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Ping Payload:
This parameter defines the packet size of the ping request
(ICMP echo request) that the SCU Ping sends. A tap on the Value field
displays the values the Ping Payload can have.
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Ping Timeout ms:
The value of this setting specifies in milliseconds how long
the Ping utility waits for the reply to its request before it declares that the other
end did not reply to that particular request. The Ping Timeout can have the
values in the range of 1 to 30000.
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Ping Delay ms:
Setting the value to this parameter tells the Ping utility the
time between successive ping requests in milliseconds, that is, how often to
send a ping request. The Ping Delay can have the values in the range of 0 to
7200000.
Choosing WLAN Supplicant
Security part of the WLAN configuration starts a supplicant selection. At this
point the security requirements of connectivity on your WLAN network come into
play. (To recall the supplicants from which to choose, there are the Windows CE
built-in supplicant referred to as ‘WZC’, and the third-party supplicant referred to as
‘SDC Supplicant’.)
The selection of the supplicant may follow the line of reasoning as follows:
1.
If your WLAN connectivity is based on some EAP method, advance to the
step 2. Otherwise, the SDC Supplicant is a good starting point for your WLAN
connectivity. If you decide to select the SDC Supplicant, you need not do anything
in this phase; the SDC Supplicant is selected by default (assuming that the WLAN
on your PL3000 is in its factory defaults. If that is not the case, see the ‘Changing
Supplicant of WLAN Connectivity’ section on the next page).
2.
If your authentication (RADIUS) server being in use is Windows IAS Server
(in that case, your WLAN EAP-method is most probably either EAP-TLS or
PEAP/MS-CHAPv2), playing safe you may choose the WZC supplicant. To select
the WZC, see the ‘Changing Supplicant of WLAN Connectivity’ section on the next
page. Otherwise, proceed to the step 3.
3.
If your RADIUS server is Cisco Secure ACS, or if your WLAN networking is
built on Cisco wireless LAN infrastructure, the SDC Supplicant is obvious choice to
play it safe. In that case, you do not need to do anything; the SDC Supplicant is a
factory default. Otherwise, proceed to the step 4.
4.
In the case of other RADIUS servers (excluding the Windows IAS Serve and
the Cisco Secure ACS) if your EAP method is EAP-TLS the WZC is good starting
point for the EAP-TLS authentication, otherwise it may be reasonable to use the
SDC Supplicant.