User's Manual

● 802.1x supplicant protocol support
● Support for the Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP) - RFC 2284
● Supported Authentication Methods:
● MD5 - RFC 2284
● EAP TLS Authentication Protocol - RFC 2716 and RFC 2246
● EAP Tunneled TLS (TTLS)
● Cisco LEAP
● PEAP
● Supports Windows XP, 2000
802.1x Authentication Notes
● 802.1x authentication methods, include passwords, certificates, and smart cards
(plastic cards that hold data)
● 802.1x authentication option can only be used with Infrastructure operation mode
● Network Authentication modes are: EAP-TLS, EAP-TTLS, MD5 Challenge, LEAP
(for Cisco-Client eXtentions mode only), and PEAP (for WPA modes only)
Overview
802.1x authentication is independent of the 802.11 authentication process. The 802.1x
standard provides a framework for various authentication and key-management
protocols. There are different 802.1x authentication types, each providing a different
approach to authentication but all employing the same 802.1x protocol and framework for
communication between a client and an access point. In most protocols, upon the
completion of the 802.1x authentication process, the supplicant receives a key that it
uses for data encryption. Refer to
802.1x and Data encryption for more information.
With 802.1x authentication, an authentication method is used between the client and a