Wpa security settings, Wireless lan plugins, Eap plug-ins – Nokia E63 User Manual
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•
WPA/WPA2
— Select
EAP
(Extensible Authentication
Protocol) or
Pre-shared key
(a secret key used for device
identification).
•
EAP plug-in settings
— If you selected
WPA/WPA2
>
EAP
, select which EAP plug-ins defined in your device to
use with the access point.
•
Pre-shared key
— If you selected
WPA/WPA2
>
Pre-
shared key
, enter the shared private key that identifies
your device to the WLAN to which you connect.
WPA security settings
Select
WPA/WPA2
as the WLAN security mode.
Select
WLAN security settings
and from the following:
•
WPA/WPA2
— Select
EAP
(Extensible Authentication
Protocol) or
Pre-shared key
(a secret key used for device
identification).
•
EAP plug-in settings
— If you select
WPA/WPA2
>
EAP
, select which EAP plug-ins defined in your device to
use with the access point.
•
Pre-shared key
— If you select
WPA/WPA2
>
Pre-
shared key
, enter the shared private key that identifies
your device to the WLAN to which you connect.
•
WPA2 only mode
— To allow both TKIP and AES
(Advanced Encryption Standard) encryption, select
Off
. To
allow AES only, select
On
Wireless LAN plugins
Select
Menu
>
Tools
>
Settings
>
Connection
>
Access
points
.
The EAP (extensible authentication protocol) plug-ins are
used in wireless networks to authenticate wireless devices
and authentication servers, and the different EAP plug-ins
make possible the use of various EAP methods (network
service).
You can view the EAP plug-ins currently installed in your
device (network service).
EAP plug-ins
1. To define the EAP plug-in settings, select
Options
>
New
access point
and define an access point that uses WLAN
as a data bearer.
2. Select
802.1x
or
WPA/WPA2
as the security mode.
3. Select
WLAN security settings
>
WPA/WPA2
>
EAP
>
EAP plug-in settings
.
Use EAP plug-ins
To use an EAP plug-in when you connect to a WLAN using the
access point, select the desired plug-in and
Options
>
Enable
. The EAP plug-ins enabled for use with this access
point have a check mark next to them. To not use a plug-in,
select
Options
>
Disable
.
To edit the EAP plug-in settings, select
Options
>
Edit
.
To change the priority of the EAP plug-in settings, select
Options
>
Raise priority
to attempt to use the plug-in
before other plug-ins when connecting to the network with
the access point, or
Options
>
Lower priority
to use this
plug-in for network authentication after attempting to use
other plug-ins.
See the device help for more information on EAP plugins.
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