N80 "WLAN: WPA authentication failed"

Question

I have a N80 at 4.0623.0.41 (26/07/2006, RM-92, Nokia N80 63.01) branded (TIM-Italy). No further firmware upgrades are available (on 12-09-2007)
I would like to connect to my 802.1x academic network that uses certificate
I installed the certificate set up its reliability.
Then, I followed the indications found in this forum for EAP-PEAP setting up
Data Bearer: Wlan
Network status: Public
Network Mode: Infrastructure
Security mode: 802.1x
Security Settings:
WPA/WPA2: EAP
EAP Plug In Settings:
1. EAP-PEAP
(other options disabled)
EAP-PEAP:
Personal Certificate: Not Defined
Authority Certificate: IC root CA
Username in use: User Defined
Username: *****
Realm in use: From certificate
Realm: [blank]
Allow PEAPv0: Yes
Allow PEAPv1: NO
Allow PEAPv2: NO
EAPs:
1:EAP-MSCHAPv2
EAP-MSCHAPv2:
Username: [entered correctly]
Prompt password: Yes
Password: [Entered correctly]
When I try to connect with these settings I get the following error message:
" WLAN: WPA authentication failed "
I tried also other unsuccessful variations such
Allow PEAPv0: Yes
Allow PEAPv1: YES
Allow PEAPv2: YES)
The system admistrators suggested that the problem could be the certificate that is home-made and maybe it is not completely recognized by Symbian v9.1. But they don’t know how to fix the problem
Indeed I found two certificates from my institution (Root and Server), apparently identical, but the Root one is recognized while the other no.
Do you know what I should check inside the certificate to gain insights about the reasons of the authentication failure?
Is there any symbian network utility that could help to understand which step block the authentication?
I will appreciate any suggestion
Thank you in advance

Answer 1

WPA and EAP works great with the N80 - dont worry
I have tested and runs alot og Nokia Phones with WiFi and EAP etc.
I currently uses a N80 fw 4.0707.0.7, and there are a v5 fw also.
I sugguest you get the 4.07
You subject informs about WPA but you have set your Security mode: 802.1x
Change this to:
Security mode: WPA/WPA2
Then you should be good.
Also verify the status: hidden/public this is important
If you can see the SSID in the WLAN Wiz then its public SSID.
Try clearing the username in the certificate setup/PEAP
also try different comination of DOMAIN/USERNAME, DOMAIN\USERNAME, DOMAIN@USERNAME etc
But I would think that you do not need username in the GENERAL page under EAP-PEAP
You need username under EAP page/EAP-MSCHAPv2
I assume you have the certificate installed on the handset.
HTH