Nokia N Series, User Manual

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Settings
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Data bearer —Select the data connection type.
Depending on the data connection you select, only certain
setting fields are available. Fill in all fields marked with
Must be defined or with a red asterisk. Other fields can be
left empty, unless you have been instructed otherwise by
your service provider.
To be able to use a data connection, the network service
provider must support this feature, and if necessary, activate
it for your SIM card.
Packet data access points
Follow the instructions from your service provider.
Access point name —You obtain the access point name
from your service provider.
User name —The user name may be needed to make a data
connection, and is usually provided by the service provider.
Prompt password —If you must enter the password every
time you log in to a server, or if you do not want to save
your password in the device, select
Yes .
Password —A password may be needed to make a data
connection, and is usually provided by the service provider.
Authentication —Select Normal or Secure .
Homepage —Depending on the access point you are setting
up, enter the web address or the address of the multimedia
messaging center.
Select Options > Advanced settings to change the
following settings:
Network type —Select the internet protocol type to use:
IPv4 or IPv6 . The other settings depend on the selected
network type.
Phone IP address (for IPv4 only)—Enter the IP address of
your device.
DNS address —In Primary DNS address , enter the IP address
of the primary DNS server. In Secondary DNS address , enter
the IP address of the secondary DNS server. Contact your
internet service provider to obtain these addresses.
Proxy server address —Define the address for the proxy server.
Proxy port number —Enter the proxy port number.
Wireless LAN access points
Follow the instructions from the wireless LAN service provider.
WLAN network name —Select Enter manually or Search
for networks . If you select an existing network, WLAN
network mode and WLAN security mode are determined
by the settings of its access point device.
Network status —Defines whether the network name
is shown.
WLAN network mode —Select Ad-hoc to create an ad hoc
network and to allow devices to send and receive data
directly; a wireless LAN access point device is not needed.