Nokia N81

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Connections
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When the device is in the 
Offline
 profile, you can still use 
wireless LAN (if available). Remember to comply with any 
applicable safety requirements when establishing and 
using a wireless LAN connection.
 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 wireless LAN 
and manage your wireless LAN connections.
The WLAN wizard shows the status of your wireless LAN 
connections in the active standby mode. To view the 
available options, scroll to the row showing the status, and 
press .
If the search finds wireless LANs, and for example, 
WLAN 
network found
 is displayed, to automatically create an IAP 
and start the web browser using this IAP, select the status, 
Start Web browsing
, and the network.
If you select a secured wireless LAN 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 a 
hidden WLAN, select 
New WLAN
. After entering the 
required data, the connection is automatically tested.
If you are connected to a wireless LAN, the IAP name is 
displayed. To start the web browser using this IAP, select 
the status and 
Continue Web browsing
. To end the 
connection in the wireless LAN, select the status and 
Disconnect WLAN
.
If wireless LAN scanning is off and you are not connected 
to any wireless LAN, 
WLAN scanning off
 is displayed. To 
set scanning on and search for available wireless LANs, 
scroll to the row showing the status, and press 
.
To start a search for available wireless LANs, select a status 
and 
Search for WLAN
. To set wireless LAN scanning off, 
select a status and 
WLAN scanning off
.
To access the WLAN wizard in the menu, press 
, and 
select 
Tools
WLAN wiz.
.
Wireless LAN access points
To search for wireless LANs available within range, 
press
, and select 
Tools
WLAN wiz.
.
Select 
Options
 and from the following:
Filter WLAN networks
—to filter out wireless LANs in the 
list of found networks. The selected networks are filtered 
out the next time the application searches for wireless 
LANs.
Details
—to view the details of a network shown in the list. 
If you select an active connection, the connection details 
are displayed.