Netopia 6161210-00-01 - Manual (Page 14)

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802.1x Setting
802.1x is an authentication protocol for a “WPA” cer tificate to an authentication ser ver.
Shown as figure 14-14
Authentication type:
1. PEAP: Protect Extensible Authentication Protocol. PEAP transpor t securely authenti-
cates data by using tunneling between PEAP clients and an authentication ser ver. PEAP
can authenticate wireless LAN clients using only ser ver-side cer tificates, thus simplify-
ing the implementation and administration of a secure wireless LAN.
2. TLS/Smar t Card: Transpor t Layer Security. Provides for cer tificate-based and mutual
authentication of the client and the network. It relies on client-side and ser ver-side cer-
tificates to per form authentication and can be used to dynamically generate user-based
and session-based WEP keys to secure subsequent communications between the
WLAN client and the access point.