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The 802.1X authentication types PEAP and EAP-FAST use a client-server security architecture that encrypts EAP
transactions within a TLS tunnel. PEAP relies on the provisioning and distribution of a digital certificate for the
authentication server. With EAP-FAST, tunnel establishment is based upon strong shared-secret keys that are
unique to users. These secrets are called protected access credentials (PACs) and can be created automatically or
manually. With automatic or in-band provisioning, the PAC is created and distributed to the client device in one
operation. With manual or out-of-band provisioning, the PAC is created in one step and then must be distributed
to the client device separately.
SCU supports PACs created automatically or manually. When you create a PAC manually, you must load it to the
certs directory on the device that runs SCU. Be sure that the PAC file does not have read-only permissions set, or
SCU will not be able to use the PAC.
3.4 Status Window
The Status window provides status information on the radio. A sample Status window is shown in Figure 5 below:
Figure 5: Status windows, infrastructure and ad hoc modes
Here is the information on the Status window:
Name of active profile
Association status -- Potential values are: Down (not recognized), Disabled, Not Associated, Associated, or
[EAP type] Authenticated
Information on the client device with the Summit radio
Client name, if defined in active profile
IP address
MAC address
Information on AP to which Summit radio is associated
Name
IP address
MAC address
Beacon period: Amount of time between AP beacons in Kilomicroseconds, where one Kµsec equals
1,024 microseconds
DTIM interval: A multiple of the beacon period that specifies how often the beacon contains a
delivery traffic indication message (DTIM), which tells power-save client devices that a packet is
waiting for them (e.g. a DTIM interval of 3 means that every third beacon contains a DTIM)