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 or network operator.

User name — Enter your user name if required by the service provider. User names are often case-sensitive 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 case- sensitive provided by the service provider.

Authentication — Select Secure to always send your password encrypted or Normal to send your password encrypted when possible.

Homepage — Enter the Web address of the page you want to display as a 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.

For information on the advanced settings, see the extended user guide on the Web.

Set up an Internet access point for wireless LAN

1.Select Menu > Tools > Settings > Connection > Access points.

2.Select Options > New access point. To use an existing access point as a basis for the new one, select Use existing settings. To start with an empty access point, select Use default settings.

3.Define the following settings.

Connection name — Enter a descriptive name for the connection.

Data bearer — Select Wireless LAN.

WLAN netw. name — To enter the service set identifier (SSID), that is, the name that identifies the specific wireless LAN, select Enter manually. To select the network from the wireless LANs in range, select Search for netw..

Network status — Select Hidden if the network you are connecting to is hidden, or Public if it is not hidden.

WLAN netw. mode — If you select Infrastructure, devices can communicate with each other and with wired LAN devices through a wireless LAN access point. If you select Ad-hoc, devices can send and receive data directly with each other, and no wireless LAN access point is needed.

WLAN security mode — You must select the same security mode that is used in the wireless LAN access point. If you select WEP (wired equivalent privacy), 802.1x, or WPA2 (Wi-Fi protected access), you must also configure the relevant

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