Nokia ?110 User Manual page 21

You may need to change the proxy settings when you change
profiles.
By creating different profiles for different wireless LANs, you can easily
switch from one wireless LAN to another without having to memorise the
network settings.
To create a new profile, click New. The Profile Wizard opens. This wizard
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will guide you through creating a new profile. To continue, click Next.
Most settings can be left at their default values, as in most cases
these settings are sufficient to provide good quality
communications. However, there are situations when you may need
to change the default settings.
Type a name for the new profile. You can select a name yourself that
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consists of up to 30 alphanumeric characters. In the text box you can enter
information to help you identify different profiles. This information can
contain up to 108 characters. Click Next.
When you create new profiles, make the name of the new profile
as descriptive as possible. This enables quick selection among
different profiles. You can also add in the text box further details
about the profile, for example the name or address of the place
where the wireless LAN is located.
Select one of the two available operating modes. In the infrastructure
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mode, computers can communicate with each other and with wired LAN
stations through an access point. In the ad hoc mode, computers can send
and receive data directly with each other. No access point is needed. See
"Operating mode" on page 12 for more information. Click Next.
Type the network name as defined by the system administrator, or select
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one from the list box. In the ad hoc operating mode, the users themselves
name the wireless LAN. The network name can consist of up to 32
alphanumeric characters. By default, the network name is case-sensitive.
To change this property, go to the General settings page and select the
Advanced tab. There you can clear the Case-sensitive network names
check box.
Select a channel for wireless communications. If you select the Automatic
channel selection option, you are automatically allocated an available
channel without needing to specify one. You can, however, also select the
correct channel yourself. In that case, make sure that the wireless LAN
card and the access point are using the same channel. Click Next.
Select the Obtain an IP address from a DHCP server box if you want the
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DHCP server to assign an IP address for the wireless LAN card
automatically . Make sure the network has a DHCP server. Alternatively ,
the IP address, subnet mask, default gateway, and the advanced TCP/IP
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