Wireless LAN Access Point Configuration
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to connect to the Access Point should be authenticated by an Authentication Server.
The Authentication Server identifies the wireless station by a set of user name and
password, only wireless stations provide correct user name and password can connect
to the Access Point and access to the network.
This Access Point can not only use Remote RADIUS Server to authenticate the
wireless stations, but also utilize a built-in propriety authentication server (TINY
Server) that allows 30 users being authenticated through the Access Point itself.
RADIUS
Server
Windows 2000 IAS
(Internet Authentication
Service)
IEEE 802.1x
Access Client
Access Point
RADIUS
Client
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(2) Login with username,
password.
(1) Client requests to login the
network.
(4) Approve or deny user
login to the LAN.
(3) Send username, password to
RADIUS server.