HNW300CI
User
Manual
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Wireless PCI Card
3.4.5
802.1x with PEAP
802.1X provides an authentication framework for wireless LANs allowing a user to be
authenticated by a central authority. 802.1X uses an existing protocol called EAP. EAP
(Extensible Authentication Protocol) is an extension to the PPP protocol that enables a
variety of authentication protocols to be used. It passes through the exchange of
authentication messages, allowing the authentication software stored in a server to
interact with its counterpart in the client.
3.4.5.1 PEAP AUTHENTICATION WITH EAP/TLS SMARTCARD
EAP/TLS Smartcard provides for certificate-based and mutual authentication of the client
and the network. It relies on client-side and server-side certificates to perform
authentication and can be used to dynamically generate user-based and session-based
WEP keys to secure subsequent communications between the WLAN client and the
access point.
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Authentication Type
: Select
PEAP
from the drop-down list.
•
Protocol
: If your network uses TLS or Smart Card to authenticate its users, select
TLS/Smartcard
from the drop down list. TLS (Transport Layer Security) is an IETF
standardized authentication protocol that uses PKI (Public Key Infrastructure)
certificate-based authentication of both the client and authentication server.
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Identity
: Enter the user name.
•
Click on the
OK
button to save the changes.
