Nokia E61 - EAP

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EAP
To view the EAP (extensible authentication protocol)

plug-ins currently installed in your device (network

service), select

Menu

>

Tools

>

Settings

>

Connection

>

Access points

. Select

Options

>

New access point

and

define an access point that uses wireless LAN as a data

bearer and

802.1x

or

WPA/WPA2

as the security mode.

Select

WLAN security sett.

>

WPA mode

>

EAP

, scroll to

EAP plug-in settings

, and press the joystick.

The extensible authentication protocol (EAP) plug-ins

are used in wireless networks to authenticate wireless

devices and authentication servers, and the different

EAP plug-ins make possible the use of various EAP

methods (network service).
To use an EAP plug-in when you connect to a WLAN

using the access point, select the desired plug-in and

Options

>

Enable

. The EAP plug-ins enabled for use with

this access point have a check mark next to them. To

not use a plug-in, select

Options

>

Disable

.

To edit the EAP plug-in settings, select

Options

>

Configure

.

To change the priority of the EAP plug-in settings, select

Options

>

Raise priority

to attempt to use the plug-in

before other plug-ins when connecting to the network

with the access point, or

Options

>

Lower priority

to use

this plug-in for network authentication after

attempting to use other plug-ins.
The available options may vary.
See the device help for more information on EAP

plugins.