WLAN internet access points
Press , and select
Tools
>
Settings
>
Connection
>
Access points
>
Options
>
Edit
or
New access point
.
Follow the instructions from the WLAN 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
— Define whether the network
name is displayed.
●
WLAN network mode
— Select
Ad-hoc
to create
an ad hoc network and to allow devices to send and
receive data directly; a WLAN access point device is
not needed. In an ad hoc network, all devices must
use the same
WLAN network name
.
●
WLAN security mode
— Select the encryption
used:
WEP
,
802.1x
(not for ad hoc networks), or
WPA/WPA2
. If you select
Open network
, no
encryption is used. The WEP, 802.1x, and WPA
functions can be used only if the network supports
them.
To enter the settings for the selected security mode,
select
WLAN security settings
.
Security settings for WEP
●
WEP key in use
— Select the wired equivalent
privacy (WEP) key number. You can create up to four
WEP keys. The same settings must be entered on the
WLAN access point device.
●
Authentication type
— Select
Open
or
Shared
for
the authentication type between your device and
the WLAN access point device.
●
WEP key settings
— Enter
WEP encryption
(length of the key),
WEP key format
(
ASCII
or
Hexadecimal
), and
WEP key
(the WEP key data in
the selected format).
Security settings for 802.1x and WPA/WPA2
●
WPA/WPA2
— Select the means of authentication:
EAP
to use an extensible authentication protocol
(EAP) plug-in, or
Pre-shared key
to use a password.
Complete the appropriate settings:
●
EAP plug-in settings
— Enter the settings as
your service provider instructs.
●
Pre-shared key
— Enter a password. The same
password must be entered on the WLAN access
point device.
●
WPA2 only mode
— Only WPA2 enabled devices
are allowed to establish a connection in this mode.
Advanced WLAN settings
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