Chapter 5 Wireless Network Configuration; Introduction - LXE MX8 Reference Manual

Chapter 5 Wireless Network Configuration

Introduction

(Summit 1.3.11) The MX8 mobile device has a wireless client that can be configured for no
encryption, WEP encryption or WPA security, no authentication and all authentications listed
below.
Certificates are necessary for many of the WPA authentications. Please refer to the Certificates
section at the end of this chapter for more information on generating and installing certificates.
Prerequisites
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Network SSID or ESSID number of the Access Point
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WEP or LEAP Authentication Protocol Keys
•
The Summit profile settings for Auth Type, EAP Type and Encryption depend on the
security option chosen.
E-EQ-MX8RG-A
Wireless Security Options Supported
No Security
WEP
LEAP
EAP-FAST
PEAP-MSCHAP
WPA/LEAP
WPA-PSK
PEAP-GTC
EAP-TLS
Please refer to the LXE Security Primer to prepare the Authentication Server
and Access Point for wireless communication. The document is available on
the LXE Manuals CD and the LXE ServicePass website.
It is important that all dates are correct on CE computers when using any type
of certificate. Certificates are date sensitive and if the date is not correct
authentication will fail.
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