Wireless configuration utility

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A wireless configuration utility,[1] wireless configuration tool,[1] wireless LAN client,[citation needed] or wireless connection management utility[citation needed] is a class of network management software that manages the activities and features of a wireless network connection.[2][3][4] It may control the process of selecting an available access point, authenticating and associating to it and setting up other parameters of the wireless connection.[5]

There are many wireless LAN clients available for use. Clients vary in technical aspects, support of protocols and other factors. Some clients only work with certain hardware devices, while others only on certain operating systems.

Comparison

The table below compares various wireless LAN clients.

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Gopal Creator First public release Authentication Security Latest stable version (Release Date) Cost Operating systems Limitations Target audience
Cisco Secure Services Client[6] Cisco 2008 PEAP/MSCHAPv2, PEAP/TLS, PEAP/GTC, TTLS/PAP, TTLS/CHAP, TTLS/MSCHAP, TTLS/MSCHAPv2, TTLS/EAP-MD5, TTLS/EAP-MSCHAPv2, FAST/MSCHAPv2, FAST/GTC, FAST/TLS, TLS, LEAP, MSCHAPv2, GTC, MD5 WEP, WPA(TKIP/AES), WPA2(TKIP/AES), CCKM(TKIP/AES) 5.1.0 Trial Windows 90-day full trial/Unlimited wired only. Enterprise, Desktop, Workstation, Server, Windows users
Intel PROSet Wireless[7] Intel LEAP or EAP-FAST WEP, WPA,WPA2 10.5.0.0 Free Windows Only for intel wireless modules Desktop, Workstation, Server, Windows users
ThinkVantage Access Connections Manager[8] Lenovo 2006-APR-21 LEAP, EAP-TLS WEP, WPA,WPA2 4.42 Free Windows Only for intel PRO/wireless modules Desktop, Workstation, Server, Windows users
Cisco Aironet[9] Cisco LEAP, EAP WEP, WPA,WPA2 ver Free Windows Desktop, Workstation, Server, Windows users
Microsoft Wireless Zero Configuration[10] Microsoft October 25, 2001 (with Windows XP) PEAP-ELS, PEAP-MS-CHAP v2 WEP, WPA,WPA2 ver Free Windows XP, Windows Server 2003 none Desktop, Workstation, Server, Windows users
Dell Wireless LAN Card Utility[11] Dell WEP, WPA,WPA2 ver 3.0 Free Windows Only for Cisco Aironet products Desktop, Workstation, Server, Windows users
Broadcom WLAN Utility[12] Broadcom WEP, WPA,WPA2 ver 6.0 Free Windows Only for Broadcom wireless modules Desktop, Workstation, Server, Windows users
Juniper Networks Odyssey Access Client[13] Funk/Juniper October 22, 2002 EAP-TLS, EAP-TTLS (inner: PAP,CHAP,MSCHAP,MSCHAPv2,PAPToken,EAP-GTC,EAP-MD5,EAP-SIM,EAP-AKA,EAP-POTP,EAP-MSCHAPv2,EAP-JUAC), EAP-PEAP (inner: EAP-GTC,EAP-POTP,EAP-TLS,EAP-MSCHAPv2,EAP-JUAC), EAP-FAST, EAP-MD5, EAP-GTC, EAP-LEAP, EAP-SIM, EAP-AKA, EAP-POTP WEP, WPA, WPA2 5.20 (June 2010) Varies, 30-day trial Windows, Mac OS X none Enterprise, Government (FIPS Edition), Desktop, Workstation, Server, Windows users
NetworkManager[14] nm WEP, WPA, WPA2 ver 0.6.4 Free (GNU) Linux Wireless drivers must support HAL Desktop, Workstation, Server, Linux/Unix users
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