Nokia N91 8GB - Access points

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Access point name

(for packet data only)—The access

point name is needed to establish a connection to the
packet data and UMTS networks. You obtain the access
point name from your network operator or service provider.

User name

—The user name may be needed to make a data

connection, and it is usually provided by the service
provider. The user name is often case-sensitive.

Prompt password

—Select

Yes

if you must enter a new

password every time you log in to a server, or if you do not
want to save your password in your device.

Password

—A password may be needed to make a data

connection, and it is usually provided by the service
provider. The password is often case-sensitive.

Authentication

—Select

Normal

or

Secure

.

Homepage

—Depending on what you are setting up, write

the Web address or the address of the multimedia
messaging centre. Complete the

Advanced settings

to

further define your access details:

Network type

—Select the Internet protocol type to use:

IPv4

or

IPv6

. The other settings depend on the selected

network type.

Phone IP address

(for IPv4)—Enter the IP address of your

device.

DNS address

—

Primary DNS address

,

Second. name

server:

Contact your Internet service provider to obtain

these addresses.

Glossary: The domain name service (DNS) is an

Internet service that translates domain names such as
www.nokia.com into IP addresses like
192.100.124.195.

Proxy serv. address

—Define the address for the proxy

server.

Proxy port number

—Enter the proxy port number.

SIP settings

SIP (Session Initiation Protocol) settings are needed for
certain network services using SIP, such as video sharing.
You may receive the settings in a special text message
from your network operator or service provider. You can
view, delete, or create these setting profiles in

SIP

settings

.

Data call

The data call settings affect all access points that use a
GSM data call.

Online time

—Set data calls to disconnect automatically

after a time-out if there is no activity. To enter a time-out,
select

User defined

, and enter the time in minutes. If you

select

Unlimited

, data calls are not disconnected

automatically.

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Wireless LAN

Follow the instructions from your service provider.

WLAN netw. name

—Select

Enter manually

or

Search

for netw.

. If you select an existing network,

WLAN netw.

mode

and

WLAN security mode

are determined by the

settings of its access point device.

WLAN netw. mode

—Select

Ad-hoc

to create an ad-hoc

network and to allow devices to send and receive data
directly; a wireless LAN access point device is not needed.

WLAN security mode

—Select the encryption used:

WEP

,

802.1x

(not for ad hoc networks), or

WPA/WPA2

. If you

select

Open network

, no encryption is used. The WEP,

802.1x, and WPA functions can be used only if the
network supports them.

WLAN security sett.

—Enter the settings for the selected

security mode:

Security settings for

WEP

:

Wep key in use

—Select the WEP key number. You can

create up to four WEP keys. The same settings must be
entered on the wireless LAN access point device.

Authentication type

—Select

Open

or

Shared

for the

authentication type between your device and the wireless
LAN access point device.

WEP key settings

—Enter

WEP encryption

(length of the

key),

WEP key format

(

ASCII

or

Hexadecimal

), and

WEP

key

(the WEP key data in the selected format).

Security settings for

802.1x

and

WPA/WPA2

:

WPA mode

—Select the means of authentication:

EAP

to

use an extensible authentication protocol (EAP) plug-in, or

Pre-shared key

to use a password. Complete the

appropriate settings:

EAP plug-in settings

(only for

EAP

)—Enter the settings as

your service provider instructs.

Pre-shared key

(only for

Pre-shared key

)—Enter a

password. The same password must be entered on the
wireless LAN access point device.

TKIP encryption

—Select whether Temporal Key Integrity

Protocol (TKIP) is used.

Homepage

—Define a home page.

Select

Options

>

Advanced settings

and from the

following:

IPv4 settings

:

Phone IP address

(the IP address of your

device),

Subnet mask

(the subnet IP address),

Default

gateway

(the gateway), and

DNS address

—enter the IP

addresses of the primary and secondary DNS server.
Contact your Internet service provider for these addresses.