Nokia E66, User Manual

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Advanced WLAN settings
Select Options
>
Advanced settings . The advanced
WLAN settings are normally defined automatically, and
changing them is not recommended.
To edit the settings manually, select
Automatic
configuration
>
Disabled , and define the following:
• Long retry limit — Enter the maximum number of
transmission attempts if the device does not receive
a receiving acknowledgement signal from the
network.
• Short retry limit — Enter the maximum number of
transmission attempts if the device does not receive
a clear-to-send signal from the network.
• RTS threshold — Select the data packet size at
which the WLAN access point device issues a request
to send before sending the packet.
• TX power level — Select the power level of your
device when sending data.
• Radio measurements — Enable or disable the
radio measurements.
• Power saving — Select whether to use the WLAN
power saving mechanism to save the power in the
device battery. Using the power saving mechanism
enhances the battery performance but may weaken
WLAN interoperability.
To restore all settings to their original values, select
Options
>
Restore defaults .
WLAN security settings
Select Menu
>
Tools
>
Settings
>
Connection
>
Access points
>
Options
>
New access point , or
select an access point and Options
>
Edit .
In the access point settings, select WLAN security
mode and the desired mode.
WEP security settings
Select WEP as the WLAN security mode.
The wired equivalent privacy (WEP) encryption method
encrypts data before it is transmitted. Access to the
network is denied to users who do not have the
required WEP keys. When the WEP security mode is in
use, and your device receives a data packet not
encrypted with the WEP keys, the data is discarded.
In an ad-hoc network, all devices must use the same
WEP key.
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.
WEP key settings
In an ad-hoc network, all devices must use the same
WEP key.
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