Cisco Small Business AP541N Administration Manual page 22

Getting Started
Wireless Client Requirements
Cisco AP541N Dual-band Single-radio Access Point Quick Start Guide
To connect to the access point, wireless clients need the software and hardware
described in Table 2.
Table 2 Requirements for Wireless Clients
Required Component
Wi-Fi Client Adapter
Wireless Client
Software
Client Security
Settings
Description
Portable or built-in Wi-Fi client adapter that supports
one or more of the IEEE 802. 1 1 modes in which you
plan to run the access point. (IEEE
802. 1 1g, and 802. 1 1n
Client software, such as Microsoft Windows
Supplicant, configured to associate with the access
point.
Security should be disabled on the client used to do
initial configuration of the access point.
If the Security mode on the access point is set to
anything other than plain text, wireless clients must
have a profile set to the same authentication mode
used by the access point and provide a valid username
and password, certificate, or user identity required by
the authentication server. Security modes are Static
WEP, IEEE 802. 1 X, WPA
PSK.
For information about configuring security on the
access point, see Configuring the Wireless
Distribution System, page
802. 1 1a,
modes are supported.)
with RADIUS server, and WPA-
85.
1
802. 1 1b,
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