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■Data Encryption: Set the encryption method. (The options in this list vary based on your Authentication setting.)

■Disabled: Turn data encryption off.

■WEP: Turn on the Wired Equivalent Privacy encryption method.

■TKIP: Turn on the Temporal Key Integrity Protocol encryption method. (This method is often used to encrypt WPA and WPA-PSK connections.)

■AES: Turn on the Advanced Encryption Standard protocol. (This method is often used to encrypt WPA, WPA-PSK, WPA2, and WPA2-PSK connections.)

■The key is automatically provided: Set whether you need to specify the network key and key index provided by your system administrator, or whether the network provides this information. The availability of these options varies based on your Authentication and Data Encryption settings.

■Network key: Enter the Network key provided by your system administrator, if it is not automatically provided by the network. The availability of this option varies based on your Authentication and Data Encryption settings.

■Key index: Enter the Key index provided by your system administrator, if it is not automatically provided by the network. The availability of this option varies based on your Authentication and Data Encryption settings.

5.Enter the following settings, and then press Finish (right softkey):

■Use IEEE 802.1x network access control: Set these parameters if required by the network.

■EAP type: Set the Extensible Authentication Protocol type.

6.Press OK .

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Note

If you also need to create a custom security certificate, see “Customizing Wi-Fi Settings” on page 194 for instructions.

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