Nokia 6086 - Available networks

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Available networks

The list of available networks shows all the available networks to which
you can connect.

indicates that a network is connected and

indicates that a network is saved.

A network may be hidden and can only be found by searching for its
service set identifier (SSID), which is a code attached to all packets on a
wireless network to identify each packet as part of that network. All
wireless devices attempting to communicate with each other must
share the same SSID.

1. Select

Menu

>

Settings

>

Connectivity

>

Wi-Fi

>

Available

networks

.

2. If you have not connected to WLAN/Wi-Fi first, a message asks if you

want to turn on WLAN/Wi-Fi first. Select

Yes

.

The phone searches for available networks and when the networks
are found, they are listed in signal strength order.

3. Scroll to the network you want and select

Connect

.

A message confirming network connection is displayed. If you have
not saved the network, a message asks if you want to save it.

4. Select

Yes

to save the network or

No

to not save the network.

5. To save an available network to which you have not connected,

select

Options

>

Save

.

6. To update the list of available networks, select

Options

>

Refresh

. If

the list of available networks is empty, select

Refresh

.

7. To locate a hidden network, select

Options

>

Hidden networks

, enter

the SSID of the network you want to find, and select

OK

.

8. To disconnect from the network, select

Disconn.

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