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Cisco Aironet 802.11a/b/g Wireless LAN Client Adapters (CB21AG and PI21AG) Installation and Configuration Guide
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Chapter8 Using the Aironet System Tray Utility (ASTU)
Pop-Up Menu
Manual Login
This option enables you to manually invoke the authentication process for a profile that is configured to
use a manually prompted LEAP or EAP-FAST username and password. When you choose thi s option ,
the Enter Wireless Network Password window ap pear s. Ente r your LEAP or E AP-FAST credentials and
click OK. The LEAP or EAP-FAST Authentication Status window appears, and the authentication
process begins.
Note Refer to Chapter 5 for information on setting a manual LEAP or EAP-FAST profile and Chapter 6 for
details on the authentication process.
Reauthenticate
This option forces your client adapter to try to r eaut hent ic ate u sin g the usern am e an d pa ssword of t h e
current profile. It is available for all EAP-enabled profiles. When you choose this option, the
authentication process begins.
If your client adapter is unable to authenticate using the specified userna me an d password , yo u may be
prompted to re-enter them. If you click Cancel, a message appears indicating that the current profile will
be disabled until you choose the Reauthenticate option, reboot your computer, or eject and reinsert the
client adapter.
Select Profile
This option enables you to select the active profile for your client adapter. When you choose this option,
a profiles submenu appears (see Figure 8-4).
Figure8-4 Profiles Submenu
From this menu, you can choose between the following options:
•Use Auto Profile Selection—Causes the client adapter’s driver to automatically select a profile
from the list of profiles that were set up in ADU to be included in auto profile selection.
If the client adapter loses association for more than 10 seconds (or for more than the time specified
by the LEAP/EAP-FAST authentication timeout value on the LEAP/EAP-FAST Settings window if
LEAP/EAP-FAST is enabled), the driver switches automatically to another profile that is included
in auto profile selection. The adapter will not switch profiles as long as it remains associated or
reassociates within 10 seconds (or within the time specified by the LEAP/EAP-FAST authenticatio n
timeout value). To force the client adapter to associate to a different access point (in infrastructure
mode) or another client (in ad hoc mode), you must selec t a new pro file.
Note This option is available only if two or more profiles are included in auto profile selection.