Nokia N95

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Connections
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Connections
Wireless LAN
Your device supports wireless local area network (WLAN). 
With WLAN, you can connect your device to the internet 
and compatible devices that have WLAN. For information 
about using your device with other compatible Universal 
Plug and Play (UPnP) devices through WLAN, see ‘Home 
network’, p. 67.
To use WLAN, it must be available in the location and your 
device must be connected to the WLAN.
Some places, like France, have restrictions on the use of 
WLAN. Check with your local authorities for more 
information.
Features using WLAN, or allowing such features 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
Operation at a frequency of 2.4 GHz
Wired equivalent privacy (WEP) with keys up to 128 
bits, Wi-Fi protected access (WPA), and 802.1x 
encryption methods. These functions can be used only 
if they are supported by the network.
Wireless LAN connections
To use WLAN, you must create an internet access point 
(IAP) in a WLAN. Use the access point for applications that 
need to connect to the internet. See ‘WLAN internet access 
points’, p. 27.
 Important: Always enable one of the available 
encryption methods to increase the security of your WLAN 
connection. Using encryption reduces the risk of 
unauthorised access to your data. 
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. 
To end the connection, see ‘Connection manager’, p. 28.
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.
When the device is in the 
Offline
 profile, you can still use 
WLAN (if available). Remember to comply with any 
applicable safety requirements when establishing and 
using a WLAN connection.