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DWL-300AP User’s Manual
D-Link Systems, Inc.
WPA-Enterprise
and
WPA2-Enterprise
is ideal for businesses that have existing security
infrastructures in place. Management and security implementation can now be centralized on
a server participating on the network. Utilizing 80.1x with a RADIUS (Remote Authentication
Dial-in User Service) server, a network administrator can define a list of authorized users who
can access the wireless LAN. When attempting to access a wireless LAN with WPA-Enterprise or
WPA-Enterprise configured, the new client will be challenged with a username and password. If
the new client is authorized by the administration, and enters the correct username and password,
then access is granted. In a scenario where an employee leaves the company, the network
administrator can remove the employee from the authorized list and not have to worry about
the network being compromised by a former employee.
WPA2-Enterprise
is far superior to
WPA-Enterprise
, because the encryption of data is upgraded with the Advanced Encryption
Standard (AES).
802.1x: Authentication
which is a first line of defense against intrusion. In the authentication
process, the Authentication Server verifies the identity of the client attempting to connect to the
network. Unfamiliar clients would be denied access.
EAP (Extensible Authentication Protocol)
is available through the Windows
®
XP operating
system. You will need to use the same type of EAP protocol on all devices in your network when
using the 80.1x feature.
Introduction
