Customer Needs Assessment

Evaluate the Existing Network Environment

Table 2-4. Recording Information about APs

AP Vendor and

Firmware Version

Location

Authentication Methods

802.1X Supplicant

Model Number

 

 

Supported

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AP 530

WA.01.19

Lobby

802.1X with WPA/

Yes

 

 

 

 

WPA2

 

 

 

 

Static and dynamic

 

 

 

 

 

Wired Equivalent

 

 

 

 

 

Privacy (WEP)

 

 

 

 

WPA-Preshared Key

 

 

 

 

 

(PSK)

 

 

 

 

MAC-Auth, both local

 

 

 

 

 

and RADIUS

 

 

 

 

Web-Auth (with

 

 

 

 

 

optionalWPA-PSKand

 

 

 

 

 

static WEP)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Endpoints

Endpoints is a general term that encompasses a variety of devices attaching to your network, including workstations, phones, printers, scanners, and fax machines.

Workstations and Laptops

Because the bulk of endpoints are probably workstations and laptops, you may want to start by listing the OSs in use on each one. For example, how many workstations and laptops are using Microsoft Windows XP or Windows 2000? Are any workstations or laptops running Linux or Apple MAC OS X? Are any legacy OSs, such as Windows NT or Windows ME, in use?

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