SMC Networks 2.4GHz/5GHz manual Wi-Fi Protected Access WPA

System Configuration

Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA)

WPA employs a combination of several technologies to provide an enhanced security solution for 802.11 wireless networks.

The access point supports the following WPA components and features:

IEEE 802.1X and the Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP): WPA employs 802.1X as its basic framework for user authentication and dynamic key management. The 802.1X client and RADIUS server should use an appropriate EAP type—such as EAP-TLS (Transport Layer Security), EAP-TTLS (Tunneled TLS), or PEAP (Protected EAP)—for strongest authentication. Working together, these protocols provide “mutual authentication” between a client, the access point, and a RADIUS server that prevents users from accidentally joining a rogue network. Only

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