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30 meters in Communicator. Typical situations in which you might use indoor spaces to 100 meters in open spaces. WLAN with Nokia 9500 Communicator include, but are not The range of wireless devices can be affected limited to, downloading e-mail with attachments,...
Defining WLAN connection settings This chapter discusses the WLAN settings in Nokia 9500 It is also possible for WLAN devices to communicate Communicator. Special focus is on the selection of the directly with each other without any WLAN access points.
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(SSID) of the WLAN network. The vendors do not. Nokia uses the latter notation. Both name must be exactly the same as in your Wi-Fi notations are equivalent at WLAN protocol level and fully interoperable.
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WEP mode, you should change WEP to Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA). In this mode, the key regularly. Nokia 9500 Communicator is able to join both dynamic WEP and WPA networks. Dynamic WEP When this security mode is selected and you press refers to the fact that WEP keys are not static or pre- Next, the following dialog will be shown.
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— Type any descriptive name you want for the IAP; “Office ad hoc connection”, Press Next to proceed. for example. Select the WLAN security mode. Nokia 9500 • Network ID — Select Internet as the network ID for Communicator supports the following WLAN security the connection.
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It is important that the same vendors do not. Nokia uses the latter notation. Both notation is used both in the access point notations are equivalent at WLAN protocol level and and the Nokia 9500 Communicator.
To establish a WLAN connection: Make sure you have a valid user name and password for the network. Switch on your Nokia 9500 Communicator. Press Web, and select Open Web address. Enter the URL of the Web page that you want to visit,...
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Check that the WPA mode is the right one (pre- Incorrect WEP keys may cause a situation where Nokia shared key or EAP). 9500 Communicator is able to associate with a WLAN Check the pre-shared key. network (the “W” icon with a box graphic is visible) Check that all EAP types that are not needed are but no data can be transferred.
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“Turbo” mode’s claiming to enhance data rates. These functionalities should be disabled from the IAP if there is any reason to believe that they are causing problems to legacy WLAN terminals (including Nokia 9500 Communicator). Many access points contain an option to configure them for different wireless modes.