Nokia E61i User Manual

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11. Wireless local area network (WLAN)Some places, like France, have restrictions on the use of wireless LAN. Check with your local authorities for more information.This device can detect and connect to a wireless local area network (WLAN). To use wireless LAN, a network must be availablein the location and your device must be connected to it.See wireless LAN availabilityYour device can show you whether wireless LAN is available.To have your device show wireless LAN availability, select Menu > Tools > Settings > Connection > Wireless LAN > Showavailability.If wireless LAN is available, is shown on the display.Tip: You can also scan for networks in range.Wireless LAN connectionsImportant: Always enable one of the available encryption methods to increase the security of your wireless LANconnection. Using encryption reduces the risk of unauthorized access to your data.To use wireless LAN, you must create an internet access point (IAP) in a wireless LAN. Use the access point for applications thatneed to connect to the internet. A wireless LAN connection is established when you create a data connection using a wirelessLAN Internet access point. The active wireless LAN connection is ended when you end the data connection. You can also end theconnection manually. See "Connection manager," p. 55.You can use wireless LAN during a voice call or when packet data is active. You can only be connected to one wireless LAN accesspoint 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 wireless LAN (if available). Remember to comply with any applicablesafety requirements when establishing and using a wireless LAN connection.If you move the device to another location within the wireless LAN and out of range of a wireless LAN access point, the roamingfunctionality can automatically connect your device to another access point that belongs to the same network. As long as youremain within range of access points that belong to the same network, your device can stay connected to the network.Tip: To check the unique media access control (MAC) address that identifies your device, for example to configure theMAC address of your device to a WLAN router, enter *#62209526# on the device keypad. The MAC address is shown onthe device display.Operating modesYour device enables different types of communication in a wireless LAN. The two operating modes are infrastructure and adhoc.• The infrastructure operating mode allows two kinds of communication: wireless devices communicate with each otherthrough a wireless LAN access point or wireless devices communicate with a wired LAN device through a wireless LAN accesspoint. The advantage of the infrastructure operating mode is that you can have more control over network connectionsbecause they pass through an access point. A wireless device can access the services that are available in a regular wired LAN:company database, e-mail, the Internet, and other network resources, for example.• In the ad hoc operating mode you can send data to and receive it from other devices with compatible wireless LAN support ,for example, to be printed. These functions may require an additional third party application to work. No wireless LAN accesspoint is required. Simply make the necessary configurations and start communicating. Ad hoc networking is easy to set up,but communication is limited to devices that are within range and support compatible wireless LAN technology.WLAN wizardThe WLAN wizard helps you to connect to a wireless LAN.The WLAN wizard shows the status of your wireless LAN connections and network searches in the active standby mode. To viewthe available options, scroll to the row showing the status, and press the scroll key. Depending on the status, you can start theweb browser using a wireless LAN connection, disconnect from a wireless LAN, search for wireless LANs, or set network scanningon or off.If wireless LAN scanning is off and you are not connected to any wireless LAN, WLAN scanning off is displayed in the activestandby mode. To set scanning on and search for available wireless LANs, scroll to the status, and press the scroll key.To start a search for available wireless LANs, scroll to a status, press the scroll key, and select Search for WLAN. To set wirelessLAN scanning off, scroll to a status, press the scroll key, and select Switch WLAN scan off.© 2007 Nokia. All rights reserved. 56