Nokia N97 : Wireless LAN - internet access - service set identifier, SSID - WLAN internet access points - Filter WLAN networks

WLAN wizard

Select Menu > Settings and Connectivity >

Wireless LAN.

The WLAN wizard helps you to connect to a wireless

LAN (WLAN) and manage your WLAN connections.

If the search finds WLANs, to create an internet access

point (IAP) for a connection and start the web browser

using this IAP, select the connection and Start web

browsing.

If you select a secured WLAN, you are asked to enter

the relevant password. To connect to a hidden

network, you must enter the correct network name

(service set identifier, SSID).

If you already have the web browser running using the

currently active WLAN connection, to return to the web

browser, select Continue web browsing. To end the

active connection, select the connection and

Disconnect WLAN.

WLAN internet access points

Select Menu > Settings and Connectivity >

Wireless LAN > Options.

Select from the following:

Filter WLAN networks — Filter out wireless LANs

(WLANs) from the list of found networks. The

selected networks are not displayed the next time

the application searches for WLANs.

Details — View the details of a network shown in

the list. If you select an active connection, the

connection details are displayed.

Wireless LAN settings

Select Menu > Settings and Connectivity >

Wireless LAN > Options > Settings.

Select from the following:

Show WLAN availability — Select whether is

displayed when a wireless LAN (WLAN) is available.

Tip: To access the WLAN Wizard application

and view the available options, select the

WLAN icon, and in the pop-up window, select

the highlighted text next to the WLAN icon.

Scan for networks — If you set Show WLAN

availability to Yes, you can select how often the

device searches for available WLANs and updates

the indicator.

Internet connectivity test — Select whether you

want the device to test the internet capability of the

selected WLAN automatically, to ask for permission

every time, or to never perform the connectivity test.

If you select Run automatically or allow the test to

be performed when the device asks for it, and the

connectivity test is performed successfully, the

access point is saved to the internet destinations.

To view advanced settings, select Options >

Advanced settings. Changing the advanced settings

for the WLAN is not recommended.

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