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1111| 802.1X Configuration for IAS and Windows Clients Dell Networking W-Series ArubaOS 6.5.x| User Guide
2. In the Network Connections window, right-click on Wireless Network Connection and select Properties.
3. Select the Wireless Networks tab. This screen displays the available wireless networks and the list of
preferred networks. Windows connects to the preferred networks in the order in which they appear in the
list.
4. Click the Advanced button to display the Networks to access window.
This window determines what types of wireless networks the client can access. By default, Windows
connects to any type of wireless network. Make sure that the option Computer-to-computer (ad hoc)
networks only is not selected. Click Close.
5. In the Wireless Networks tab, click Add to add a wireless network.
6. Click the Association tab to enter the network properties for the SSID.
This tab configures the authentication and encryption used between the wireless client and the Dell user-centric
network. Therefore, the settings for the SSID that you configure on the client must match the configuration for the
SSID on the controller.
l For an SSID using dynamic WEP, enter the following:
n Network Authentication: Open
n Data Encryption: WEP
n Select the option “The key is provided for me automatically”. Each client will use a dynamically-
generated WEP key that is automatically derived during the 802.1X process.
l For an SSID using WPA, enter the following:
n Network Authentication: WPA
n Data Encryption: TKIP
l For an SSID using WPA-PSK, enter the following:
n Network Authentication: WPA-PSK
n Data Encryption: TKIP
n Enter the pre-shared key.
l For an SSID using WPA2, enter the following:
n Network Authentication: WPA2
n Data Encryption: AES
l For an SSID using WPA2-PSK, enter the following:
n Network Authentication: WPA2-PSK
n Data Encryption: AES
n Enter the pre-shared key
Do not select the option “This is a computer-to-computer (ad hoc) network; wireless access points are not used”.
7. Click the Authentication tab to enter the 802.1X authentication parameters for the SSID. This tab
configures the EAP type used between the wireless client and the authentication server.
Configure the following:
l Select Enable IEEE 802.1X authentication for this network.
l Select Protected EAP (PEAP) for the EAP type.
l Select Authenticate as computer when computer information is available. The client will perform
computer authentication when a user is not logged in.