Specifications

Step 6: Configuring Wireless Network (IEEE 802.11) Policies Group Policy Settings
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on the primary IAS server, perform steps 7 and 8 of the “Step 4: Configuring the secondary IAS server”
section to copy the primary IAS server configuration to the secondary IAS server.
Step 6: Configuring Wireless Network (IEEE 802.11)
Policies Group Policy Settings
With the Wireless Network (IEEE 802.11) Policies Group Policy extension provided in Windows Server
2003, you can specify a list of preferred networks and their settings to automatically configure wireless
LAN settings for wireless clients running Windows XP with SP1, Windows XP with SP2, Windows
Server 2003 with no service packs installed, or Windows Server 2003. For each preferred network, you
can specify association settings (such as the SSID and the authentication and encryption method) and
802.1X authentication settings (such as the specific EAP type).
To configure Wireless Network (IEEE 802.11) Policies Group Policy settings, do the following:
1 Open the Active Directory Users and Computers snap-in
2 In the console tree, double-click Active Directory Users and Computers, right-click the domain
system container that contains your wireless computer accounts, and then click Properties.
3 On the Group Policy tab, click the appropriate Group Policy object (the default object is Default
Domain Policy), and then click Edit.
4 In the console tree, open Computer Configuration, then Windows Settings, then Security Settings,
then Wireless Network (IEEE 802.11) Policies.
5 Right-click Wireless Network (IEEE 802.11) Policies, and then click Create Wireless Network Policy.
In the Wireless Network Policy Wizard, type a name and description.
6 In the details pane, double-click your newly created wireless network policy.
7 Change settings on the General tab as needed.
8 Click the Preferred Networks tab. Click Add to add a preferred network.
9 On the Network Properties tab, type the wireless network name (SSID) and change wireless
network key settings as needed.
10 Click the IEEE 802.1x tab. Change 802.1X settings as needed, including specifying and configuring
the correct EAP type. Click OK twice to save changes.
The next time your Windows XP with SP1, Windows XP with SP2, and Windows Server 2003 wireless
clients update computer configuration Group Policy, their wireless network configuration will be
automatically configured.
NOTE
The version of the Wireless Network (IEEE 802.11) Policies Group Policy extension in Windows Server 2003 with no
service packs installed does not support the configuration of Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) authentication and
encryption settings for WPA-capable Windows wireless client computers (running Windows XP with SP1 and the WPA
Wireless Security Update in Windows XP, Windows XP with SP2, or Windows Server 2003 with SP1). However,
support for WPA settings configured through the Wireless Network (IEEE 802.11) Policies Group Policy extension
has been added to Windows Server 2003 with either the 811233 update or SP1.
To get the new Wireless Network (IEEE 802.11) Policies Group Policy extension in a Windows 2000
Active Directory domain, the Active Directory schema must be updated to include the new extension.
To update the Windows 2000 Active Directory schema, you must install at least one domain controller