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<h2 id="comparison">Comparison</h2> <p>The table below compares various wireless LAN clients. </p> <table><tbody><tr><th>Gopal</th><th>Creator</th><th>First public release</th><th>Authentication</th><th>Security</th><th>Latest stable version (Release Date)</th><th>Cost</th><th>Operating systems</th><th>Limitations</th><th>Target audience</th></tr><tr><th>Cisco Secure Services Client<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:7" href="#fn:7"><sup>7</sup></a></th><td>Cisco</td><td>2008</td><td>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</td><td>WEP, WPA(TKIP/AES), WPA2(TKIP/AES), CCKM(TKIP/AES)</td><td>5.1.0</td><td>Trial</td><td>Windows</td><td>90-day full trial/Unlimited wired only.</td><td>Enterprise, Desktop, Workstation, Server, <a href="/facts/Microsoft_Windows/bwhAhuSL">Windows</a> users</td></tr><tr><th>Intel PROSet Wireless<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:8" href="#fn:8"><sup>8</sup></a></th><td>Intel</td><td>—</td><td>LEAP or EAP-FAST</td><td>WEP, WPA,WPA2</td><td>10.5.0.0</td><td>Free</td><td>Windows</td><td>Only for intel wireless modules</td><td>Desktop, Workstation, Server, <a href="/facts/Microsoft_Windows/bwhAhuSL">Windows</a> users</td></tr><tr><th>ThinkVantage Access Connections Manager<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:9" href="#fn:9"><sup>9</sup></a></th><td>Lenovo</td><td>2006-APR-21</td><td>LEAP, EAP-TLS</td><td>WEP, WPA,WPA2</td><td>4.42</td><td>Free</td><td>Windows</td><td>Only for intel PRO/wireless modules</td><td>Desktop, Workstation, Server, <a href="/facts/Microsoft_Windows/bwhAhuSL">Windows</a> users</td></tr><tr><th><a href="/facts/Cisco/ocDgQt6T">Cisco</a> <a href="/facts/Aironet/PJYSr4UC">Aironet</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:10" href="#fn:10"><sup>10</sup></a></th><td>Cisco</td><td>—</td><td>LEAP, EAP</td><td>WEP, WPA,WPA2</td><td>ver</td><td>Free</td><td>Windows</td><td>—</td><td>Desktop, Workstation, Server, <a href="/facts/Microsoft_Windows/bwhAhuSL">Windows</a> users</td></tr><tr><th><a href="/facts/Microsoft/nGIDDXdx">Microsoft</a> <a href="/facts/Wireless_Zero_Configuration/966wBhTA">Wireless Zero Configuration</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:11" href="#fn:11"><sup>11</sup></a></th><td>Microsoft</td><td>October 25, 2001 (with <a href="/facts/Windows_XP/IozrkAYS">Windows XP</a>)</td><td>PEAP-ELS, PEAP-MS-CHAP v2</td><td>WEP, WPA,WPA2</td><td>ver</td><td>Free</td><td><a href="/facts/Windows_XP/IozrkAYS">Windows XP</a>, <a href="/facts/Windows_Server_2003/3vIJam5L">Windows Server 2003</a></td><td>none</td><td>Desktop, Workstation, Server, <a href="/facts/Microsoft_Windows/bwhAhuSL">Windows</a> users</td></tr><tr><th>Dell Wireless LAN Card Utility<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:12" href="#fn:12"><sup>12</sup></a></th><td>Dell</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>WEP, WPA,WPA2</td><td>ver 3.0</td><td>Free</td><td>Windows</td><td>Only for Cisco Aironet products</td><td>Desktop, Workstation, Server, <a href="/facts/Microsoft_Windows/bwhAhuSL">Windows</a> users</td></tr><tr><th>Broadcom WLAN Utility<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:13" href="#fn:13"><sup>13</sup></a></th><td>Broadcom</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>WEP, WPA,WPA2</td><td>ver 6.0</td><td>Free</td><td>Windows</td><td>Only for Broadcom wireless modules</td><td>Desktop, Workstation, Server, <a href="/facts/Microsoft_Windows/bwhAhuSL">Windows</a> users</td></tr><tr><th><a href="/facts/Juniper_Networks/Vw0DBzXP">Juniper Networks</a> Odyssey Access Client<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:14" href="#fn:14"><sup>14</sup></a></th><td>Funk/Juniper</td><td>October 22, 2002</td><td>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</td><td>WEP, WPA, WPA2</td><td>5.20 (June 2010)</td><td>Varies, 30-day trial</td><td>Windows, Mac OS X</td><td>none</td><td>Enterprise, Government (FIPS Edition), Desktop, Workstation, Server, <a href="/facts/Microsoft_Windows/bwhAhuSL">Windows</a> users</td></tr><tr><th><a href="/facts/NetworkManager/FgD5xFP5">NetworkManager</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:15" href="#fn:15"><sup>15</sup></a></th><td>nm</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>WEP, WPA, WPA2</td><td>ver 0.6.4</td><td>Free (GNU)</td><td>Linux</td><td>Wireless drivers must support <a href="/facts/HAL_(software)/GkBMPdPL">HAL</a></td><td>Desktop, Workstation, Server, <a href="/facts/Linux/9FvCKSTq">Linux</a>/<a href="/facts/Unix/0pNL2seI">Unix</a> users</td></tr></tbody></table> <h2 id="see-also">See also</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Wireless_tools_for_Linux/hBuCVYaF">Wireless tools for Linux</a></li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>Mihaela Teodorovici (2017-03-13). "TP-LINK Wireless Configuration Utility". Softpedia. Archived from the original on 2022-07-19. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220719192531/https://www.softpedia.com/get/Network-Tools/Misc-Networking-Tools/TP-LINK-Wireless-Configuration-Utility.shtml" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20220719192531/https://www.softpedia.com/get/Network-Tools/Misc-Networking-Tools/TP-LINK-Wireless-Configuration-Utility.shtml</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>Mihaela Teodorovici (2017-03-13). "TP-LINK Wireless Configuration Utility". Softpedia. Archived from the original on 2022-07-19. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220719192531/https://www.softpedia.com/get/Network-Tools/Misc-Networking-Tools/TP-LINK-Wireless-Configuration-Utility.shtml" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20220719192531/https://www.softpedia.com/get/Network-Tools/Misc-Networking-Tools/TP-LINK-Wireless-Configuration-Utility.shtml</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>"Intel Centrino Processor Technology - Wireless software and driver identification". intel.com. Archived from the original on 2007-12-13. Retrieved 2008-01-31. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20071213180235/http://www.intel.com/support/notebook/centrino/sb/cs-008170.htm" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20071213180235/http://www.intel.com/support/notebook/centrino/sb/cs-008170.htm</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:4"><p>"Windows Wireless Zero Configuration: Five Steps to Sanity: Ditching WZC and the WZC Two-Step: WinPlanet Windows Software Reviews". cws.internet.com. Retrieved 2008-02-07. <a href="http://cws.internet.com/article/3115-4448.htm" target="_blank">http://cws.internet.com/article/3115-4448.htm</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:5"><p>Eric Geier (2011). Home Networking All-in-One Desk Reference For Dummies. Wiley. p. 322. ISBN 9781118052495. <a href="9781118052495" target="_blank">9781118052495</a> <a href="#fnref:5" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:6"><p>Jim Geier (2008). 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