Leap Authentication - Rosewill RNX-N1/N1MAC User Manual

Wireless Adapter RNX-N1/N1MAC
• Authentication Type: Select WPA or WPA2 from the drop-down list.
• Encryption: Select TKIP or AES from the drop-down list.
• WPA Preshared key: Enter a pass phrase which is between 8 and 32 characters long.
• Click on the Apply button to save the changes.
• Show Password check box. If you want to make sure the accuracy of password you
type, click the Show Password box to check it.

3.4.4 LEAP Authentication

LEAP (Lightweight Extensible Authentication Protocol) also known as Cisco-Wireless EAP
provides username/password-based authentication between a wireless client and a
RADIUS server. LEAP is one of several protocols used with the IEEE 802.1X standard for
LAN port access control. LEAP also delivers a session key to the authenticated station, so
that future frames can be encrypted with a key that is different than keys used by others
sessions. Dynamic key delivery eliminates one big vulnerability; static encryption keys that
are shared by all stations in the WLAN. EAP (Extensible Authentication Protocol) is an
extension to the PPP protocol that enables a variety of authentication protocols to be used.
It passes through the exchange of authentication messages, allowing the authentication
software stored in a server to interact with its counterpart in the client
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