Setup 802.1x client in the station

- Setup Windows XP 802.1x client

- Setup MeetingHouse AEGIS 802.1x client

- Setup 802.1x client in the station

The EAP protocol can support multiple authentication mechanisms, such as MD5-challenge, One-Time Passwords, Generic Token Card, TLS and TTLS etc. So far, ZyXEL Wireless AP only supports MD-5 challenge authentication mechanism, but will support TLS and TTLS in the future. Here we just take MD-5 challenge authentication mechanism as a example.

- Setup Windows XP 802.1x client

Please install Windows XP that support 802.1x MD-5 challenge authentication mechanism. Don't upgrade to Service Pack 1, it support TLS authentication mechanism by default, instead of MD-5 challenge. ZyXEL Wireless AP will support TLS and TTLS in the future.

1.In the Network windows, choose Wireless Network Connection entry and click the Properties button.

2. In Wireless Networks tab, check use windows to configure my wireless network.

3. In Preferred Networks field, from the AP list found, move up the AP shmin (e.g.) that you want to use to the top by clicking on the Move up button (Windows XP will automatically detect the AP's ESSID and show it in Available networks field). If the AP is not shown in Available networks field, you can use the Add... button in Preferred networks to add the target AP into the list.

4. In Authentication tab, check Enable network access control using IEEE 8021.x and choose the MD5-Challenge in the EAP type: list, as shown below.

5. Connect to ZyXEL AP, in Wireless Network Connection, choose View Available Wireless Networks

6. In the Connect to Wireless Network window, select the AP you would like to connect in the Available networks field then click Connect button for connection.

7. Windows XP will show you the message "Click here to enter your user name and password for the network <AP_name>" where the <AP_name> is the AP's name you chose on previous step. Click on the message box or the icon shown on the icon list.

8. In the Wireless Network Connection window, enter the <user_name> in the User name field and <pass_word> in the Password field that are already set in AP for login. Click OK to finish the connection.

9. Windows XP completes the negotiation and changes the status for you automatically as shown on following figure.

- Setup MeetingHouse AEGIS 802.1x client

1. Please connect your wireless client to AP before configuring AEGIS 802.1x client.

2. Open AEGIS Client- Running window, choose Client --> Configure --> Select User settings tag --> Type the username into the Identity field --> Select MD5-Challenge authentication type --> Type password into Password field --> Click Apply button to save your configuration and return to AEGIS Client window.

3. Right click the specified wireless client adapter in the AEGIS Client --> Select Start to start the 802.1x authentication on the specified wireless clinet adapter.

4. AEGIS 8021.x client completes the negotiation and changes status automatically.

Before 802.1x authentication :

After 802.1x authentication is completed :

5. If AEGIS 802.1x client does not start to negotiate with wireless AP, please perform Step 1 again.

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