Connection
Data connections and access points
Your device supports packet data connections, such as
GPRS in the GSM network. When you use your device in
GSM and UMTS networks, multiple data connections can
be active at the same time, and access points can share a
data connection.
To establish a data connection, an access point is required.
You can define different kinds of access points:
• MMS access point to send and receive multimedia
messages
• Access point for the
Services
application to view WML
or XHTML pages
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• Internet access point (IAP) to send and receive e-mail
and connect to the Internet
Check the type of access point you need with your service
provider for the service you want to access. For availability
and subscription to packet data connection services,
contact your network operator or service provider.
Access points
You may receive access point settings in a message from
a service provider. See ‘Data and settings’, p. 41. Some or
all access points may be preset for your device by your
service provider or network operator, and you may not be
able to change, create, edit, or remove them.
indicates
a protected access point.
indicates a packet data access point.
To create a new access point, select
Options
>
New
access point
. To edit the settings of an access point,
select
Options
>
Edit
. Follow the instructions from your
service provider.
Connection name
—Enter a descriptive name for the
connection.
Data bearer
—Select the data connection type.
Depending on the data connection you select, only certain
setting fields are available. Fill in all fields marked with
Must be defined
or with a red asterisk. Other fields can
be left empty, unless you have been instructed otherwise
by your service provider.
To be able to use a data connection, the network service
provider must support this feature, and if necessary,
activate it for your SIM card.
Packet data
Follow the instructions from your service provider.
Access point name
—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 is usually provided by the service provider.
Prompt password
—If you must enter the password every
time you log in to a server, or if you do not want to save
your password in the device, select
Yes
.
Password
—A password may be needed to make a data
connection, and is usually provided by the service provider.
Authentication
—Define the level of authentication:
Normal
or
Secure
.
Homepage
—Depending on the access point you are setting
up, enter the Web address or the address of the multimedia
messaging center.
Select
Options
>
Advanced settings
to change the
following settings:
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Network type
—Select the Internet protocol type:
IPv4
settings
or
IPv6 settings
. The other settings depend on the
selected network type.
Phone IP address
(for IPv4 only)—Enter the IP address of
your device.
DNS address
—In
Primary name serv.:
, enter the IP address
of the primary DNS server. In
Second. name server:
, enter
the IP address of the secondary DNS server. Contact your
Internet service provider to obtain these addresses.
Proxy serv. address
—Define the address for the proxy
server.
Proxy port number
—Enter the proxy port number.
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.
IPv6 settings
>
DNS address
—Select
Automatic
,
Well-
known
, or
User defined
.
Ad-hoc channel
(only for
Ad-hoc
)—To enter a channel
number (1-11) manually, select
User defined
.
Proxy serv. address
—Enter the address for the proxy
server.
Proxy port number
—Enter the proxy port number.
Packet data
The packet data settings affect all access points using a
packet data connection.
Packet data conn.
—If you select
When available
and you
are in a network that supports packet data, the device
registers to the packet data network. Starting an active
packet data connection (for example, to send and receive
e-mail) is quicker. If there is no packet data coverage, the
device periodically tries to establish a packet data
connection. If you select
When needed
, the device uses a
packet data connection only if you start an application or
action that needs it.
Access point
—The access point name is needed to use
your device as a packet data modem to your computer.
Configs.
You may receive trusted server settings from your network
operator or service provider in a configuration message, or
the settings may be stored on your (U)SIM card. You can
save these settings to your device, view, or delete them in
Configs.
.
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