User Manual Part 2

Using the EAP Authenticator
396 Check Point Safe@Office User Guide
d. For each client that should be allowed to connect to the Safe@Office
appliance, add a user with Network Access permissions to the local user
database.
See Adding and Editing Users on page 643.
e. Provide each of the users with the authentication credentials you
configured for them.
2. Configure each wireless client as follows:
a. Configure the client for server authentication.
See Configuring Clients for Server Authentication on Wireless Connections on
page 398.
b. Install the Safe@Office appliance's CA
certificate as a trusted root CA.
See Installing the Safe@Office Appliance's CA Certificate on Clients on page
403.
3. Connect the wireles
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client to the wireless network.
See Connecting Clients to the Safe@Office Appliance on page 408.
Using the EAP Authenticator for Authentication of Wired Clients
To use the EAP authenticator for authentication of wired clients
1. Configure the Safe@Office appliance as follows:
a. Configure the desired port for port-based security using the Safe@Office
EAP authenticator.
See Configuring Port-Based Security on page 375.
Note: The Port Security field must set to 802.1x, and the Authentication Server field must
be set to Internal User Database.
b. Ensure that the Safe@Office appliance has a certificate installed in the
Safe@Office Portal's VPN > Certificate page.