Nokia N95 manual Connections, Wireless LAN connections

Connections

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Connections

Wireless LAN

Your device supports wireless local area network (WLAN). With WLAN, you can connect your device to the internet and compatible devices that have WLAN. For information about using your device with other compatible Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) devices through WLAN, see "Home network", on page 57.

To use WLAN, it must be available in the location and your device must be connected to the WLAN.

Some places, like France, have restrictions on the use of WLAN. Check with your local authorities for more information.

Features using WLAN, or allowing such features to run in the background while using other features, increase the demand on battery power and reduce the battery life.

Your device supports the following WLAN features:

•IEEE 802.11b/g standard

•Operation at a frequency of 2.4 GHz

•Wired equivalent privacy (WEP) with keys up to 128 bits, Wi-Fi protected access (WPA), and 802.1x encryption methods. These functions can be used only if they are supported by the network.

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Wireless LAN connections

To use WLAN, you must create an internet access point (IAP) in a WLAN. Use the access point for applications that need to connect to the internet. See "WLAN internet access points", on page 17.

Important: Always enable one of the available encryption methods to increase the security of your WLAN connection. Using encryption reduces the risk of unauthorised access to your data.

A WLAN connection is established when you create a data connection using a WLAN internet access point. The active WLAN connection ends when you end the data connection. To end the connection, see "Connection manager", on page 18.

You can use WLAN during a voice call or when packet data is active. You can only be connected to one WLAN access point device at a time, but several applications can use the same internet access point.

When the device is in the Offline profile, you can still use WLAN (if available). Remember to comply with any applicable safety requirements when establishing and using a WLAN connection.