Setting up an Internet access point
for a wireless LAN
Your device has a predefined Internet access point for a
wireless LAN, but you can create new Internet access
points yourself.
1. Select
Connections
>
Internet setup
.
2. Press
New
. If you want, you can use an existing
Internet access point as a basis for the new one.
3. Define the settings.
•
Internet settings name
— Enter a descriptive
name for the Internet access point.
•
Network ID
— Select the network ID according to
the destination network you want to access with
the Internet access point. You can rename and
create new network IDs. Using the correct network
ID ensures that the data traffic is routed directly to
the desired destination network. Especially VPN
(virtual private network) software may restrict
data traffic for a certain destination network.
Network IDs can be used to filter Internet access
points when establishing an Internet connection.
•
Internet settings type
— Select
Wireless LAN
as the
connection type.
•
Network mode
— If you select the
Infrastructure
mode, devices can communicate with each other
and with wired LAN devices through a wireless LAN
access point. If you select the
Ad hoc
mode, devices
can send and receive data directly with each other.
No wireless LAN access point is needed.
•
Network name
— Type the network name (SSID -
service set identifier) as defined by the system
administrator, or press
Change
, and select one
from the list. In the ad hoc mode, the users
themselves name the wireless LAN. If you do not
specify the network name here, you are asked to
select a network when you establish a wireless LAN
connection.
•
Security mode
— You must select the same
security mode that is used in the wireless LAN
access point. If you select
WEP
(wired equivalent
privacy),
802.1x
, or
WPA/WPA2
(Wi-Fi protected
access), you must also configure the relevant
additional settings.
4. After defining the settings, press
Advanced
to define
advanced settings, if necessary. Otherwise, press
Finish
or
Done
to exit the setup wizard.
Configuring advanced Internet access point
settings
Press
Advanced
when you have finished setting up the
basic Internet access point settings.
The pages and options available depend on the settings
you have chosen. Ask your system administrator for the
correct values.
IP configuration page
Note that the two protocols (IPv4 and IPv6) require
slightly different settings.
•
Auto retrieve IP
— If you select
Yes
, the IP address is
obtained automatically from the server. This setting is
sometimes also called dynamic IP address. If you select
No
, you must specify the IP address, subnet mask, and
default gateway in the fields below.
•
Auto retrieve DNS
— If you select
Yes
for the IPv4
protocol, or
DHCP
for the IPv6 protocol, the primary and
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