Nokia E72 Nokia E72 User Guide in US English / Spanish - Page 146

WLAN security settings, WEP encryption - issues

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Settings 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 > Ctrl. 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 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. 802.1x security settings Select 802.1x as the WLAN security mode. Select WEP as the WLAN security mode. 146

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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
>
Ctrl. 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.
802.1x security settings
Select
802.1x
as the WLAN security mode.
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