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Defining WLAN connection settings
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Creating a WLAN Internet Access
Point for an ad hoc network
To create a new Internet Access Point, select Desk→
Tools
→ Control Panel→ Connections→ Internet setup.
When the list of existing IAPs is shown, press New to
create a new one. If there are existing IAPs, the setup asks
you if you want to use of of them as a basis for the new
IAP.
1 Define the following settings:
• Internet settings name — Type any descriptive name
you want for the IAP; “Office ad hoc connection”,
for example.
• Network ID — Select Internet as the network ID for
the connection.
• Internet settings type — Select Wireless LAN.
Press Next to proceed.
2 Define the following settings:
• Network mode — Select Ad hoc.
• Network name — Give the network a name.
Press Next to proceed.
3 Select the WLAN security mode. Nokia 9500
Communicator supports the following WLAN security
modes for ad hoc connections:
• None
• WEP — This security mode is supported for
compatibility with IEEE 802.11 Wired Equivalent
Privacy (WEP) networks. Pre-configured static WEP
keys are required for this mode. There are two
notations in use in the WLAN industry for the WEP
key length representation, which sometimes makes
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