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authenticate. This basically means that WEP must be enabled and configured on both
the AP and the other wireless stations with a same key.
IEEE 802.1X
The IEEE 802.1X standard outlines enhanced security methods for both the authentication of
wireless stations and encryption key management. Authentication can be done by using an
external RADIUS server.
EAP Authentication
EAP (Extensible Authentication Protocol) is an authentication protocol which runs on the top of
IEEE 802.1x transport mechanism in order to support multiple types of user authentication. By
using EAP to interact with an EAP-compatible RADIUS server, an Access Point helps a
wireless station and a RADIUS server perform authentication.
The type of authentication you use depends on the RADIUS server and an intermediary AP
that supports IEEE 802.1X. You must first have a wired connection to the network and obtain
the certificate from a certificate authority (CA). A certificate can be used to authenticate users
and a CA issues certificates and guarantees the identity of each certificate owner.
WPA (2)
Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) is a subset of the IEEE 802.11i standard. WPA2 is a wireless
security standard that defines stronger encryption, authentication and key management than
WPA.
WPA
WPA allows you to gain access to a more secured wireless network that requires mutual
authentication between client and access point with a Radius authentication server or other
authentication server on the network. WPA uses 802.1X and Extensible Authentication
Protocol (EAP) for authentication. WPA offers Enterprise and individual needs to meet the
different market segments. This product supports various EAP types (TLS and PEAP), which
require different credential authentication. In order to access the wireless network, you must
select EAP type your service provider supplied in the section of IEEE802.11X Authentication.
Choose WPA2 if needed from Authentication Mode.