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Defining WLAN connection settings
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additional settings as described in step 4. The 
available modes are:
•
None
 — This security mode is commonly used with 
HTTP based logon. User authentication is 
performed at a higher layer using a HTML login 
page.
•
WEP 
— This security mode is supported for 
compatibility with IEEE 802.11 Wired Equivalent 
Privacy (WEP) networks. Pre-configured static 
WEP keys are required for this mode. There are 
two notations in use in the WLAN industry for the 
WEP key length representation, which sometimes 
makes things a bit confusing. The reason is that 
WEP key has a 24 bit common part and some 
vendors count this as being part of the key length, 
while some vendors do not. Both notations are 
equivalent at WLAN protocol level and fully 
interoperable.
Note: The WEP mode provides a lower 
level of security than the Wi-Fi 
Protected Access (WPA) mode. If you 
use the WEP mode, you should change 
the key regularly. In the WEP mode, 
the secure connection icon is not 
displayed.
•
802.1x
 — This security mode is provided in order to 
support the legacy Dynamic WEP system, and to 
support networks that are migrating from 
Dynamic WEP to Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA/
WPA2). In this mode, Nokia E61 is able to join 
both dynamic WEP and WPA networks. Dynamic 
WEP refers to the fact that WEP keys are not 
static or pre-configured, but they are 
dynamically generated as part of the Extensible 
Authentication Protocol (EAP) authentication 
procedure. If WLAN access points support WPA, 
then it is recommended to use the WPA/WPA2 
security mode instead of this mode.
•
WPA/WPA2
 — The Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA/
WPA2) security mode provides the highest level 
of security among the WLAN security modes of 
Nokia E61.
•
Homepage
 — Enter the Web address of the page you 
want to display as a home page when you use this 
access point.
Note: The settings available for editing 
may vary.
4
If you selected 
WPA/WPA2
 as the 
WLAN security mode
, 
define the following in 
WLAN security sett.
:
•
WPA mode
 — Select 
EAP
 if you want to use an EAP 
module for authentication. If you select 
Pre-shared 
key
, type the password (also called a master key) in 
the field. Note that the same key must be entered in 
the wireless LAN access point.
•
EAP plug-in settings
 — If you selected 
EAP
, you must 
also define these settings. See page 7 for more 
information.
•
TKIP encryption
 — To enable TKIP encryption, based 
on transient keys changed often enough to prevent 
misuse, select 
Allowed
. All devices in the wireless 
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