually
. The name must 
be exactly the same as in your Wi-Fi router. If you do 
not enter the SSID here, you are not able to connect 
to networks that use a hidden SSID.
To select the network from the wireless LANs in 
range, select 
Search for netw.
.
Network status
 — Select 
Hidden
 if the network you are 
connecting to is hidden, or 
Public
 if it is not hidden.
WLAN netw. mode
 — Select 
Infrastructure
. In this 
mode, devices can communicate with each other and 
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