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Creating/managing access profiles
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WLAN security: configuring
encryption and authentication in
the WLAN
Encryption and authentication can be
defined for the WLAN in the access point,
Setting up an access profile without
encryption and authentication
¤
Check if the value
None
is selected in
the
Encryption
and
Authentication
lists
(default setting).
¤
Click on
Next
.
For further information, see below:
"Making SIP settings" on page 94.
Setting up encryption with WPA-PSK
¤
Open the
Encryption
list and select
WPA-PSK
.
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Enter the WLAN key in the
Pre-Shared Key
field.
For
WPA-PSK
encryption, you cannot set
up authentication with
802.1x
. In the
Authentication
list, therefore,
None
is
selected automatically.
¤
Click on
Next
.
Setting up encryption with WEP
¤
Open the
Encryption
list and select
WEP
.
Additional fields are displayed.
¤
For
WEP Mode
, click on the option 128
or 64 Bit to define the key length
¤
In the
WEP Key
field, enter the WEP key
in ASCII or hexadecimal format. The
Web configurator recognises the for-
mat automatically.
If standard
802.1x
with EAP type
LEAP
is
used for authentication, it is not neces-
sary to enter a WEP key.
¤
For
Authentication Mode
, click on the
Open System
option if no authentication
is to take place. Click on
Shared Key
if
the WEP key is to be used for authenti-
cation.
¤
If required, set up authentication with
802.1x (page 93) or click on
Next
.
Setting up encryption with WPA
¤
Open the
Encryption
list and select
WPA
.
¤
Set up authentication with
802.1x
Setting up authentication with 802.1x
¤
Open the
Authentication
list and select
802.1x
.
Setting up authentication with LEAP/TLS
¤
For
EAP Type
, click on the
LEAP
/
TLS
option. Additional fields are displayed.
¤
Enter the login and password for WLAN
access in the
Login Name
/
Password
fields.
For authentication with TLS you also
require a certificate:
¤
Open the
Certificate
list and select the
certificate.
¤
If necessary, click on
Validate Server
Certificate
. With this option activated,
the handset checks the validity of the
server certificate received from the
access point.
¤
Click on
Next
.
Note:
Encryption and authentication for the handset
must agree with the settings for the access
point.
Notes:
– You can only use WPA in the WLAN if all
subscribers support WPA.
– WPA requires authentication with
802.1x
.
Notes:
– To find out how to administer certificates in
the Web configurator, see
Admin
£
Certificates
– For authentication via certificates, the date
must be correctly set on the handset.