You can use your MMI system as a Wireless LAN hotspot for connecting
to the Internet via WLAN devices.
Important: The telephone must be activated
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Press the control button for Settings.
Turn the rotary pushbutton to Connections
and press the rotary pushbutton.
Turn the rotary pushbutton to Network connection
(WLAN) and press the rotary pushbutton. The
Network connection menu will appear on
the MMI display.
You can select the following settings in the Network
connection menu:
WLAN active
- on - to activate the MMI system's Wireless LAN hotspot and use it to establish an Internet connection.
- off - to deactivate the MMI system's Wireless LAN hotspot. It will not be possible to establish an Internet connection.
WLAN settings
The Wireless LAN connection between your vehicle and the Wireless
LAN device (laptop or mobile phone) is encrypted. Before a connection
can be established, you must enter the following values/settings
when setting up your Wireless LAN device (these values can be edited
as required):
- Access point (SSID) - name of the Wireless LAN network.
- Encryption type - WEP, WPA or WPA2.
- Password - depending on the encryption type, a password is generated in the MMI system to encrypt the Wireless LAN connection. This password can be changed. Please select a password that is secure.
- Discoverability - to switch the discoverability of the Wireless LAN network on or off.
- Authentication - to display the encryption method currently used. This setting cannot be changed.
The new settings will not be stored until you exit the
WLAN settings menu by pressing the
BACK button.
WARNING!
For safety reasons, the driver should only use the WLAN hotspot when
the vehicle is stationary - risk of accident. Please see
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Note
- Depending on the Telephone mode selected, there might be restrictions when using a Wireless LAN connection. Select the setting Data services optimised from the Telephone mode menu if you would like to use the system predominantly for data services Link.
- Should you have problems when trying to establish a Wireless LAN connection, it might help to cancel all existing Wireless LAN connection on your mobile device and restart the device.
- You might require a separate mobile phone contract with extra costs before you can use the Wireless LAN hotspot. For more information, contact your service provider.