NETGEAR ME103 - 802.11b ProSafe Wireless Access Point User Manual page 56

User's Guide for the ME103 802.11b ProSafe Wireless Access Point
Note: You may find it more convenient to perform this procedure from a LAN connected
computer rather than over a wireless link. Because this procedure will change the
ME103's data encryption settings, all wireless connections will be disconnected.
Fill in the settings from the worksheet as illustrated above.
b.
Click Apply.
c.
Note: The idle timeout on the ME103 is 10 minutes. If there is no traffic for 10 minutes,
the 802.1x supplicant (wireless client) will be automatically disconnected.
3. Configure the PCs on network to use the 802.1x and WEP settings you just applied to the
ME103.
Note: At this time, only Windows XP includes built-in support for 802.1x. Windows 2000 can
support 802.1x with the appropriate SP4 patch. There are also third party client software
packages which will provide 802.1x support for a variety of Windows, Macintosh, Unix, and
Linux clients. The information below is only an example of one of many possible scenarios
you may encounter when deploying 802.1x. Netgear does not support Windows or third party
software.
Verify that the "Use Windows to configure my wireless network settings" check box is
a.
checked in the Windows XP Network Connections wireless adapter properties dialog box
Wireless Networks tab page.
Figure 4-2: Windows XP wireless adapter configuration utility
4-4 Advanced Configuration