Chapter 7 Wireless Network Configuration; Introduction; Configuring An Mx6 Radio Without Wpa; Configuring An Mx6 Radio For Wpa - LXE MX6 Reference Manual

Chapter 7 Wireless Network Configuration

Introduction

The MX6 uses an internal SyChip Pegasus radio and has the Meetinghouse supplicant installed.
The radio can be configured to use WEP (Wired Equivalency Privacy), LEAP (Light Extensible
Authentication Protocol) or WPA (Wi-Fi Protected Access).
To configure radio security with an SSID or WEP, use the 802.11b configuration tool under the
Settings | Connections | 802.11b settings tab only.
To configure the Sychip radio for LEAP or WPA functionality, all configuration is done with the
Meetinghouse Aegis supplicant. With no profile set up in the 802.11b settings tab, the "AP Search
Threshold" has been defaulted to "Medium Density".
Important:
LXE recommends that all radio configuration be performed using either the 802.11b settings tab
or the Meetinghouse AEGIS Client security supplicant, they should not both be configured at the
same time.

Configuring an MX6 Radio without WPA

See Chapter 4 "System Configuration" section titled "Meetinghouse AEGIS Client" and "Pegasus
Settings" for Windows Mobile versions 7.03, 7.11 and 7.13.

Configuring an MX6 Radio for WPA

The MX6 uses an internal radio and has the Meetinghouse supplicant installed. To configure the
radio for WPA functionality the Pegasus Settings (or 802.11b Settings) configuration tool is not
used. All configuration is done with the Meetinghouse Aegis supplicant.
WPA Definitions
WPA
Supplicant
Authentication
Server
Access Point
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Wi-Fi Protected Access
In an authentication system, supplicant refers to the client machine that
wants to gain access to the network e.g. the MX6.
A device used in network access control. It stores the usernames and
passwords that identify the clients logging on, or it may hold the
algorithms for token access. For access to specific network resources,
the server may itself store user permissions and company policies or
provide access to directories that contain the information.
RADIUS is the most widely used protocol for authentication servers.
The authentication server may be a stand-alone system or software that
resides in an Ethernet switch, wireless access point (AP) or network
access server (NAS).
Hardware and software product (computer) that performs an Ethernet to
Radio Frequency bridging function over radios in the 2.4GHz band.
Generic Token Card. In security systems, a small device the size of a
credit card that displays a constantly changing ID code. A user first
enters a password and then the card displays an ID that the user reads
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