How to Create an Access Point for WiFi on your S60 3rd Edition device like the Nokia N80,N93, etc

This tutorial is designed to help you set up your phone’s wireless connection. In the tutorial you will:


1. Find and Define your Access Point (Section 2.1)

2. Configure the Access Point (Section 2.2)

3. Set your Access Point as the Home Access Point (Section 2.3)

4. Turn on Sharing (Section 2.3)

5. Share Media File (Section 2.4)


The Section numbers refer to the Nokia procedures that you can find in the Nokia Nseries Support Guide for Using WLAN and UPNP support guide.



1. Find and Define your Access Point:


1. Press the Menu button.

2. Select Connect. > Conn. Mgr. > Available WLAN.

The phone searches for WLANs within range and displays the access points and routers.

3. Highlight the Access Point name (for example: linksys).

4. Press Options > Define Access Point.

5. When asked to confirm that you wish to create the access point, press Yes.

An access point is created with default WLAN settings for the

chosen WLAN network.


2. Configure the Access Point


This procedure walks you through configuring an Access Point named “linksys” that uses WEP for its security mode. You must use your Access Point or router’s information.


Note: Information displayed in Blue must be replaced with information appropriate to your Access Point. The information in blue is unlikely to work in your configuration.

1. Press the Menu button.

2. Select Connect. > Home netw… > Settings

3. For the N80: Select Home Access Point > User Defined.

The Access Point that you defined in the last procedure does not show up in the list.

For the N93: Select Home Access Point > Create New. Click OK.

Search for WLAN > Select the WLAN.

4. Press Options.

5. Select New Access Point > Use Default Settings.

6. Assign values to Settings.

* Connection: Home (This name is how you will identify the WLAN)

* Data bearer: Wireless LAN

* WLAN netw. name > Search for netw. > select the access point: linksys.

* Network status: Public

* WLAN netw. mode: Infrastructure

* WLAN security mode: WEP (this depends on how your router is configured)

* WLAN security sett.:

o WEP key in use: #1

o Authentication type: Open

o WEP key settings:

+ WEP encryption: 128 bits

+ WEP key format: Hexadecimal

+ WEP Key: 9CC5096B7F59ABBAF6C19AE105

* Homepage: http://www.google.com

7. Press Back.



3. Set your Access Point as the Home Access Point

1. Press the Menu button.

2. Select Connect. > Home netw… > Settings

3. Select Home Access Point > User Defined.

The Access Point that you just defined shows up in the list.

4. Select the Access Point.

5. Turn on Sharing



Procedure for the Nokia N80 >>

1. Press the Menu button.

2. Select Connect. > Home netw… > Settings

3. Select Content Sharing.

4. If the phone asks whether to create the connection, press Yes.

Sharing is enabled.



Procedure for the Nokia N93 >>

1. Press the Menu button.

2. Select Connect. > Home netw… > Share Content

3. Select Content Sharing.

4. If the phone asks whether to create the connection, press Yes.

Sharing is enabled.

5. Share Media Files



Procedure for the Nokia N80 >>

1. Press the Menu button.

2. Select Connect. > Home netw… > Settings

3. Select Share content.

4. Select Images & Video.

5. Select Share all Files (shown with an x for selected).

6. Press OK.

7. Select Music.

8. Select Share all Files (shown with an x for selected).

9. Press OK.



Procedure for the Nokia N93 >>

1. Press the Menu button.

2. Select Connect. > Home netw… > Share Content

3. Select Images & Video.

4. Select Share all Files (shown with an x for selected).

5. Press OK.

6. Select Music.

7. Select Share all Files (shown with an x for selected).

8. Press OK.

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