Administrator Guide

Conguring LAN connections
Use the LAN Connections (8.6+) page to congure the LAN connections for ThinOS 8.6 and later version devices.
Table 93. Conguring IEEE 802.1X settings
Option Description
Network Type From the drop-down list, select the preferred option. The system
automatically restarts and the changes to network type are applied.
Ethernet Speed From the drop-down list, select the preferred option. The selected
option is stored in the non-volatile memory. The system
automatically restarts and the changes to Ethernet speed are
applied.
Enable IEEE802.1x Authentication Select this option to enable IEEE802.1x authentication. IEEE
802.1X is an IEEE standard for port-based Network Access Control
(PNAC). It is part of the IEEE 802.1 group of networking protocols.
It provides an authentication mechanism to the devices with LAN
or WLAN.
EAP Type From the drop-down menu, select your preferred option. The
available options are:
• Light weight extensible authentication protocol (EAP-LEAP)
—This is an authentication protocol used in wireless networks
and point-to-point connections. LEAP is designed to provide
more secure authentication for 802.11 WLANs (wireless local
area networks) that support 802.1X port access control.
• Transport Layer Security (EAP-TLS)—It provides client and
server authentication. It is often used for wireless networking
and it is one of the stronger forms of authentication for both
the wireless client and server.
• Protected Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP-PEAP)
—It is a protocol that captures the Extensible Authentication
Protocol (EAP) within an encrypted and authenticated
Transport Layer Security (TLS) tunnel. It provides client and
server authentication.
• Flexible Authentication via Secure Tunneling (EAP-
FAST[8.3])—It is used in wireless networks and point-to-point
connections to perform session authentication. The purpose of
EAP-FAST[8.3] is to replace the Lightweight Extensible
Authentication Protocol (LEAP). LEAP is a wireless
authentication protocol that contains known security
vulnerabilities when used with weak passwords. EAP-FAST
addresses these vulnerabilities by performing authentication
over a TLS tunnel, which is established using a Protected
Access Credential (PAC).
FAST Type From the drop-down menu, select your preferred option. This
option is applicable only for EAP-FAST[8.3].
LEAP user name Enter the leap user name in the provided eld. This option is
applicable only for EAP-LEAP.
LEAP Password Enter the leap password in the provided eld. This option is
applicable only for EAP-LEAP.
Server Validate Select this check box if you want the system to validate the server
connection. This option is applicable only for EAP-TLS and EAP-
PEAP.
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