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Wlan security settings, Wep security settings, Wep key settings – Nokia E75 User Manual

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To edit the settings manually, select

Automatic

configuration

>

Disabled

and define the following:

Long retry limit

— Enter the maximum number of

transmission attempts if the device does not receive a

receiving acknowledgement signal from the network.

Short retry limit

— Enter the maximum number of

transmission attempts if the device does not receive a

clear-to-send signal from the network.

RTS threshold

— Select the data packet size at which the

WLAN access point device issues a request to send before

sending the packet.

TX power level

— Select the power level of your device

when sending data.

Radio measurements

— Enable or disable the radio

measurements.

Power saving

— Select whether to use the WLAN power

saving mechanism to save the power in the device battery.

Using the power saving mechanism enhances the battery

performance but may weaken WLAN interoperability.

To restore all settings to their original values, select

Options

>

Restore defaults

.

WLAN security settings

Select

Menu

>

Control panel

>

Settings

and

Connection

>

Destinations

>

Access point

, and follow

the instructions on the display.
To edit a wireless LAN (WLAN) access point, open one of the

access point groups, and select an access point marked with

.

To enter the settings for the selected security mode, select

WLAN security settings

.

WEP security settings

Select

WEP

as the WLAN security mode.

The wired equivalent privacy (WEP) encryption method

encrypts data before it is transmitted. Access to the network

is denied to users who do not have the required WEP keys.

When the WEP security mode is in use, and your device

receives a data packet not encrypted with the WEP keys, the

data is discarded.
In an ad-hoc network, all devices must use the same WEP key.
Select

WLAN security settings

and from the following:

WEP key in use

— Select the desired WEP key.

Authentication type

— Select

Open

or

Shared

.

WEP key settings

— Edit the settings for the WEP key.

WEP key settings

In an ad-hoc network, all devices must use the same WEP key.
Select

WLAN security settings

>

WEP key settings

and

from the following:

WEP encryption

— Select the desired WEP encryption key

length.

WEP key format

— Select whether you want to enter the

WEP key data in

ASCII

or

Hexadecimal

format.

WEP key

— Enter the WEP key data.

Settings

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