There are three parts to 802.1x Port Based Network Access Control: supplicant(client), authenticator (access point or router) and authentication server such as RADIUS or LDAP.

Articles:

What is 802.1x? By Joel Snyder, Network World Global Test Alliance

Tutorials:

Using RADIUS For WLAN Authentication By Lisa Phifer

Supplicant Software Support:

Authenticator Support:

Authentication Server

Public networks implementing 802.1x / EAP Types Supported / Source