Nokia N770 Internet Tablet - Connectivity settings

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Connectivity settings

When you access an application that requires an Internet connection,
the device uses the WLAN connections you have saved by default. If you

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have not saved any connections or they are unavailable, you are asked
to select the connection (Internet access point) you want to use.

In the

Select connection

dialog, select a connection from the list, and

tap

Connect

. Only available connections are shown, and the

connections you have saved in your device appear at the top of the list.

To define the settings of Internet connections and access points, tap

,

and select

Tools

>

Control panel

>

Connectivity

.

On the

General

page, define the following settings:

Connect without asking

— Select which connections are used without

asking when connection is needed. This setting applies only to networks
and connections you have saved in your device.

On the

Idle times

page, select the time after which the Internet

connection ends automatically if the connection is not used. Use

Packet data idle time

for packet-switched data connections (such as

GPRS),

Data call idle time

for circuit-switched data calls (such as GSM

data call), and

WLAN idle time

for connections created through a WLAN

access point.

Note: Time-based charges may apply to the Internet
connections. Check with your service provider, and adjust the
idle times accordingly.

Note: The network may also have idle timers that may cause
the Internet connection to break, regardless of the idle timers of
the device.