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Nokia_9500_Using_WLAN_en_1.fm Page 2 Friday, December 9, 2005 1:08 PM Nokia 9500 Communicator Using WLAN Legal Notice Copyright © Nokia 2005. All rights reserved. Reproduction, transfer, distribution or storage of part or all of the contents in this document in any form without the prior written permission of Nokia is prohibited. Nokia and Nokia Connecting People are registered trademarks of Nokia Corporation.
Introduction The purpose of this document is to guide you in using wireless LAN (WLAN) connections with your Nokia 9500 Communicator. Typical situations in which you might use WLAN with Nokia 9500 Communicator include, but are not limited to, downloading e-mail with attachments, browsing the web and downloading files, connecting to company network, connecting to a WLAN-capable laptop computer, and sending a document to a WLAN-connected printer.
Defining WLAN connection settings Nokia_9500_Using_WLAN_en_1.fm Page 4 Friday, December 9, 2005 1:08 PM Defining WLAN connection settings This chapter discusses the WLAN settings in Nokia 9500 Communicator. Special focus is on the selection of the WLAN security mode. Different connectivity settings, including GPRS, WLAN and other technologies, are organized in so called Internet Access Points (IAPs) in your device. For WLAN access point usage, a WLAN IAP can be created.
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 name you want for the IAP; “Operator X WLAN service”, for example. • Network ID — Select the network ID for the connection. In most cases this can be Internet (the other option is Default GPRS network, which you probably already have settings for). • Internet settings type — Select Wireless LAN. router.
Defining WLAN connection settings Nokia_9500_Using_WLAN_en_1.fm Page 6 Friday, December 9, 2005 1:08 PM 6 Note: The WEP mode provides a lower level of security than the Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) mode. If you use the WEP mode, you should change the key regularly. When this security mode is selected and you press Next, the following dialog will be shown. Configure the WEP key by selecting its number, length and type and then entering the key.
A WPA pre-shared key needs to be at least 8 characters long.. Press Next to proceed. If you do not need to configure any advanced settings, press Finish to save the settings of your new IAP. Otherwise, press Advanced. Note: If you selected the 802.1x or the WPA/EAP security mode, you have to access the advanced settings to configure EAP settings. 4 In the advanced settings, press Menu to change to the 802.1x page (in 802.
Defining WLAN connection settings Nokia_9500_Using_WLAN_en_1.fm Page 8 Friday, December 9, 2005 1:08 PM 8 Creating a WLAN Internet Access Point for an ad hoc network • Internet settings type — Select Wireless LAN. To create a new Internet Access Point, select Desk→ Tools→ Control Panel→ Connections→ Internet setup. Press Next to proceed. 2 Define the following settings: • Network mode — Select Ad hoc. • Network name — Give the network a name.
things a bit confusing. The reason is that WEP key has a 24 bit common part and some vendors count this as being part of the key length, while some vendors do not. Nokia uses the latter notation. Both notations are equivalent at WLAN protocol level and fully interoperable. Nokia 9500 Communicator supports 40 (64) bit, 104 (128) and 232 (256) bit WEP key lengths. Note: The WEP mode provides a lower level of security than the Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) mode.
Defining WLAN connection settings Nokia_9500_Using_WLAN_en_1.fm Page 10 Friday, December 9, 2005 1:08 PM type the IP address or domain name of the Proxy Server, type the Port Number (for example 8000 or 8080). You can use the No proxy for field to define the domains for which the HTTP or HTTPS proxy is not needed. 6 Press Done and press Finish to save the settings of your ad hoc IAP.
Establishing a WLAN connection This chapter describes how you can establish a WLAN connection. It uses a Web browser connection via the Easy WLAN IAP, which comes with the device, as an example, but other kinds of WLAN connections, such as an ad hoc connection to your printer, work the same way. To close the connection, but leave the browser open, press Menu, and select File→ Disconnect. To establish a WLAN connection: 1 Make sure you have a valid user name and password for the network.
Viewing the status of a WLAN connection Nokia_9500_Using_WLAN_en_1.fm Page 12 Friday, December 9, 2005 1:08 PM Viewing the status of a WLAN connection To view the status of your WLAN connection, select Desk→ Tools→ Control Panel→ Connections→ Wireless LAN. access points that are currently in range and available, and the radio frequency channel they are using. • Ad hoc networks — Select this to view the available ad hoc networks.
WLAN troubleshooting Some common problems that may occur when using WLAN are discussed in this section. • Wrong Bluetooth settings: if you cannot browse the Web even though the WLAN connection is working, select Desk→ Tools→ Control Panel→ Connections→ Wireless LAN→ Settings and disallow Simultaneous Bluetooth usage, if it is allowed. Then you must remove the battery, reinsert it and switch on the device before browsing the Web again. This also turns off WLAN power saving in your device.
WLAN troubleshooting Nokia_9500_Using_WLAN_en_1.fm Page 14 Friday, December 9, 2005 1:08 PM 14 If DHCP is being used but it failed to retrieve the address, then an IP address starting with 169.254.x.x is shown. Sometimes it might take a while (up to 2 minutes) for Nokia 9500 Communicator to receive IP settings from the server. If the IP addresses still appear incorrect, you can try the following two solutions: 1 Disable WLAN power saving.
Nokia_9500_Using_WLAN_en_1.fm Page 15 Friday, December 9, 2005 1:08 PM WLAN troubleshooting 4 Check that EAP type settings are correct (passwords, user names, certificates, etc.). • Problems with access point configuration: if you encounter these, check the following: 1 Many WLAN access points contain proprietary “Turbo” mode’s claiming to enhance data rates.
