nokia e71 review : Internet access points - packet data (GPRS) - GPRS - DNS address - Connect PC to web -

Internet access points
An internet access point is a collection of settings, which
define how the device creates a data connection to the
network. To use e-mail and multimedia services or to
browse web pages, you must first define access points for
these services.
Some or all access points may be preset for your device by
your service provider, and you may not be able to create,
edit, or remove them.
Set up an internet access point
for packet data (GPRS)

1. Select Menu > Tools > Settings > Connection >
Access points.
2. Select Options > New access point to create a new
access point, or select an existing access point from the
list and then Options > Duplicate access point to use
the access point as a basis for the new one.
3. Define the following settings.
• Connection name — Enter a descriptive name for
the connection.
• Data bearer — Select Packet data.
• Access point name — Enter the name for the access
point. The name is usually provided by your service
provider.
• User name — Enter your user name if required by
the service provider. User names are often casesensitive
and provided by your service provider.
• Prompt password — Select Yes to enter your
password each time you log into a server or No to
save the password in your device memory and
automate the login.
• Password — Enter your password if required by the
service provider. The password is often casesensitive
and provided by the service provider.
• Authentication — Select Secure to send your
password always encrypted, or Normal to send
your password encrypted when possible.
• Homepage — Enter the web address of the page
you want to display as the home page when you use
this access point.
4. After defining the settings, select Options >
Advanced settings to define the advanced settings or
Back to save the settings and exit.
Advanced internet access
point settings for packet data
(GPRS)

Select Menu > Tools > Settings > Connection >
Access points.
After setting up a basic internet access point for packet
data (GPRS), select Options > Advanced settings, and
define the following advanced settings:
• Network type — Select IPv4 or IPv6 as the internet
protocol type. The internet protocol defines how data
is transferred to and from your device.
• Phone IP address — Enter the IP address of your
device. Select Automatic to have the network provide
the device IP address. This setting is shown only if you
select Network type > IPv4.
• DNS address — Select Primary DNS address and
Secondary DNS address and enter their IP addresses,
if required by your service provider. Otherwise, the
name server addresses are provided automatically.
• Proxy server address — Enter the address of the proxy
server. Proxy servers are intermediate servers used by
some service providers between a browsing service and
its users. These servers may provide additional security
and speed up access to the service.
Set up an access point for
WLAN manually
1. Select Menu > Tools > Settings > Connection >
Access points.
2. Select Options > New access point to create a new
access point, or select an existing access point from the
list and then Options > Duplicate access point to use
the access point as a basis for the new one.
3. Define the following settings.
• Connection name — Enter a descriptive name for
the connection.
• Data bearer — Select Wireless LAN.
• WLAN network name — To enter the service set
identifier (SSID), that is, the name that identifies the
specific WLAN, select Enter manually. To select the
network from the WLANs in range, select Search for
networks.
• Network status — Select Hidden if the network
you are connecting to is hidden or Public if it is not
hidden.
• WLAN network mode — If you select
Infrastructure, devices can communicate with
each other and with wired LAN devices through a
WLAN access point. If you select Ad-hoc, devices can
send and receive data directly with each other, and
no WLAN access point is needed.
• WLAN security mode — You must select the same
security mode that is used in the WLAN access point.
If you select WEP (wired equivalent privacy), 802.1x,
or WPA/WPA2 (Wi-Fi protected access), you must
also configure the relevant additional settings62 .

• WLAN security settings — Edit the security
settings for the selected security mode.
• Homepage — Enter the web address of the page
you want to display as the home page when you use
this access point.
To set up a WLAN access point automatically, use the WLAN
wizard. Select Menu > Connectivity > WLAN wiz..
Advanced access point
settings for WLAN
Select Menu > Tools > Settings > Connection >
Access points.
After setting up a basic access point for WLAN, select
Options > Advanced settings, and define the following
advanced settings:
• IPv4 settings — Enter the device IP and name server
addresses for the IPv4 internet protocol.
• IPv6 settings — Select or enter the name server
addresses for the IPv6 internet protocol.
• Ad-hoc channel — The channel is usually chosen
automatically. To enter the channel number (1-11)
manually, select User defined.
• Proxy server address — Enter the proxy server
address.
• Proxy port number — Enter the proxy server port
number.
Connect PC to web
You can use your device to connect your PC to the web.
1. Connect the data cable to the USB connectors of your
device and your PC.
2. Select Connect PC to web. The necessary software is
automatically installed from your device to the PC.
3. Accept the installation in your PC. Accept also the
connection, if prompted. When the connection to the
web is established, the web browser of your PC opens.
You must have administrator rights to your PC, and the
autorun option enabled in the PC.
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