Connection settings
Data connections and access points
Your device supports packet data connections (
), such as
GPRS in the GSM network.
Glossary: General packet radio service (GPRS) uses
packet data technology where information is sent in
short packets of data over the mobile network.
To establish a data connection, an access point is required.
You can define different kinds of access points, such as:
• MMS access point to send and receive multimedia
messages
• Access point for the Web application to view WML or
XHTML pages
• Internet access point (IAP) to send and receive e-mail
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.
Packet data connections in GSM networks
When you use your device in GSM networks, multiple data
connections can be active at the same time and access
points can share a data connection. To check the active
data connections, see ‘Connection manager’, p. 87.
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The following indicators may be displayed below the signal
indicator, depending on which network you use:
GSM network, packet data is available in the network.
GSM network, packet data connection is active, data is
being transferred.
GSM network, multiple packet data connections are
active.
GSM network, packet data connection is on hold. (This
can happen during a voice call, for example.)
Receive access point settings
You may receive access point settings in a text message
from a service provider, or you may have preset access
point settings in your device. See ‘Data and settings’, p. 57.
To create a new access point, press
, and select
Tools
>
Settings
>
Connection
>
Access points
.
An access point may be protected (
) by your network
operator or service provider. Protected access points
cannot be edited or deleted.
Access points
Tip! See also ‘Receive MMS and e-mail settings’, p. 56,
‘E-mail’, p. 63, and ‘Access the Web’, p. 71.
Follow the instructions given to you by your service
provider.
Connection name
—Give a descriptive name for the
connection.
Data bearer
—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.
Access point name
(for packet data only)—The access
point name is needed to establish a connection to the
packet data network. 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 is usually provided by the service
provider. The user name is often case-sensitive.
Prompt password
—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 the device, select
Yes
.
Password
—A password may be needed to make a data
connection, and is usually provided by the service
provider. The password is often case-sensitive.
Authentication
—Select
Normal
or
Secure
.
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Homepage
—Depending on what you are setting up, write
the Web address or the address of the multimedia
messaging center.
Select
Options
>
Advanced settings
to change the
following settings:
Network type
—Select the Internet protocol type to use:
IPv4 settings
or
IPv6 settings
. The other settings depend
on the selected network type.
Phone IP address
(for IPv4)—Enter the IP address of your
device.
Name servers
—In
Primary name server:
, 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.
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.
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. Also, starting an
active packet data connection is quicker (for example, to
send and receive e-mail). If you select
When needed
, the
device uses a packet data connection only if you start an
application or action that needs it. If there is no packet
data coverage and you select
When available
, the device
periodically tries to establish a packet data connection.
Access point
—The access point name is needed to use your
device as a packet data modem to your computer.
Configurations
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 SIM card. You can save
these settings to your device, view or delete them in
Configurations
.