User's Manual

Automatic provisioning establishes an encrypted tunnel to
protect the authentication of the client and the delivery of the
PAC to the client. This mechanism, while not as secure as a
manual method may be, is more secure than the
authentication method used in LEAP.
The EAP-FAST method can be divided into two parts: provisioning,
and authentication. The provisioning phase involves the initial
delivery of the PAC to the client. This phase only needs to be
performed once per client and user.
EAP-GTC
The EAP-GTC (Generic Token Card) is similar to the EAP-OTP except
with hardware token cards. The request contains a displayable
message, and the response contains the string read from the
hardware token card.
EAP-OTP
EAP-OTP (One-Time Password) is similar to MD5, except it uses the
OTP as the response. The request contains a displayable message.
The OTP method is defined in RFC 2289.
EAP-SIM
Extensible Authentication Protocol-Subscriber Identity Module (EAP-
SIM) authentication can be used with:
Network Authentication types: Open, Shared, and WPA*-
Enterprise, WPA2*-Enterprise.
Data Encryption types: None, WEP and CKIP.
A SIM card is a special smart card that is used by Global System for
Mobile Communications (GSM) based digital cellular networks. The
SIM card is used to validate your credentials with the network
EAP-TLS
A type of authentication method that uses EAP and a security
protocol called the Transport Layer Security (TLS). EAP-TLS uses
certificates that use passwords. EAP-TLS authentication supports
dynamic WEP key management.
EAP-TTLS
A type of authentication method that uses EAP and Tunneled
Transport Layer Security (TTLS). EAP-TTLS uses a combination of
certificates and another security method such as passwords.
Encryption
Scrambling data so that only the authorized recipient can read it.
Usually a key is needed to interpret the data.
FHSS
Frequency-Hop Spread Spectrum. Technology used in radio
transmission. Incompatible with DSSS.
File and printer
sharing
A capability that allows a number of people to view, modify, and
print the same file(s) from different computers.
Fragmentation
threshold
The threshold at which the wireless adapter breaks the packet into
multiple frames. This determines the packet size and affects the
throughput of the transmission.
GHz (Gigahertz)
A unit of frequency equal to 1,000,000,000 cycles per second.
Host computer
The computer that is directly connected to the Internet via a modem
or network adapter.
Infrastructure
A wireless network centered around an access point. In this