Compaq nc6000 WLAN solutions for HP enterprise notebooks and Tablet PCs - Page 10

Selecting the right WLAN solution

Page 10 highlights

Selecting the right WLAN solution Because HP offers a selection of standards-based solutions WLAN solutions as described above, customers can choose the solution that best meets their needs. To assist in this selection, HP offers the following recommendations: Table 5: HP recommended WLAN solutions If your environment ... Uses predominantly Microsoft server infrastructure • Microsoft server products manage authentication • Authentication based on Microsoft EAP-TLS or Microsoft PEAP Uses predominantly Cisco Aironet infrastructure Is standardized on Intel technology Requires 802.11a support Requires LEAP single sign-on support Recommended Supplicants • Microsoft Windows XP Wireless Network Connection Manager • Atheros Client Utility • Intel ProSet Network Configuration Utility • Intel ProSet Network Configuration Utility • Microsoft Windows XP Wireless Network Connection Manager • Atheros Client Utility • Microsoft Windows XP Wireless Network Connection Manager • • Atheros Client Utility • Intel ProSet Network Configuration Utility Recommended WLAN adapters • HP WLAN W400, W500 • Intel Pro/Wireless 2100, 2200BG • HP WLAN W400, W500 • Intel Pro/Wireless 2100, 2200BG • Intel Pro/Wireless 2100, 2200BG • HP WLAN W500 • • HP WLAN W400, W500 • Intel Pro/Wireless 2100, 2200BG 10

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6
  • 7
  • 8
  • 9
  • 10
  • 11
  • 12

10
Selecting the right WLAN solution
Because HP offers a selection of standards-based solutions WLAN solutions as described above, customers
can choose the solution that best meets their needs.
To assist in this selection, HP offers the following
recommendations:
Table 5:
HP recommended WLAN solutions
If your environment …
Recommended Supplicants
Recommended WLAN adapters
Uses predominantly Microsoft server
infrastructure
Microsoft server products
manage authentication
Authentication based on
Microsoft EAP-TLS or Microsoft
PEAP
Microsoft Windows XP Wireless
Network Connection Manager
HP WLAN W400, W500
Intel Pro/Wireless 2100,
2200BG
Uses predominantly Cisco Aironet
infrastructure
Atheros Client Utility
Intel ProSet Network
Configuration Utility
HP WLAN W400, W500
Intel Pro/Wireless 2100,
2200BG
Is standardized on Intel technology
Intel ProSet Network
Configuration Utility
Microsoft Windows XP Wireless
Network Connection Manager
Intel Pro/Wireless 2100,
2200BG
Requires 802.11a support
Atheros Client Utility
Microsoft Windows XP Wireless
Network Connection Manager
HP WLAN W500
Requires LEAP single sign-on support
Atheros Client Utility
Intel ProSet Network
Configuration Utility
HP WLAN W400, W500
Intel Pro/Wireless 2100,
2200BG