Re: [Aironet] EAP for wireless authentication

[Matthew W. <wi...@rn...>]

Jim,
Is there any possibility that the bridges in access point mode will also support radius
authentication in the future?  Also can we get a URL for that CCO.
Thanks
Matt

Jim Veneskey wrote:

> >
> > Hi,
> >    I'm trying to find out more details on how EAP works with Cisco
> > wireless 802.11b products but have been unable to locate any detailed
> > info.  Could someone please point me to the right docs?  My assumption,
> > to this point, is that a wireless client trying to attach to an
> > EAP-enabled AP can only communicate using EAP.  The client is queried by
> > the AP for an account and password which is then passed to a RADIUS
> > server for authentication.  Upon authentication, the AP will now 'allow'
> > the client to use IP.
> >
> >
> > ....does this resemble the truth at all?
> >
> > .....comments and/or documentation locations greatly
> > appreciated....thx......J
>
> You basically have it all there...
> Supposedly our marketing folks will have something published about it on
> CCO on Monday...
>
> What you said above is correct:
> If you ONLY have EAP authentication selected - then ONLY EAP/LEAP capable clients
> should be able to authenticate.
>
> Now - one configuration I have never tried yet is allowing open authentication
> AND EAP authentication AND making encryption optional...
>
> This is in theory should allow clients that support EAP/LEAP to authenticate/associate
> and also allow clients that don't have that support to also authenticate/associate.
>
> Jim
>
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