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11 wireless client wpa supplicants, 12 configuring 802.1x and wpa, Figure 31 wireless lan: 802.1x/wpa – ZyXEL Communications 662HW Series User Manual

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Prestige 662H/HW Series User’s Guide

Chapter 8 Wireless LAN Setup

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8.11 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.

8.12 Configuring 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

.

You see the next screen when you select No Access Allowed or No Authentication Required in the

Wireless Port Control field.

Figure 31 Wireless LAN: 802.1x/WPA

The following table describes the label in this screen.

WPA WEP

No

Yes

WPA TKIP

No

Yes

WPA-PSK WEP

Yes

Yes

WPA-PSK

TKIP

Yes

Yes

Table 19 Wireless Security Relational Matrix (continued)

AUTHENTICATION
METHOD/ KEY
MANAGEMENT PROTOCOL

ENCRYPTION
METHOD

ENTER
MANUAL KEY

ENABLE IEEE 802.1X

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