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The 802.1x authentication (EAP) is designed to enhance the security of wireless networks.
The 802.1x provides an authentication framework for wireless LANs, allowing a user to be
authenticated by a central authority. For wireless LANs, it also provides centralized,
server-based authentication of end users. The standard is flexible enough to allow multiple
authentication algorithms, and because it is an open standard, multiple vendors can innovate
and offer enhancements.
For wireless LANs, the 802.1x authentication has three main components: The supplicant
(usually the client software, such as zero configuration in window XP), the authenticator
(usually the access point), and the authentication server (usually a Remote Authentication
Dial-In User Service server, although RADIUS although 802.1X does not specify it).
The advanced security describes how to control authorized access to the Access Point with
Authentication Dial-In User Service (RADIUS). There are many ways to enhance your
wireless security: 802.1x Based Auth mode or MAC Address Based Auth mode. To enable
802.1x based authentication, please select 802.1x Based Auth mode. Moreover, you may
enable the radius account function by check Enable Radius Account in the check box. To
configure the Authentication and Account Server function, the parameter of Radius
Authentication Server and Radius Account Server must set to the same with the
Authentication Server and Account Server. Before you enable RADIUS account, you have
select 802.1x Based Auth mode first.
Note: The Password is up to 16 bytes.
If you want to use MAC Address Based authentication, you should select MAC Address
Based Auth mode. However, the RADIUS account server will not be supported here.
Most likely, the MAC Address Based authentication is less secure than 802.1x (EAP)
authentication. MAC Address Based authentication provides an alternative for wireless 10
network security that does not support 802.1x capability.
Otherwise, you may select disable auth mode that adjusts to the 802.11 legacy network. For
setting 802.1x Based Auth: