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Chapter 4 Station Mode

NWD-270N User’s Guide

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Figure 36 Security Setting: 802.1x

The following table describes the labels in this screen.

Table 12 Security Settings: IEEE 802.1x

LABEL

DESCRIPTION

Encryption Type

Select WEP if the access point is configured to use 802.1x with WEP encryption.
A dynamic WEP key is generated automatically.
Otherwise, select None (at the time of writing, this is not available in Windows
Vista).

EAP Type

The type of authentication you use depends on the RADIUS server or AP.
Select an authentication method from the drop down list. Options are TLS, PEAP
and TTLS (at the time of writing, TTLS is not available in Windows Vista).

Login Name

Enter a user name.
This is the user name that you or an administrator set up on a RADIUS server.

Password

This field is not available when you select TLS in the EAP Type field.
Enter the password associated with the user name above.

Certificate

This field is only available when you select TLS in the EAP Type field.
Click Browse to select a certificate.

Note: You must first have a wired connection to a network and

obtain the certificate(s) from a certificate authority (CA).
Consult your network administrator for more information.

TTLS Protocol

This field is available only when you select TTLS in the EAP Type field.
Select a TTLS protocol that the RADIUS server uses. Options are CHAP, MS-
CHAP
, MS-CHAP-V2 and PAP.

Note: This feature is not available on Windows Vista.

PEAP Inner EAP

This field is only available when you select PEAP in the EAP Type field.
The PEAP method used by the RADIUS server or AP for client authentication is
MS CHAP v2.

Validate Server
Certificate (Click
to Enable)

Select this option to validate a server’s certificate when you select PEAP in the
EAP Type field.

Back

Click Back to go to the Site Survey screen to select and connect to another
network.

Next

Click Next to confirm your selections and advance to the Summary screen. Refer
to

Section 4.4.2 on page 53

.

Exit

Click Exit to return to the Site Survey screen without saving.