Cisco Cisco Aironet 350 Wireless LAN Client Adapter
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Release Notes for Cisco Aironet Configuration Administration Tool (ACAT) 1.3
OL-5388-01
New Features
Note
The Custom Installation/Upgrade selection on the Install Wizard screen allows you to change
the installation parameters and software components specified in the ACAT configuration file.
the installation parameters and software components specified in the ACAT configuration file.
Step 5
The Install Wizard screen indicates the uninstall progress. When a message appears that indicates the
system is about to reboot, click OK.
system is about to reboot, click OK.
When your PC reboots, the uninstall is complete.
Note
If you uncompressed the Installation Wizard software package in a non-temporary folder, you
need to manually delete the Install Wizard installation files and directories.
need to manually delete the Install Wizard installation files and directories.
New Features
ACAT version 1.3 supports the following new feature.
EAP-FAST Support
The new standard for wireless LAN security, as defined by IEEE, is called 802.1X for 802.11, or simply
802.1X. An access point that supports 802.1X and its protocol, Extensible Authentication Protocol
(EAP), acts as the interface between a wireless client and an authentication server such as a RADIUS
server, to which the access point communicates over the wired network.
802.1X. An access point that supports 802.1X and its protocol, Extensible Authentication Protocol
(EAP), acts as the interface between a wireless client and an authentication server such as a RADIUS
server, to which the access point communicates over the wired network.
ACAT version 1.3 supports the EAP-FAST authentication type (Flexible Authentication via Secure
Tunneling) for use with Windows 2000 and XP systems. Support for EAP-FAST is provided not in the
Windows operating system but in your client adapter’s firmware and the Cisco software that supports it.
RADIUS servers that support EAP-FAST include Cisco Secure ACS release 3.2.3 and later.
Tunneling) for use with Windows 2000 and XP systems. Support for EAP-FAST is provided not in the
Windows operating system but in your client adapter’s firmware and the Cisco software that supports it.
RADIUS servers that support EAP-FAST include Cisco Secure ACS release 3.2.3 and later.
Note
The Install Wizard does not provide an error indication when a profile with EAP-FAST fails to install
on a non-supported operating system.
on a non-supported operating system.
EAP-FAST can be enabled or disabled for a specific profile using ACAT or the ACU can be used,
provided the EAP-FAST security module was selected during installation. When EAP-FAST is enabled,
a variety of configuration options are available, including how and when a username and password are
entered to begin the authentication process and whether automatic or manual protected access
credentials (PAC) provisioning is used.
provided the EAP-FAST security module was selected during installation. When EAP-FAST is enabled,
a variety of configuration options are available, including how and when a username and password are
entered to begin the authentication process and whether automatic or manual protected access
credentials (PAC) provisioning is used.
The username, password, and PAC are used by the client adapter to perform mutual authentication with
the RADIUS server through the access point. The username and password need to be re-entered each
time the client adapter is inserted or the Windows device is rebooted, unless you configure your adapter
to use saved EAP-FAST credentials.
the RADIUS server through the access point. The username and password need to be re-entered each
time the client adapter is inserted or the Windows device is rebooted, unless you configure your adapter
to use saved EAP-FAST credentials.