Access and modify Wireless Settings 29
If further configuration is required for the IP Phone 1535 to establish a network connection after you enable the WiFi network connection profile, the disconnected network connection icon displays. For more information on the network connection icons and network problems, see "Troubleshooting connectivity issues" (page 61).
Access and modify Wireless Settings
If the IP Phone 1535 does not automatically register itself with a wireless router or access point within your network, the IP Phone 1535 requires manual configuration. With the WiFi network connection profile enabled, you can access and configure the Wireless Settings configuration options:
Step Action
1From the Main Menu, select Settings > System Settings > WiFi > Wireless Settings, and OK.
2Select the desired configuration options to set the Wireless networking parameters. The configuration options contained in the Wireless Settings menu are as follows:
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Details | Display network information for the wireless router or access point currently in | |
| use by the IP Phone 1535. | |
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Search for available wireless routers in the area and report whether encryption | ||
| is enabled on the available routers. | |
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ESSID | Manually assign the SSID value to be used by the IP Phone 1535 to connect | |
| to the wireless network. If the wireless router is configured to hide (or not | |
| broadcast) SSID information, you must use the ESSID option must be used to | |
| enter the SSID information manually. Manually setting the SSID information | |
| using the ESSID configuration option also requires that you configure either | |
| the Encryption or the Authentication option as well. From the Main Menu, | |
| Settings > System Settings > WiFi > Wireless Settings, and then select | |
| either Encryption or Authentication (as dictated by local network settings). | |
| Enter an 8 to 63 character passphrase. | |
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Channel ID | Assign a manual value to specify the | |
| the IP Phone 1535 to the wireless network. | |
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Encryption | Configure data for the encryption key entry (see previous notes for ESSID). | |
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Authentication | The following are the three options for configuring the IP Phone 1535 | |
| authentication method: | |
| • | No Authentication |
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Nortel IP Phone 1535 Installation and Commissioning
Release 4.0/SN10 28 October 2009
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