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other through a Wi-Fi/WLAN access point device, or wireless
devices are connected to a wired LAN through a Wi-Fi/WLAN
access point device.
In the ad hoc operating mode, devices can send and receive
data directly with each other.
Create a WLAN connection
1 Select Settings
>
Connections New
>
2 Enter a descriptive name for the connection, and select
Next.
3 The device asks if you want to scan for available WLANs.
Select Yes to start the scan, and select the WLAN from the
Select connection dialog. If a WLAN is hidden, it is
indicated as hidden in the dialog. You can select a hidden
WLAN as any other WLAN connection, if you know the
network name (SSID), and enter it manually.
To enter the values manually, select No, and define the
following:
Network name (SSID) — Enter the name of the WLAN.
If you create an ad hoc network, ensure that the name of
the network is unique. When you connect to the internet
over a WLAN, the connection is based on this information.
If the field is dimmed and cannot be edited, the scanned
SSID contains characters entered in an unknown
character set, and not in standard character sets (UTF-8)
as the device expects.
Network is hidden — Select whether the name of the
WLAN is hidden, that is, the network is configured not to
and Internet connections
> Next.
broadcast its name (SSID). If you select this option, your
device actively searches for the hidden WLANs when you
establish an internet connection.
Network mode — Select
infrastructure mode is used with internet connections.
Security method — Select the same security method
that is used by your WLAN access point.
>
If you operate your own WLAN access point, always
enable one of the available encryption methods to
increase the security of your wireless network. Using
encryption reduces the risk of unauthorized access to
your data.
Available WLANs
After the WLAN scan, all available WLANs are displayed with
the following information:
Connection type, indicated with
•
hoc)
Name
•
If the WLAN is already saved in your device,
•
displayed.
WLAN signal strength, indicated with
•
Encryption method used, indicated with
•
(WEP), or
Security settings
Select Settings
>
Connections.
Connect your device
Ad hoc or Infrastructure. The
(general) or
(none)
and Internet connections
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(WPA),
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