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COMPANY CONFIDENTIAL
February 2008
Using PEAP (EAP-GTC) Security
To use PEAP (EAP-GTC) security In the Atheros Client Utility, access the Security tab in
the Profile Management window.
1.
On the Security tab, choose the WPA radio button.
OR: On the Security tab, choose the 802.1x radio button.
2.
Choose PEAP (EAP-GTC) from the drop-down menu.
To use PEAP (EAP-GTC) security
, the server must have WPA-PEAP certificates, and the
server properties must already be set. Check with the IT manager.
1.
Click the
Configure
button.
2.
To avoid the need to log on again after resuming operation (for example, after your
computer goes into standby or hibernate mode), check
Always Resume the Secure
Session.
3.
Select the appropriate network certificate authority from the drop-down list.
4.
Specify a user name for inner PEAP tunnel authentication:
Check
Use Windows User Name
to use the Windows user name as the PEAP
user name.
OR: Enter a PEAP user name in the User Name field to use a separate user name
and start the PEAP authentication process.
5.
Choose
Token
or
Static Password
, depending on the user database.
Note that Token uses a hardware token device or the Secure Computing SofToken
program (version 1.3 or later) to obtain and enter a one-time password during
authentication.
6.
Click
Settings...
and:
Leave the server name field blank for the client to accept a certificate from any
server with a certificate signed by the authority listed in the Network Certificate
Authority drop-down list.
(recommended)
Enter the domain name of the server from which the client will accept a
certificate.
The login name used for PEAP tunnel authentication fills in automatically as
PEAP-
xxxxxxxxxxxx
, where
xxxxxxxxxxxx
is the computer's MAC
address. Change the login name if needed.
7.
Click
OK
.
8.
Enable the profile.
