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1x security settings, Wpa security settings, Wireless lan plugins – Nokia E75 User Manual

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802.1x security settings

Select

802.1x

as the WLAN security mode.

802.1x

authenticates and authorizes devices to access a

wireless network, and prevents access if the authorization

process fails.
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 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

>

Control panel

>

Settings

and

Connection

>

Destinations

, and an access point group.

The extensible authentication protocol (EAP) 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

.

Settings

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