How to set up wireless network security part 1: wep part 2: wpa-psk part 3-1: radius server installation part 3-2: 802.1x-tls part 3-3: wpa you can secure your wireless connection using one of the methods described below. Choose the one most suitable for your network. For simple networks wep or wpa-...
Step 2: setting up workstation’s wep key. 2a. If you are using d-link wireless utility to configure your d-link wireless card: 1. Open the d-link airplus wireless utility by double-clicking on the bar graph icon and select encryption. 2. Put a check in the “data encryption” box and select “shared au...
Part 2: wpa-psk since wpa-psk standard is an extention of wep key technology, its configuration is very similar to the wep key configuration: step1: setting up access point’s wpa-psk 1. Log into the access point using your web browser (e.G. Internet explorer). Go to wireless configuration page (home...
Part 3: 802.1x and wpa part 3-1: radius server installation wpa implementation requires raduis services running on your network. We will use radius server running on windows 2000 and 802.1x-tls as an example. Setting up radius server: • windows 2000 server with active directory configuration. • the ...
6. Put a ca name to identify this certificate service and press “next”. 7. Specify data storage location, database and recode files and press “next”. 8. You will see “computer processing internet information service. You need to stop this service to continue”. Press “yes” to continue. 9. Press “comp...
Step 2: certificate authority configuration 1. Go to start>program files> system administrative tools>certificate authority. 2. Open “wireless” (the one you added into your system), right-click on the “policy setting” and select “new”. 3. Select “certificate to issue” 4. Select two certificates: ”au...
7. Select “group policy” tab and tick “default domain policy” click on “properties”. 8. Select computer configuration > security setting > public key policies 9. Right click “automatic certificate request setting”, select “new” then click on “automatic certificate request”..
10. The automatic certificate request setup wizard will guide you through the automatic certificate request setup, click next to continue. 11. Select ”computer” certificate template and press “next”. 12. Press ”complete” to finish automatic certificate request configuration wizard. 13. Go to start >...
Step3: internet authentication service (radius) configuration 1. Go to start > control panel > add or remove programs 2. Select “add or remove windows components”, select ”network services” 3. Press “details… ” and select ”internet authentication service”.
4. Go to start > programs > system administrative tools > internet authentication service. 5. Right click on “client” and select “new client”. 6. Put a name to represent your access point and press “next”. 7. Key in a share key for this access point. 8. Press “finish” to complete..
9. Right click on “remote access policy” and select “new remote access policy” 10. Type a name for new policy, press “next”. 11. Select ”day-and-time-restrictions” press “add”..
12. Tick “permitted” and select this service operation time. 13. Tick “grant remote access permission” and click “next”..
14. Press ”edit profile” 15. Select authentication method: tick ”extensible authenticatio n protocol” and select “smart card or other certification” under authentication. Press “ok” to complete configuration. Note: if you need other authentication methods please select them here..
16. Put this policy to be first (please confirm the policy order)..
17. Go to start > programs > system administrative tools > active directory users and computers 18. Right click on the user who needs this service. 19. Select “dial- in”, tick “allow access” in remote access permissions and press “ok” to complete the configuration..
Note: if you will be using another authentication method (example: md5 needs chap), please go to “authentication” page. Tls can use the default values..
Part 3-2: 802.1x tls logon step 1: get a ca 1. Connect your computer to the network with radius server (use wired connection. Otherwise disable all security settings on your wireless connection). 2. Open you web browser (for example ie). In the address bar type “radius server ip/certsrv” (for exampl...
6. User certificate – identifying information, press “submit”. 7. Ca warning message will pop up, press ”yes”. 8. Click “install this certificate”.
9. Confirm adding this ca, press “yes”. 10. Certificate installed. Step 2: access point configuration 1. Log into the access point using your web browser. Open access point security configuration page. 2. Select “802.1x” • 3. Fill in the configuration fields on this page: • lifetime: how frequently ...
Step 3: 802.1x connection 1. We will use windows xp wireless utility as an example. 2. Right click on “my network places” on your desktop and select “properties” (or go to start > control panel > network). 3. Select your wireless lan card, right-click and select “properties”. 4. Click “wireless netw...
6. Select ”open system” under network authentication. Select wep encryption. Tick “the key is provided for me automatically”..
7. Select “authentication” page. Tick “enabled ieee 802.1xauthentication for this network”, under eap type select ”smart card or other certificate”. Press “ok”. 8. When your workstation will be connecting to the ap you will see the authentication process window. Click on it and you will see a pop up...
Part 3-3: wpa logon step 1: request ca please see to the steps for setting up 802.1x to request ca step 2: ap configuration 1. Log into your access point using your web browser (e.G. Internet explorer). Open security web page on your access point. 2. Select wpa on this page, press “apply”. 3. Go 802...
Step 3: connection as wpa 1. We will use windows xp wireless utility as an example. 2. Right click on “my network places” on your desktop and select “properties” (or go to start > control panel > network). 3. Select your wireless lan card, right-click and select “properties”. 4. Click “wireless netw...
6. Select “wpa” under network connection, and use “tkip” for data encryption. 7. Select eap type ”smart card or other certificate”, press “ok” to complete the setup..
8. When your workstation will be connecting to the ap you will see the authentication process window. Click on it and you will see a pop up window as below. (if there is more than one ca on your system you will see a ca selection screen first). Note: newer versions of windows can handle it automatic...
