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Chapter 4 Station Mode The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 11 Security Setting: WPA/WPA2 LABEL DESCRIPTION Encryption Type The encryption mechanisms used for WPA/WPA2 and WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK are the same. The only difference between the two is that WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK uses a simple common password, instead of user-specific credentials. Select the encryption type (TKIP or AES) for data encryption. Refer to Section 3.3.1.3 on page 34 for more information. EAP Type The type of authentication you use depends on the RADIUS server or AP. Select an authentication method from the drop down list. Options are TLS, PEAP and TTLS (at the time of writing, TTLS is not available in Windows Vista). Login Name Enter a user name. This is the user name that you or an administrator set up on a RADIUS server. Password This field is not available when you select TLS in the EAP Type field. Enter the password associated with the user name above. Certificate This field is only available when you select TLS in the EAP Type field. Click Browse to select a certificate. PEAP Inner EAP TTLS Protocol Note: You must first have a wired connection to a network and obtain the certificate(s) from a certificate authority (CA). Consult your network administrator for more information. This field is only available when you select PEAP in the EAP Type field. The PEAP method used by the RADIUS server or AP for client authentication is MS CHAP v2. This field is available only when you select TTLS in the EAP Type field. Select a TTLS protocol that the RADIUS server uses. Options are CHAP, MSCHAP, MS-CHAP-V2 and PAP. Back Next Exit Note: This feature is not available on Windows Vista. Click Back to go to the Site Survey screen to select and connect to another network. Click Next to confirm your selections and advance to the Summary screen. Refer to Section 4.4.2 on page 53. Click Exit to return to the Site Survey screen without saving. 4.4.1.5 IEEE 802.1x Configure IEEE 802.1x security with various authentication methods in this screen. " The procedure to configure 802.1x is different in Windows Vista. See Section 4.7 on page 61 for information on setting up your NWD-270N to use 802.1x in Vista. NWD-270N User's Guide 51

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Chapter 4 Station Mode
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The following table describes the labels in this screen.
4.4.1.5
IEEE 802.1x
Configure IEEE 802.1x security with various authentication methods in this screen.
The procedure to configure 802.1x is different in Windows Vista. See
Section
4.7 on page 61
for information on setting up your NWD-270N to use 802.1x in
Vista.
Table 11
Security Setting: WPA/WPA2
LABEL
DESCRIPTION
Encryption Type
The encryption mechanisms used for WPA/WPA2 and WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK are
the same. The only difference between the two is that WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK uses
a simple common password, instead of user-specific credentials.
Select the encryption type (
TKIP
or
AES
) for data encryption.
Refer to
Section 3.3.1.3 on page 34
for more information.
EAP Type
The type of authentication you use depends on the RADIUS server or AP.
Select an authentication method from the drop down list. Options are
TLS
,
PEAP
and
TTLS
(at the time of writing, TTLS is not available in Windows Vista).
Login Name
Enter a user name.
This is the user name that you or an administrator set up on a RADIUS server.
Password
This field is not available when you select
TLS
in the
EAP Type
field.
Enter the password associated with the user name above.
Certificate
This field is only available when you select
TLS
in the
EAP Type
field.
Click
Browse
to select a certificate.
Note: You must first have a wired connection to a network and
obtain the certificate(s) from a certificate authority (CA).
Consult your network administrator for more information.
PEAP Inner EAP
This field is only available when you select
PEAP
in the
EAP Type
field.
The PEAP method used by the RADIUS server or AP for client authentication is
MS CHAP v2
.
TTLS Protocol
This field is available only when you select
TTLS
in the
EAP Type
field.
Select a TTLS protocol that the RADIUS server uses. Options are
CHAP
,
MS-
CHAP
,
MS-CHAP-V2
and
PAP
.
Note: This feature is not available on Windows Vista.
Back
Click
Back
to go to the
Site Survey
screen to select and connect to another
network.
Next
Click
Next
to confirm your selections and advance to the
Summary
screen. Refer
to
Section 4.4.2 on page 53
.
Exit
Click
Exit
to return to the
Site Survey
screen without saving.