Connect Airport Extreme to 802.1X protected network

Hi everyone,
I'm wondering if it is somehow possible to connect the Airport Extreme Base Station to a 802.1X protected university network. I have several devices which do not support VPN connections so i want to let the AE do the authentication process in order to connect to the Internet. I know that the AE itself can create such a network, but i'm not sure if, and if yes how, the AE can connect to a 802.1X network.
If this is not possible, does someone know if i could connect the AE via VPN to that network?
Best regards,
Marc

Hi, did you solve the problem?
I'm having the same problem here, Etehernt (802.1x) > Sharing Internet > WiFi network.
I could'n make it work on Lion, tried everything and I still don't understand where the problem is. The computer connected to the WiFi network still doesn't have internet access.
We have SecureW2 authentification.
Why my roommate with a PC can share internet via Connectify and I can't do it with on a mac?!
I'm thinking of getting a WRT54GL and installing OpenWRT on it, or getting an Airport Extreme, of course, if it'll solve the problem...

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Hello DM1960,
Thanks for using Apple Support Communities.
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