NPort W2150/2250 Plus Series User’s Manual
Web Console: Network Settings
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EAP Method
Default
PEAP
Options
TLS, PEAP, TTLS, LEAP
Description
This field specifies the EAP method to use for authentication. Four methods are
supported.
TLS: Transport Layer Security (TLS) was created by Microsoft and accepted by
the IETF as RFC 2716: PPP EAP TLS Authentication Protocol. Passwords and
tunneled authentication are not used. A user certificate and user private key are
used to identify the NPort. The NPort’s user certificate and user private key
must already be installed on the RADIUS server.
PEAP: Protected Extensible Authentication Protocol (PEAP) is a proprietary
protocol which was developed by Microsoft, Cisco and RSA Security.
TTLS: Tunneled Transport Layer Security (TTLS) is a proprietary protocol
which was developed by Funk Software and Certicom, and is supported by
Agere Systems, Proxim, and Avaya. TTLS is being considered by the IETF as a
new standard. For more information on TTLS, read the draft RFC EAP
Tunneled TLS Authentication Protocol.
LEAP: Lightweight Extensible Authentication Protocol (LEAP) is a proprietary
protocol which was developed by Cisco. LEAP doesn’t check certificate during
the authentication process.
Tunneled Authentication
Default
PAP (when using TTLS)
GTC (when using PEAP)
Options
GTC, MD5, MSCHAP V2 (when using PEAP)
PAP, CHAP, MSCHAP, MSCHAP V2, EAP-MSCHAP V2, EAP-GTC,
EAP-MD5 (when using TTLS)
Description
This field specifies the encryption method to use during the authentication
process. Different methods are available depending on the EAP Method setting.
Username
Default
Options
free text (e.g., “Smith_John”)
Description
This field specifies the username that will be used to gain access to the WLAN.
The correct username and password must be provided for access to be granted.
Password
Default
Options
free text (e.g., “Password123”)
Description
This field specifies the password that will be used to gain access to the WLAN.
The correct username and password must be provided for access to be granted.
