THOMSON SpeedTouch 180, Manual

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• WPA-802.1X
The Wireless Access Point allows you to use 802.1x authentication for an
enterprise network environment with a RADIUS server installed.
RADIUS is a logon authentication protocol that uses software running on
a central server to control access to RADIUS-compliant devices on the
network. It allows a wireless access point to send the connection
parameters to a RADIUS server. There are two parts to the logon process:
getting user credentials and authentication. Credentials are composed of a
user name, a password, and sometimes a domain. Authentication is the
process of verifying that the users really are who they say they are, based
on the password.
In 802.1x mode, access will be checked against the authentication database
stored on the Wireless Access Point. You must specify the authentication
period, and the corresponding parameters in the RADIUS Server
Parameters field for the remote authentication protocol.
Parameter Default Description
RADIUS
Server
0.0.0.0 The IP address of the RADIUS server.
RADIUS
Server Port
1812 UDP port is used for RADIUS authentication
messages.
RADIUS Key None Defines a text string on both the RADIUS client
and server to secure RADIUS traffic. The
RADIUS server requires MD5 Message-
Authenticator attribute for all access request
messages. The 802.1x authentication scheme is
supported by using the Extensible Authentication
Protocol (EAP) over the RADIUS server.