Set up a wireless LAN access point manually
If you cannot use the WLAN wizard, you can define wireless LAN access points manually.
1. Select
Menu
>
Tools
>
Settings
>
Connection
>
Access points
.
2. Select
Options
>
New access point
. To use an existing access point as a basis for the new one, select
Use existing settings
.
To start with an empty access point, select
Use default settings
.
3. Define the following settings.
•
Connection name
— Enter a descriptive name for the connection.
•
Data bearer
— Select
Wireless LAN
.
•
WLAN netw. name
— To enter the service set identifier (SSID), that is, the name that identifies the specific wireless LAN,
select
Enter manually
. To select the network from the wireless LANs in range, select
Search for netw.
.
•
Network status
— Select
Hidden
if the network you are connecting to is hidden, or
Public
if it is not hidden.
•
WLAN netw. mode
— If you select
Infrastructure
, devices can communicate with each other and with wired LAN devices
through a wireless LAN access point. If you select
Ad-hoc
, devices can send and receive data directly with each other, and
no wireless LAN access point is needed.
•
WLAN security mode
— You must select the same security mode that is used in the wireless LAN access point. If you select
WEP (wired equivalent privacy), 802.1x, or WPA2 (Wi-Fi protected access), you must also configure the relevant additional
settings.
•
WLAN security sett.
— Edit the security settings for the selected
WLAN security mode
.
•
Homepage
— Enter the Web address of the page you want to display as a home page when you use this access point.
The settings available for editing may vary.