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Copyright © 2005 Nokia. All rights reserved. Nokia 9500 Communicator Using WLAN Legal Notice Copyright © Nokia 2005. All rights reserved. Reproduction, transfer, distrib u tion or storage of part or all of the contents in this document in any form without the prior written permission of Nokia is prohibited.
Introduction 3 Copyright © 2005 Nok ia. All rights reserved. Introduction The purpose of this document is to guide you in using wireless LAN (WLAN) connections with your Nokia 9500 Communicator.
Defining WLAN connection settings 4 Copyright © 2005 Nokia. All rights reserved. Defining WLAN connection settings This chapter discusses the WLAN settings in Nokia 9500 Communicator.
Defining WLAN connection settings 5 Copyright © 2005 Nok ia. All rights reserved. you if you want to use of of th em as a basis for the new IAP. 1 Define the following settings: • Internet settings nam e — Type any name you want for the IAP; “Operator X WLAN service”, for ex ample.
Defining WLAN connection settings 6 Copyright © 2005 Nokia. All rights reserved. Note: The WEP mode provides a lower level of security than the Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) mode. If you use the WEP mode, you should change the key regularly. When this security mode is selected and you press Next , the following d ialog will be shown.
Defining WLAN connection settings 7 Copyright © 2005 Nok ia. All rights reserved. A WPA pre-shared key needs to be at least 8 characters long.. Press Next to proceed. If you do not need to configure any advanc ed settings, p ress Fini sh to save the settings of your new IAP.
Defining WLAN connection settings 8 Copyright © 2005 Nokia. All rights reserved. Creating a WLAN Internet Access Point for an ad hoc network To create a new Internet Acce ss Point, select Desk → Tools → Control Panel → Conne ctions → In ternet setup .
Defining WLAN connection settings 9 Copyright © 2005 Nok ia. All rights reserved. things a bit confusing. The reason is that WEP key has a 24 bit common part and some vendors count this as being part of the key length, while some vendors do not. Nokia uses the latter notation.
Defining WLAN connection settings 10 Copyright © 2005 Nokia. All rights reserved. type the IP address or domain name of the Proxy Server, type the Port Number (for example 8000 or 8080). You can use the No proxy for field to define the domains for which the HTTP or HTTPS proxy is not needed .
Establishing a WLAN connection 11 Copyright © 2005 Nok ia. All rights reserved. Establishing a WLAN connection This chapter descri bes how you can establish a WLAN connection.
Viewing the status of a WLAN connection 12 Copyright © 2005 Nokia. All rights reserved. Viewing the status of a WLAN connection To view the status of your WLAN connection, select Desk → Tools → Control Panel → Connections → Wireless LAN .
WLAN troubleshooting 13 Copyright © 2005 Nok ia. All rights reserved. WLAN troubleshooting Some common problems that may occur when using WLAN are discussed in this secti on.
WLAN troubleshooting 14 Copyright © 2005 Nokia. All rights reserved. If DHCP is being used but it failed to retrieve the address, then an IP addr ess starting with 169.254.x.x is shown. Sometimes it might take a while (up to 2 minutes) for Nokia 9500 Commu nicator to receive IP settings from the server.
WLAN troubleshooting 15 Copyright © 2005 Nok ia. All rights reserved. 4 Check that EAP type settings are correct (pas swords, user names, certificates, etc.
An important point after buying a device Nokia 9500 (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 9500 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 9500 - thus you can check whether the hardware meets your expectations. When delving into next pages of the user manual, Nokia 9500 you will learn all the available features of the product, as well as information on its operation. The information that you get Nokia 9500 will certainly help you make a decision on the purchase.
If you already are a holder of Nokia 9500, 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 9500.
However, one of the most important roles played by the user manual is to help in solving problems with Nokia 9500. Almost always you will find there Troubleshooting, which are the most frequently occurring failures and malfunctions of the device Nokia 9500 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
