AirPort 2.0: How to Connect to a LEAP-Enabled Wireless Network
With AirPort 2.0 software, you can connect to a LEAP-enabled wireless network as described in this document.
Products Affected
AirPort
AirPort 2.0 software works with LEAP (Lightweight Extensible Authentication Protocol), a client-side authentication protocol developed by Cisco.
AirPort-equipped clients using the AirPort 2.0 software may access 802.11 wireless networks that require LEAP for login.
To connect to a LEAP network:
You select a LEAP-enabled network as you would any other. The difference is in how you enter the password. When prompted for the password, enter the LEAP user name and LEAP password separated by a solidus (/), or "slash." Enclose this in angle brackets. For example, if your user name is "clarice" with a password of "secret," you would enter:
Notes
AirPort-equipped clients using the AirPort 2.0 software may access 802.11 wireless networks that require LEAP for login.
To connect to a LEAP network:
You select a LEAP-enabled network as you would any other. The difference is in how you enter the password. When prompted for the password, enter the LEAP user name and LEAP password separated by a solidus (/), or "slash." Enclose this in angle brackets. For example, if your user name is "clarice" with a password of "secret," you would enter:
- <clarice/secret>
Notes
- 1. The opening and closing angle brackets are required.
2. AirPort 2.0 works with both the Draft 8 and Draft 10 versions of Cisco LEAP.
3. AirPort software does not save your LEAP user name and password for future login.
4. You must reconnect to the network after restarting your computer or waking it from sleep.
5. To prevent confusion, do not use the LEAP password format on a non-LEAP network.
6. LEAP is a client-side authentication method designed to be used with third-party base stations only.