Netgear WFS709TP-100NAS User Guide

7-6

Configuring 802.1x Authentication

* For Windows environments only

This section describes the Advanced Configuration options for 802.1x authentication (

The Advanced Configuration settings should not be modified unless there is a need to customize at 
a more detailed level.

In the browser interface, access the Advanced options by clicking the Show tab on the right of the 
Advanced Configuration option on the 802.1x configuration page.

Enable Opportunistic Key 
Caching (WPA2)

Enables the same pairwise master key (PMK) derived with a 
client and an associated AP to be used when the client roams 
to a new AP. This allows users faster roaming without having 
to reauthenticate.
Make sure that the wireless client (the 802.1x supplicant) 
supports this feature before you enable this option. If the client 
does not support this feature, the client will attempt to 
renegotiate the key whenever it roams to a new AP. As a 
result, the key cached on the WFS709TP can be out of sync 
with the key used by the client.

Disabled

Enforce Machine 
Authentication *

Select this option to enforce machine authentication before 
user authentication.

Disabled