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Setting Network Security Parameters
This section consists of the following three subsections. Follow the steps in each subsection to enable
host-based EAP authentication (EAP-TLS, PEAP, or EAP-SIM) for this profile.
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Because EAP-TLS, PEAP, and EAP-SIM authentication are enabled in the operating system and not in
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ACU, you cannot switch between these authentication types simply by switching profiles in ACU. You
can create a profile in ACU that uses host-based EAP, but you must enable the specific authentication
type in Windows (provided Windows uses the Microsoft 802.1X supplicant). In addition, Windows can
be set for only one authentication type at a time; therefore, if you have more than one profile in ACU
that uses host-based EAP and you want to use another authentication type, you must change
authentication types in Windows after switching profiles in ACU.
Enabling Host-Based EAP Authentication in ACU
Follow the steps in this section to set up host-based EAP authentication in ACU.
Check the Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) check box under Network Authentication on the Network
Step 1
Security screen if you want to enable WPA. This parameter enables the client adapter to associate to
access points using WPA.
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Choose Host Based EAP (802.1x) or Host Based EAP (WPA).
Step 2
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Choose Dynamic WEP under Data Encryption if WPA is not enabled.
Step 3
Click OK to return to the Profile Manager screen.
Step 4
Click OK or Apply on the Profile Manager screen to save your changes.
Step 5
Perform one of the following, depending on your computer's operating system:
Step 6
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Enabling Host-Based EAP authentication in ACU
Enabling WPA (an optional procedure for computers running Windows 2000 or XP)
Enabling EAP authentication in Windows
Refer to the "Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA)" section on page 5-27
If WPA is disabled, 802.1x appears in parentheses. If WPA is enabled, WPA appears in
parentheses.
If your computer is running Windows 98, 98 SE, NT, or Me, run the Microsoft 802.1X
Authentication Client application. Then go to
Windows" section on page
If your computer is running Windows 2000, perform one of the following:
If you want to enable WPA, go to the
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section below.
If you do not want to enable WPA, double-click My Computer, Control Panel, and Network
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and Dial-up Connections. Right-click Local Area Connection. Click Properties. The Local
Area Connection Properties screen appears. Go to the
Windows" section on page
Step 2 of the
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