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6.4.2 Microsoft Windows XP Wireless Networking Configuration
The Microsoft XP client wireless LAN networking should be configured to enable EAP-TLS authentication to the
WLAN network. The following procedure was used to configure the XP machine:
1. In Microsoft XP >> Control Panel >> Network Connections configuration: Double-click the Wireless Network
connection.
1. In “Authentication” section, configure the following options:
a. Select “Enable network access control using IEEE 802.1x” (see Figure 6-21).
b. Select EAP type as “Smart Card or other Certificate”; click Properties:
i. Select the “Use a certificate on this computer” option.
ii. Choose the “Validate server certificate” option and click “Trusted root certificate authority” and
select the root certification authority server for the enterprise EAP-TLS clients and ACS device(s) (refer
to figure 6-22).
iii. Click “OK.”
2. In the “Wireless Networks” section, configure the following options:
a. Under Preferred networks, select the WLAN network (displayed using the Service Set Identifier [SSID] name
of an access point) and click Properties (refer to figures 6-23 and 6-24).
i. Select the “Data Encryption (WEB enabled)” option.
ii. Select the “The key is provided for me automatically” option.
iii. Click “OK.”
Figures 6-21 through 6-24 illustrate these three steps:
Figure 6-21
MS XP Client >> Network Connections >> Wireless LAN >> Authentication