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21.8.5 Understanding and Configuring 802.1X RADIUS Authentication
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RADIUS provides for centralized authentication and accounting.
802.1X provides for a method of port-based authentication to LAN ports in a
switched network environment.
For 802.1X authentication to work on a wireless network, the AP must be able
to securely identify traffic from a particular wireless client. This identification is
accomplished using authentication keys that are sent to the AP and the wireless
client from the RADIUS server.
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