Appendix B Management with Wireless Zero Configuration

Authentication

Click the Authentication tab in the Wireless (network) properties screen to display the screen shown next. The fields on this screen are grayed out when the network is in Ad-Hoc mode or data encryption is disabled.

Figure 51 Windows XP: Wireless (network) properties: Authentication

The following table describes the labels in this screen.

Table 23 Windows XP: Wireless (network) properties: Authentication

LABEL

DESCRIPTION

Enable IEEE

This field displays whether the IEEE 802.1x authentication is active.

802.1x

If the network authentication is set to Open in the previous screen, you can

authentication for

choose to disable or enable this feature.

this network

 

EAP Type

Select the type of EAP authentication. Options are Protected EAP (PEAP) and

 

Smart Card or other Certificate.

 

 

Properties

Click this button to open the properties screen and configure certificates. The

 

screen varies depending on what you select in the EAP type field.

 

 

Authenticate as

Select this check box to have the computer send its information to the network for

computer when

authentication when a user is not logged on.

computer

 

information is

 

available

 

 

 

Authenticate as

Select this check box to have the computer access to the network as a guest when

guest when user

a user is not logged on or computer information is not available.

or computer

 

information is

 

unavailable

 

 

 

OK

Click OK to save your changes.

 

 

Cancel

Click Cancel to leave this screen without saving any changes you may have

 

made.

 

 

 

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