System Requirements

The Elektron server can run on both Windows and Mac OS X, and supports authentication of users from a wide variety of client platforms. To install Elektron on your Windows server, you will need:

• Windows 2000, Windows XP Professional, Windows Server 2003, or Windows Vista
• 256 MB RAM
• x86 or x64 processor
• 20 MB free disk space
• An ethernet network connection

To install Elektron on your Mac OS X server, you will need:

• Mac OS X 10.4 or later or Mac OS X Server 10.4 or later
• PowerPC G4 or Intel Core Duo or better processor (Elektron is a Universal Binary)
• 256 MB RAM
• 20 MB free disk space
• An ethernet network connection

Compatible Clients

Elektron implements all major Wi-Fi authentication protocols, allowing it to support nearly every client currently available.

• Window XP (SP1 or later)
• Window Vista
• Mac OS X 10.3 (Panther)
• Mac OS X 10.4 (Tiger)
• Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard)
• Linux WPA Supplicant
• Any PEAP, TTLS, or EAP-FAST compatible client with a WPA Enterprise Wi-Fi card

Compatible Access Points

Elektron will work with any WPA Enterprise capable access point. The Wi-Fi Alliance maintains a list of certified products.

• Apple AirPort Extreme
• Cisco Aironet
• HP ProCurve
• Many Linksys, Belkin, D-Link, Buffalo, and other access points

Supported Standards

• RADIUS (RFC 2865)
• RADIUS Accounting (RFC 2866)
• PEAP version 0 (internet draft)
• PEAP version 1 (internet draft)
• TTLS (internet draft)
• EAP-FAST (internet draft)
• IEEE 802.1X
• TLS (RFC 2246)
• ITU X.509v3
• SNMP (RFC 1157, RFC 1901)
• AES, SHA-1, RNG, 3DES, and RSA