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Wireless N301 Easy Setup Router
compliance with the full IEEE 802.11i standard and uses Advanced
Encryption Standard (AES) in addition to TKIP encryption protocol to
guarantee better security than that provided by WEP or WPA.
Currently, WPA is supported by Windows XP SP1.
IEEE 802.1X Authentication
IEEE 802.1X Authentication is an IEEE Standard for port-based
Network Access Control (PNAC). It is part of the IEEE 802.1 group of
networking protocols. It provides an authentication mechanism to
devices wishing to attach to a LAN or WLAN.IEEE 802.1X defines the
encapsulation of EAP over LAN or EAPOL. 802.1X authentication
involves three parties: a supplicant, an authenticator, and an
authentication server. The supplicant is a client device (such as a
laptop) that wishes to attach to the LAN/WLAN - though the term
'supplicant' is also used interchangeably to refer to the software
running on the client that provides credentials to the authenticator.
The authenticator is a network device, such as an Ethernet switch or
wireless access point; and the authentication server is typically a
host running software supporting the RADIUS and EAP protocols.
The authenticator acts like a security guard to a protected network.
The supplicant (i.e. client device) is not allowed access through the
authenticator to the protected side of the network until the
supplicant's identity has been validated and authorized. With 802.1X
port-based authentication, the supplicant provides credentials, such
as user name / password or digital certificate, to the authenticator,
and the authenticator forwards the credentials to the authentication
server for verification. If the authentication server determines the
credentials are valid, the supplicant (client device) is allowed to
access resources located on the protected side of the network.
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