Home network
About home network
Your device is compatible with Universal Plug and
Play (UPnP) and certified by the Digital Living
Network
(WLAN) access point device or router to create a
home network. Then you can connect compatible
WLAN-enabled UPnP devices to the network.
Compatible devices may be your mobile device, a
compatible PC, a sound system, a television, or a
compatible wireless multimedia receiver connected
to a sound system or television.
You can share and synchronise media files in your
mobile device with other compatible UPnP and
DLNA certified devices using the home network. To
activate the home network functionality and
manage the settings, select Menu >
Applications > Home media. You can also use the
Home media application to view and play media
files from home network devices on your device or
on other compatible devices such as a PC, sound
system, or television.
To view your media files on another home network
device, in Photos, for example, select a file,
Options > Show via home network, and the
device.
To use the WLAN function of your device in a home
network, you must have a working WLAN home
connection and have other UPnP enabled home
devices connected to the same home network.
After setting up your home network, you can share
your photos and video clips with your friends and
family at home. You are also able to store your
media to a media server or retrieve media files from
a compatible home server. You can play music
stored in your device using a DLNA certified home
stereo system, controlling the playlists and volume
levels directly from your device. You can also view
images captured with the camera of your device on
a compatible TV screen, all controlled with your
device over WLAN.
The home network uses the security settings of the
WLAN connection. Use the home network feature in
a WLAN infrastructure network with a WLAN access
point device and encryption enabled.
Your device is connected to the home network only
if you accept a connection request from another
compatible device, or select the option to view,
play, or copy media files on your device or search
for other devices.
Important security
information
When you configure your WLAN home network,
enable an encryption method on your access point
device, then on the other devices you intend to
connect to your home network. Refer to the
documentation of the devices. Keep any passcodes
secret and in a safe place separate from the devices.
You can view or change the settings of the WLAN
internet access point in your device.
If you use the ad hoc operating mode to create a
home network with a compatible device, enable
one of the encryption methods in WLAN security
mode when you configure the internet access
point. This step reduces the risk of an unwanted
party joining the ad hoc network.
Your device notifies you if another device attempts
to connect to it and the home network. Do not
accept connection requests from an unknown
device.
If you use WLAN in a network that does not have
encryption, turn off sharing your files with other
devices, or do not share any private media files.
Settings for home network
To share media files saved in Photos with other
UPnP compatible and DLNA certified devices
through a wireless LAN (WLAN), you must create and
configure your WLAN home internet access point,
then configure the settings for home network in the
Home media application.
The options related to home network are not
available in applications before the settings in the
Home media application have been configured.
Select Menu > Applications > Home media.
When you access the Home media application for
the first time, the setup wizard opens, helping you
define the home network settings for your device.
To use the setup wizard later, select Options > Run
wizard, and follow the instructions.
To connect a compatible PC to the home network,
on the PC, you must install the related software. The
software is on the CD-ROM or DVD-ROM supplied
with your device, or you can download it from the
device support pages on the Nokia website.
Configure settings
To configure the settings for home network, select
Options > Settings and from the following:
● Home access point — To set the device to ask
for the home access point every time you connect
to the home network, select Always ask. To
define a new access point that is used
automatically when you use the home network,
select Create new. If your home network does
not have WLAN security settings activated, a
security warning is displayed. You can continue
and activate WLAN security later; or cancel
defining the access point and first activate WLAN
security.
● Device name — Enter a name for your device
that is displayed to other compatible devices in
the home network.
● Copy to — Select where to save copied media
files.
