SMC Networks SMC2870W manual 802.1x mode

UTILITY INSTALLATION AND CONFIGURATION

The security mechanisms that may be employed depend on the level of security required, the network and management resources available, and the software support provided on wireless clients. A summary of wireless security considerations is listed in the following table.

Security	Client	Implementation Considerations
Mechanism	Support
WEP	Built-in support on all	•	Provides only weak security
	802.11b and 802.11g	• Requires manual key management
	devices
WPA mode	Requires WPA-enabled	• Provides good security in small
	system and network		networks
	card driver	•	Requires configured RADIUS server,
	(native support provided		or manual management of pre-shared
	in Windows XP)		key
	802.1x mode	• Provides robust security in WPA-only
	Requires WPA-enabled		mode (i.e., WPA clients only)
		• Requires configured RADIUS server
	system and network
	card driver	•	802.1x Extensible Authentication
	(native support provided		Protocol (EAP) type may require
			management of digital certificates for
	in Windows XP)
			clients and server

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