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Chapter 5 Wireless LAN

Figure 23 WPA with RADIUS Application Example2

5.6.3 Wireless Client WPA Supplicants

A wireless client supplicant is the software that runs on an operating system instructing the
wireless client how to use WPA. At the time of writing, the most widely available supplicants
are the WPA patch for Windows XP, Funk Software's Odyssey client, and Meetinghouse Data
Communications' AEGIS client.

The Windows XP patch is a free download that adds WPA capability to Windows XP's built-
in "Zero Configuration" wireless client. However, you must run Windows XP to use it.

See

Section 5.7.3 on page 82

and

Section 5.7.4 on page 84

for configuration instruction.

5.7 Configuring IEEE 802.1x and WPA

To change your Prestige’s authentication settings, click the Wireless LAN link under
Advanced Setup and then the 802.1x/WPA tab. The screen varies by the key management
protocol you select.

• See

Section 5.7.1 on page 80

if you want to allow unauthenticated wireless access or

block wireless access on the Prestige.

• See

Section 5.7.2 on page 80

to configure IEEE 802.1x authentication.

• See

Section 5.7.3 on page 82

to configure WPA.

• See

Section 5.7.4 on page 84

to configure WPA-PSK.