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WLAN security settings
Select 
Menu
 > 
Tools
 > 
Settings
 > 
Connection
 >
Access points
 > 
Options
 > 
New access point
, or select
an access point and 
Options
 > 
Edit
.
In the access point settings, select 
WLAN security mode
and the desired mode.
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.
802.1x
 authenticates and authorises devices to access a
wireless network, and prevents access if the authorisation
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).
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