Nokia E61 manual Security settings for wireless LAN access points

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•Power saving — Select whether to save the power in the device battery.

To restore all settings to their original values, select Options > Restore defaults.

Security settings for wireless LAN access points

Select Menu > Tools > Settings > Connection > Access points. Select Options > New access point and start to create a wireless LAN access point, or select a wireless LAN access point and Options > Edit.

WEP security settings

In the access point settings, select WLAN security mode > WEP.

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 WEP security mode is in use, if your device receives a data packet not encrypted with the WEP keys, the data is discarded.

In an Ad-hocnetwork, all devices must use the same WEP key.

Select WLAN security sett. 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.

802.1x security settings

In the access point settings, select WLAN security mode > 802.1x.

802.1x authenticates and authorizes devices to access a wireless network, and prevents access if the authorization process fails.

Select WLAN security sett.. and from the following:

•WPA mode — Select EAP (Extensible Authentication Protocol) or Pre-shared key (a secret key used for device identification).

•EAP plug-in settings — If you selected WPA mode >

EAP, select which EAP plug-ins defined in your device to use with the access point.

•Pre-shared key — If you selected WPA mode > Pre- shared key, enter the shared private key that identifies your device to the wireless LAN to which you connect.

The settings available for editing may vary.

WPA security settings

In the access point settings, select WLAN security mode > WPA/WPA2.

Select WLAN security sett.. and from the following:

•WPA mode — Select EAP (Extensible Authentication Protocol) or Pre-shared key (a secret key used for device identification).

•EAP plug-in settings — If you select WPA mode >

EAP, select which EAP plug-ins defined in your device to use with the access point.

•Pre-shared key — If you select WPA mode > Pre- shared key, enter the shared private key that identifies your device to the wireless LAN to which you connect.

The settings available for editing may vary.