User Manual Part 1

Marvell Wireless Configuration Utility User Interface

Profile Manager Tab

August 14, 2007, 2.00 Document Classification: Proprietary Information Page 29

3.2.4 802.1X Authentication Modes

The Marvell Wireless Configuration Utility currently supports the following 802.1X authentication

modes:

 802.1X—Open System with 802.1X Authentication (EAP/TLS, PEAP, EAP/TTLS, LEAP or

EAP-FAST)

 WPA—WPA with 802.1X Authentication (EAP/TLS, PEAP, EAP/TTLS, LEAP or EAP-FAST)

 WPA2—WPA2 with 802.1X Authentication (EAP/TLS, PEAP, EAP/TTLS, LEAP or EAP-FAST)

For all 802.1X authentication modes, CCX support can be enabled.

If 802.1X (Open System) is selected as Authentication Mode, WEP is pre-selected as Encryption

Method. If WPA or WPA2 is selected, TKIP and AES are available as Encryption Method. For details

on how to define the different 802.1X authentication protocols (EAP/TLS, PEAP, EAP/TTLS, LEAP,

and EAP-FAST), see the following subsections.

3.2.4.1 802.1X / WPA / WPA2 with EAP/TLS

The definition of the EAP/TLS authentication protocol for the authentication modes 802.1X, WPA,

and WPA2 is identical:

1. Select EAP/TLS (Use Certificate) as 802.1X Authentication Protocol.

2. Click Configure.

The EAP/TLS (Use Certificate) window is displayed. For a detailed description of this window,

see

Table 6 on page 34.

Figure 20: Security Tab—WPA2 with EAP/TLS (Use Certificate)