Nokia E65 - EAP

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EAP

(Extensible Authentication Protocol) or

Pre-shared key

(a secret key used for device identification).

EAP plug-in settings

— If you select

WPA mode

>

EAP

, select which EAP plug-ins defined in your device to use with the access

point.

Pre-shared key

— If you select

WPA mode

>

Pre-shared key

, enter the shared private key that identifies your device to the

wireless LAN to which you connect.

The settings available for editing may vary.
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 scroll key.

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.