Nokia E71

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or not scanning for available networks. To further reduce
battery consumption, you can specify that your Nokia device
does not scan, or scans less often, for available networks in
the background. WLAN switches off in between background
scans.
To stop the background scans, select 
Menu
 > 
Tools
 >
Settings
 > 
Connection
 > 
Wireless LAN
 > 
Show WLAN
availability
 > 
Never
. You can still manually scan for
available WLAN networks and connect to WLAN networks as
usual.
To increase the background scan interval, select 
Show WLAN
availability
 > 
Yes
, and define the interval in 
Scan for
networks
.
Q: Why can't I browse the web even though the
WLAN connection is working and the IP settings
are correct?
A: Check that you have defined the HTTP/ HTTPS proxy
settings correctly in the advanced settings of your WLAN
access point.
Q: How do I check the signal quality of my WLAN
connection?
Select 
Menu
 > 
Connectivity
 > 
Conn. mgr.
 > 
Active data
connections
 > 
Options
 > 
Details
. If the signal quality is
weak or moderate, you may encounter connection problems.
Try again closer to the access point.
Q: Why do I have problems with the security
mode?
A: Check that you have configured the security mode
correctly, and that it is the same that the network uses. To
check the security mode the network uses, select 
Menu
 >
Connectivity
 > 
Conn. mgr.
 > 
Active data connections
 >
Options
 > 
Details
.
Check also the following: you have the correct WPA mode
(preshared key or EAP), you have disabled all EAP types that
are not needed, and all the EAP type settings are correct
(passwords, user names, certificates).
Q: Why can’t I select a contact for my message?
A: The contact card does not have a phone number, an
address, or an e-mail address. Select 
Menu
 > 
Communic.
 >
Contacts
, and edit the contact card.
Q: The note Retrieving message is shown briefly.
What is happening?
A: The device is trying to retrieve a multimedia message from
the multimedia messaging centre. This note is shown if you
have selected 
Menu
 > 
Communic.
 > 
Messaging
 >
Options
 > 
Settings
 > 
Multimedia message
 >
Multimedia retrieval
 > 
Always automatic
. Check that the
settings for multimedia messaging are defined correctly and
that there are no mistakes in phone numbers or addresses.
Q: How can I end the data connection when the
device starts a data connection again and again?
A: The device may be trying to retrieve a multimedia message
from the multimedia message centre. To stop the device from
making a data connection, select 
Menu
 > 
Communic.
 >
Messaging
 > 
Options
 > 
Settings
 > 
Multimedia
message
 > 
Multimedia retrieval
 > 
Manual
 to have the
multimedia messaging centre save messages to be retrieved
later, or 
Off
 to ignore all incoming multimedia messages. If
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