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ginggs
2016-01-15 , 10:37
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I remembered this useful page from MIT's Knowledge Base and needed to refer to it today, but it is now 404.
https://mitdev.service-now.com/kb/kn...b3c0bcbb3ee4a6
Connect your MeeGo Nokia N9 to MIT SECURE wireless
On this page:
Context
Answer
Connection settings summary
See also
Context
MeeGo 1.2 Harmattan
Nokia N9 GSM world phone
MIT SECURE and MIT SECURE N wireless
Answer
MeeGo 1.2 on the Nokia N9 does not seem to be able to automatically figure out the correct settings for MIT's SECURE and SECURE N wireless networks. I had to manually configure network settings to make it connect reliably. (Note that connecting to MIT or MIT GUEST networks is easy, but will not encrypt your connection and will limit your access.) Here is a step-by-step guide to creating the connection.
1. Navigate to the applications screen on the N9 and find the
Settings
application.
<Applications image>
2. Tap on
Internet Connection
.
<Settings image>
3. On the Internet Connection screen, tap on
Create new connection
.
<Internet Connection screen image>
4. Type MIT SECURE N into the
Connection name
box; the
Network name (SSID)
box will automatically update to mirror the name.
<Name and SSID fields image>
5. Toggle the
Use automatically
switch to
on
; leave the
Network mode
set to
Infrastructure
.
6. Still on the
Internet Connection
screen, select
WPA EAP
from the
Security method
popup menu.
<Security method image>
7. Some new fields will have appeared below the Security Method menu; from the
WPA EAP type
popup menu select
PEAP
and leave
Select certificate
set to
None
.
<WPA EAP type image>
8. From the
EAP method
popup menu, select
EAP MSCHAPv2
.
<EAP menu image>
9. Enter your MIT Kerberos username in the
Username
box in all lower case, without the
@mit.edu bits
10. Enter your Kerberos password in the
Password
box
<Password field image>
11. Toggle the
Prompt password at every login
on or off depending on your level of paranoia.
12. Tap the
Advanced settings
sub-menu at the bottom of the screen.
On the
Advanced Settings
screen:
1. Toggle
Manual username
to
On
.
2. Enter your MIT Kerberos username into the
Manual username
box (just as you did on the previous screen).
<Manual Username image>
3. Tap the
Back
(left arrow) button to leave the
Advanced screen
.
13. Tap
Save
to save the new connection.
14. On the
Internet Connection
screen, tap
Connect to internet
.
Result:
A list of all available wireless networks appears, including the one you just set up.
15. Tap
MIT SECURE N
to highlight it and click
Connect
.
<List of Networks image>
16. Your N9 should successfully connect to the network.
<Connected image>
After this first connection, it should automatically pick up the network when in range and connect to it. These instructions describe connecting to
MIT SECURE N
(the 5GHz 802.11n network on campus) – preferred for devices that can connect to such a network. However, you can follow the same steps to configure it for access to
MIT SECURE
(the 2.4GHz 802.11b/g/n network) if you'd like, although on MIT campus anywhere
MIT Secure
is available
MIT SECURE N
should also be available.
Note that other methods of trying to configure the network the same way will not work. For example, using the
Connect to internet
option without manually configuring the network first will show you the same available networks, but connecting to MIT SECURE or MIT SECURE N by just tapping on it will not work. Network settings are not auto-detected, and there is no
Advanced settings
option. Without the
Manual username setting
in
Advanced settings
, the N9 is not able to reliably authenticate to MIT's secure networks (or other networks using the same security standards).
Connection settings summary
This list summarizes the connection settings on a correctly configured N9.
Connection name:
MIT SECURE N
Network name (SSID):
MIT SECURE N
Use automatically:
On
Security method:
WPA EAP
WPA EAP type:
PEAP
Select certificate:
None
EAP method:
EAP MSCHAPv2
Username:
your_username
Prompt password at every login:
Off
Password:
your_password
Advanced settings:
Proxy configuration:
No proxy
Auto-retrieve IP address:
On
Auto-retrieve DNS address:
On
Manual username:
On
Manual username:
your_username
Require client authentication:
Off
WPA2 only mode:
Off
See also
Nokia's N9 site
MeeGo
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c-maemo-meego n950 n9 meego maemo nokia secure c-getting-connected wireless mit
Authored by Oliver Thomas
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Last edited by ginggs; 2016-01-15 at
10:56
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