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Chapter 11 Configuring Authentication Types
Understanding Authentication Types
To support the security combinations in Table 11-1, your Cisco Aironet access points and Cisco Aironet
client devices must run the following software and firmware versions:
• Cisco IOS Release 12.2(13)JA or later on access points
• Install Wizard Version 1.2 for 340, 350, and CB20A client devices, which includes these
components:
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PC, LM, and PCI card driver Version 8.4
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Mini PCI and PC-cardbus card driver Version 3.7
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Aironet Client Utility (ACU) Version 6.2
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Client firmware Version 5.30.13
Refer to the Cisco Aironet 340, 350, and CB20A Wireless LAN Client Adapters Installation and
Configuration Guide for Windows for complete instructions on configuring security settings on Cisco
Aironet client devices. Click this URL to browse to the Cisco Aironet 340, 350, and CB20A Wireless
LAN Client Adapters Installation and Configuration Guide for Windows:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/wireless/ps4555/products_installation_and_configuration_g
uides_list.html
Table 11-1 Software and Firmware Requirements for WPA, CCKM, CKIP, and WPA-TKIP
Key Management and Encryption
Protocol
Third Party Host Supplicant
1
Required?
1. Such as Funk Odyssey Client supplicant Version 2.2 or Meetinghouse Data Communications Aegis Client Version 2.1.
Supported Platform Operating
Systems
LEAP with CKIP
Note This security com-
bination requires
12.2(11)JA or later.
No Windows 95/98, Me, NT, 2000,
XP, Windows CE, Mac OS X,
Linux, DOS
LEAP with CCKM and CKIP
Note This security com-
bination requires
12.2(11)JA or later.
No Windows 98, Me, NT, 2000, XP,
Windows CE
LEAP with CCKM and
WPA-TKIP
No Windows XP and 2000
LEAP with WPA (no CCKM) No Windows XP and 2000
Host-based EAP (such as PEAP,
EAP-SIM, and EAP-TLS) with
WPA (no CCKM)
No
2
2. Windows XP does not require a third-party supplicant, but you must install Windows XP Service Pack 1 and Microsoft support
patch 815485.
Windows XP
Host-based EAP (such as PEAP,
EAP-SIM, and EAP-TLS) with
WPA (no CCKM)
Yes Windows 2000
WPA-PSK Mode No
2
Windows XP
WPA-PSK Mode Yes Windows 2000