Thursday, May 3, 2007

Using RADIUS For WLAN Authentication

Using RADIUS For WLAN Authentication, Part II

Commercial RADIUS Server: In the long run, fully-supported commercial products can save you time, and time means money. 802.1X-capable RADIUS Server products are available from a variety of sources, including:
Aradial WiFi
Bridgewater Wi-Fi AAA
Cisco Secure Access Control Server
Funk Odyssey
IEA RadiusNT
Infoblox RADIUS One Appliance
Interlink Secure.XS
LeapPoint AiroPoint Appliance
Meetinghouse AEGIS
OSC Radiator
Vircom VOP Radius
Commercial RADIUS Servers vary in price and capacity. For example, Interlink's Secure.XS starts at $2375 for 250 users. $2500 will also buy you one Funk Odyssey Server, including 25 Odyssey Client software licenses. VOP Radius Small Business starts at $995 for 100 users. A single-server Radiator license will run you $720.