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h Enter a WPA passphrase. For ASCII text, enter 8-63 characters, for
hexadecimal enter 64 characters).
Click on the OK button to return to the previous window. Once again, click on
the OK button to return to the Profile Management window.
802.1X provides an authentication framework for wireless LANs allowing a user
to be authenticated by a central authority. 802.1X uses an existing protocol
called EAP. EAP (Extensible Authentication Protocol) is an extension to the PPP
protocol that enables a variety of authentication protocols to be used. It passes
through the exchange of authentication messages, allowing the authentication
software stored in a server to interact with its counterpart in the client.
Select the 802.1x radio button, and then select EAP – TLS or EAP – TTLS from
the drop-down list. TLS (Transport Layer Security) is an IETF standardized
authentication protocol that uses PKI (Public Key Infrastructure) certificate-
based authentication of both the client and authentication server.
Click on the Configure button to configure the TTLS settings.