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Copyright © 2006 Nokia. All rights reserved. Nokia E60 Using WLAN Legal Notice Copyright © Nokia 2006. All rights reserved. Reproduction, transfer, distrib u tion or storage of part or all of the contents in t his document in any form without the prior written permission of Nokia is prohibited.
Introduction 3 Copyright © 2006 Nok ia. All rights reserved. Introduction The purpose of this document is to guide you in using wireless LAN (WLAN) connections with your Nokia E6 0.
Defining WLAN connection settings 4 Copyright © 2004 Nokia. All rights reserved. Defining WLAN connection settings This chapter discusses the WLAN settings in Noki a E60.
Defining WLAN connection settings 5 Copyright © 2006 Nok ia. All rights reserved. with wired LAN devices through a wireless LAN access point. • WLAN security mode — You must select the same security mode that is used in the wi reless LAN access point.
Defining WLAN connection settings 6 Copyright © 2006 Nokia. All rights reserved. • EAP plug-in settings — If you selected EAP , you must also define these settings. See page 7 for more information. • TKIP encryption — To enable TKIP encryption, based on transient keys changed often enough to prevent misuse, select Allowed .
Defining WLAN connection settings 7 Copyright © 2006 Nok ia. All rights reserved. WEP key format — Select whether yo u want to enter the WEP key data in Hexadecimal format or in text format ( ASCII ). It is important that the same notation is used both in the access point and the Nokia E60.
Defining WLAN connection settings 8 Copyright © 2006 Nokia. All rights reserved. point have a check mark next to them. To n ot use a plug- in, select Options → Disable .
Defining WLAN connection settings 9 Copyright © 2006 Nok ia. All rights reserved. additional settings as described in step 4. The available modes are: • None — This security mode is commonly used with HTTP based logon. User authentication is performed at a higher la yer using a HTML login page.
Defining WLAN connection settings 10 Copyright © 2006 Nokia. All rights reserved. LAN must either allow or prevent the use of TKIP encrypt ion. If you selected 802.1x as the WLAN security mode , define the following in WLAN security sett. : • WPA mode — Select EAP if you want to use an EAP module for authentication.
Defining WLAN connection settings 11 Copyright © 2006 Nok ia. All rights reserved. WEP key — Enter the WEP key data. The number of characters you can enter depends on the key length you have chosen. Note: Wired equivalent privacy (WEP) encryption method encrypts data before it is transmitted.
Defining WLAN connection settings 12 Copyright © 2006 Nokia. All rights reserved. 1 In Show availability , select whether the device should show WLAN availability ( Yes or Never ). If background scanning is enabled ( Yes ), the device will detect the availability of WL AN automatic ally.
Establishing a WLAN connection 13 Copyright © 2006 Nok ia. All rights reserved. Establishing a WLAN connection This chapter descri bes how you can establish a WLAN connection. It uses a Web browser connection as an example, but other kinds of WLAN connections, such as an ad hoc connection to your printer, work the same way.
Viewing the status of a WLAN connection 14 Copyright © 2004 Nokia. All rights reserved. Viewing the status of a WLAN connection To view the status of your active WLAN connection, select Menu → Connect.
WLAN troubleshooting 15 Copyright © 2006 Nok ia. All rights reserved. WLAN troubleshooting Some common problems that may occur when using WLAN are discussed in this section.
An important point after buying a device Nokia E60 (or even before the purchase) is to read its user manual. We should do this for several simple reasons:
If you have not bought Nokia E60 yet, this is a good time to familiarize yourself with the basic data on the product. First of all view first pages of the manual, you can find above. You should find there the most important technical data Nokia E60 - thus you can check whether the hardware meets your expectations. When delving into next pages of the user manual, Nokia E60 you will learn all the available features of the product, as well as information on its operation. The information that you get Nokia E60 will certainly help you make a decision on the purchase.
If you already are a holder of Nokia E60, but have not read the manual yet, you should do it for the reasons described above. You will learn then if you properly used the available features, and whether you have not made any mistakes, which can shorten the lifetime Nokia E60.
However, one of the most important roles played by the user manual is to help in solving problems with Nokia E60. Almost always you will find there Troubleshooting, which are the most frequently occurring failures and malfunctions of the device Nokia E60 along with tips on how to solve them. Even if you fail to solve the problem, the manual will show you a further procedure – contact to the customer service center or the nearest service center
