Cisco Aironet 340 Series Installation And Configuration Manual page 55

Chapter 5 Advanced Configuration
Table 5-1
Parameter
Authentication Type
LEAP
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Client Adapter Configuration Parameters (continued)
Description
Defines how your client adapter will attempt to authenticate to an
access point.
Options: Open or Shared Key
Default: Open
Authentication
Open Authentication
Shared Key
Authentication
Note
Enables or disables LEAP authentication for your client adapter.
Options: Enabled or Disabled
Default: Disabled
LEAP
Enabled
Disabled
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Description
Allows your client adapter, regardless of
its WEP settings, to associate with an
access point. If LEAP is enabled on your
client adapter, Open Authentication is the
only available option.
Allows your client adapter to associate
only with access points that have the same
WEP key. This option is available only if
the client adapter has been assigned a
static WEP key in CEM, static WEP is
enabled, and LEAP is not enabled.
The access point sends a known
unencrypted "challenge packet" to the
client adapter, which encrypts the packet
and sends it back to the access point.
The access point attempts to decrypt
the encrypted packet and sends an
authentication response packet indicating
the success or failure of the decryption
back to the client adapter.
Cisco recommends that shared key authentication not be used
because it presents a security risk.
Description
Enables LEAP after you enter a username
and password in WLM.
Note
Disables LEAP. LEAP can be disabled as
desired.
Configuring Your Client Adapter
This parameter must be enabled
before you set a LEAP username
and password in WLM.
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