802.1X Authentication

On networks that use IEEE 802.1X, port-based network access control, a supplicant (client) cannot gain access to the network until the 802.1X authenticator grants access. If your network uses 802.1X, you must configure 802.1X authentication information that the AP can supply to the authenticator.

Field	Description
802.1X Supplicant	Click Enabled to enable the Administrative status of the 802.1X Supplicant. Click Disabled to disable the Administrative status of the 802.1X Supplicant.
Username	Enter the MD5 username for the AP to use when responding to requests from an 802.1X authenticator. The username can be 1 to 64 characters in length. ASCII printable characters are allowed, which includes upper and lower case letters, numbers, and special symbols such as @ and #. Double quote (") is not a valid character. Note: If the 802.1X Supplicant is Disabled, the Username field is not editable.
Password	Enter the MD5 password for the AP to use when responding to requests from an 802.1X authenticator. The password can be 1 to 64 characters in length. ASCII printable characters are allowed, which includes upper and lower case letters, numbers, and special symbols such as @ and #. Double quote (") is not a valid character. Note: If the 802.1X Supplicant is Disabled, the Password field is not editable.

Note: After you configure the settings on the Authentication page, you must click Apply to apply the changes and to save the settings. Changing some settings might cause the AP to stop and restart system processes. If this happens, wireless clients will temporarily lose connectivity. We recommend that you change AP settings when WLAN traffic is low.