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2.5. Profile Authentication and Encryption (Security)
Authentication Type:
This pull-down menu setting has to be consistent .with the wireless networks that the adapter is
intended to connect.
• Open: No authentication is needed within the wireless network.
• Shared: Only wireless devices using a shared key (WEP key identified) are allowed to connect to
each other.
• LEAP: This is a pre-EAP, Cisco-proprietary protocol with many of the features of EAP protocols.
Cisco controls the ability of other vendors to implement this protocol, so it should be selected for use
only when a limited vendor choice for client, access point and server products is not a concern. When
you’ve set up LEAP authentication, you need to enter the username and password of your computer.
• WPA: WPA provides a scheme of mutual authentication using either IEEE 802.1x/Extensible
Authentication Protocol (EAP) authentication or pre-shared key (PSK) technology. It provides a high
level of assurance to enterprises, small businesses and home users that data will remain protected and
that only authorized users may access their networks. For enterprises that have already deployed IEEE
802.1x authentication, WPA offers the advantage of leveraging existing authentication databases and
infrastructure.