To have an indicator displayed when there is a WLANavailable in your current location, select Show WLANavailability > Yes.To select the interval for your device to scan for availableWLANs and update the indicator, select Scan fornetworks. This setting is not available unless you selectShow WLAN availability > Yes.Advanced WLAN settingsSelect Options > Advanced settings. The advancedWLAN settings are normally defined automatically, andchanging them is not recommended.To edit the settings manually, select Automaticconfiguration > Disabled, and define the following:• Long retry limit — Enter the maximum number oftransmission attempts if the device does not receive areceiving acknowledgement signal from the network.• Short retry limit — Enter the maximum number oftransmission attempts if the device does not receive aclear-to-send signal from the network.• RTS threshold — Select the data packet size at whichthe WLAN access point device issues a request to sendbefore sending the packet.• TX power level — Select the power level of your devicewhen sending data.• Radio measurements — Enable or disable the radiomeasurements.• Power saving — Select whether to use the WLANpower saving mechanism to save the power in thedevice battery. Using the power saving mechanismenhances the battery performance but may weakenWLAN interoperability.To restore all settings to their original values, selectOptions > Restore defaults.WLAN security settingsSelect Menu > Tools > Settings > Connection >Access points > Options > New access point, or selectan access point and Options > Edit.In the access point settings, select WLAN securitymode and the desired mode.WEP security settingsSelect WEP as the WLAN security mode.The wired equivalent privacy (WEP) encryption methodencrypts data before it is transmitted. Access to thenetwork is denied to users who do not have the requiredWEP keys. When the WEP security mode is in use, and yourdevice receives a data packet not encrypted with the WEPkeys, the data is discarded.In an ad-hoc network, all devices must use the same WEPkey.Select WLAN security settings and from the following:• WEP key in use — Select the desired WEP key.• Authentication type — Select Open or Shared.• WEP key settings — Edit the settings for the WEP key.© 2008 Nokia. All rights reserved.128
