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Points to Note When Using the WXR100, WX1200, WX4400, or WX2200 5
Wireless NICs
Most wireless NICs available now support 802.1X
authentication. The following table lists the NICs that
have been used successfully with MSS. The majority
were tested using recently available drivers using the
Microsoft native 802.1X client and a Microsoft IAS
RADIUS server. 3Com has not experienced any com-
patibility problems with NICs being unable to support
specific EAP protocols or specific RADIUS servers, so
we have only documented the differences in encryp-
tion type. Entries that have both Windows 2000 and
Windows XP listed together have the same results for
both operating systems. A result of Pass indicates suc-
cessful authentication and roaming with the listed
model and operating system. A result of Fail indicates
an inability to successfully complete authentication. A
result of NA (Not Applicable) indicates that the NIC
does not support the listed encryption type. A result
of NT (Not Tested) indicates that the combination has
not been tested yet.
Currently, WPA/CCMP (AES) encryption is supported
only when configured as the only cryptographic type
in service profile. Enabling dynamic WEP or WPA/TKIP
with AES on the same SSID can cause severe connec-
tivity issues as some manufacturers’ drivers do not
work properly when both encryption types are
enabled. 3Com recommends that you set up a sepa-
rate service profile for WPA/CCMP with a different
SSID for compatibility. If you are migrating from
Dynamic WEP to WPA/TKIP, 3Com recommends creat-
ing separate service profiles for each encryption type
and migrating users from one SSID to the other when
they are configured to use TKIP.
As new drivers are released by the manufacturers,
3Com expects general compatibility to improve.
Mfgr Model, Driver,
and Driver Date
OS WEP Mixed
TKIP/
WEP
TKIP CCMP Web
3Com 3CRPAG175B
1.1.0.21,
10/4/05
XP Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass
3Com 3CRBAG675B
1.1.0.21,
09/19/05
XP Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass
3Com 3CRPAG175
SL-3040 AA
5.1.2535.0,
7/1/2001
XP Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass
3Com 3CRDAG675
SL-3045 AA
1.0.0.25,
8/1/2003
XP Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass
3Com 3CRWE154A72 XP Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass
3Com 3CRXJK10075
3.3.0.156,
12/26/04
XP Pass Not
Tested
Pass Not
Tested
Not
Tested
3Com 3CRUSB10075
6.3.3.2,
06/05/06
XP Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass
Belkin F5D8010 1000
1.2.0.80,
9/21/2004
XP Pass Pass
*
Pass Pass Pass
Buffalo WLI-CP-G54 XP Pass Not
Tested
Pass Pass Not
Tested
Cisco Aironet MPI350
3.8.26.0,
5/4/2004
XP Pass Pass NA Pass Pass
Cisco Aironet
AIR-CB20A
3.9.16.0,
9/20/2004
XP Pass Not
Tested
Not
Tested
Not
Tested
Not
Tested