Alcatel-Lucent 6850-48 Network Guide

Configuring Authenticated VLANs

Setting Up Authentication Clients

OmniSwitch AOS Release 6 Network Configuration Guide

page 36-13

The AV-Client is a proprietary Windows-based application that is installed on client end stations. The 
installation instructions are provided in this chapter.

The AV-Client does not require an IP address in order to authenticate; the client relies on the DLC proto-
col (rather than IP) to communicate with the authentication agent in the switch. After authentication, the 
client may issue a DHCP release/renew request to get an IP address; a utility in the client software may be 
used to configure this automatic request. For information about configuring the utility, see 

The AV-Client software requires three main installation steps as listed here. These steps are slightly differ-
ent depending on the version of Windows you are using.

• Load the Microsoft DLC protocol stack. See 

• Load the AV-Client software. See 

.

• Set the AV-Client as primary network login (Windows 95 and 98). See 

. 

• Configure the AV-Client for DHCP (optional). See 

You must have the DLC protocol installed on your Windows PC workstation before you install the AV-
Client. The installation of the DLC protocol stack may require files from the Windows distribution soft-
ware. Make sure to have your Windows media available during this procedure. Follow these steps to load 
the protocol on a Windows workstation.

1 From your Windows desktop, select Start > Settings > Control Panel. 

2 Double-click the Network icon. When the Network window opens, select the Protocols tab. 

3 Click the Add button and the Select Network Protocol window appears.

4 Select the DLC protocol from the list of Network Protocols. Click OK

5 Follow the screen prompts requesting Windows files.

1 From your Windows desktop, select Start > Settings > Control Panel. 

2 Double-click the Network icon. When the Network window opens, select the Configuration tab. 

3 Click the Add button and the Select Network Component Type window appears.

4 Select Protocol and click the Add button.

5 When the Select Network Protocol window appears, select Microsoft from the list of manufacturers 
and Microsoft 32-bit DLC from the list of Network Protocols. Click 

.

6 Follow the prompts requesting Windows files.