Wi-Fi/Wlan Connection; About Wlan - Nokia N97 Guia Del Usuario

service provider to use the services of other service
providers.
Operator selection
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device to search for and select one of the available
networks, or Manual
network from a list. If the connection to the
manually selected network is lost, the device sounds
an error tone and asks you to reselect a network.
The selected network must have a roaming
agreement with your home network.
Cell info display
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it is used in a cellular network based on
microcellular network (MCN) technology and to
activate cell info reception.

Wi-Fi/WLAN connection

Your device can detect and connect to wireless local
area networks (WLAN). Using a WLAN, you can connect
your device to the internet and compatible devices that
have WLAN support.

About WLAN

Your device can detect and connect to WLANs. Using a
WLAN, you can connect your device to the internet and
compatible devices that support WLAN.
To use a WLAN connection, you need the following:
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WLAN must be available in your location.
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— Select Automatic
to manually select the
— Set the device to indicate when
Your device must be connected to the WLAN. Some
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WLANs are protected, and you need an access key
to set the from the service provider to connect to them.
An internet access point created for WLAN. Use the
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access point for applications that need to connect to
the internet.
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.
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.
Features that use WLAN, or that are allowed 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
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Operation at 2.4 GHz
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Wired equivalent privacy (WEP), Wi-Fi protected
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access (WPA/WPA2), and 802.1x authentication
methods. These functions can be used only if they
are supported by the network.