COMPUTER NETWORKING

WIRELESS NETWORKS AND MOBILE IP

WIRELESS NETWORKS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of these do you need to implement 802.1x authentication on a wireless network?
A
WPA2
B
TKIP
C
WPA
D
RADIUS
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Network Policy Server (NPS) allows you to centrally configure and manage network policies by using Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service (RADIUS) server and RADIUS proxy. NPS is required when you deploy 802.1X wireless access.

Detailed explanation-2: -802.1X provides an authentication framework that allows a user to be authenticated by a central authority. authentication server is typically an EAP. An authentication protocol for wireless networks that extends the methods used by the PPP, a protocol often used when connecting a computer to the Internet.

Detailed explanation-3: -WPA2-Enterprise with 802.1X authentication can be used to authenticate users or computers in a domain. The supplicant (wireless client) authenticates against the RADIUS server (authentication server) using an EAP method configured on the RADIUS server.

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