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I am not sure if my network needs this,as i have had some problems with it
due to other things,but i am wondering if you need to obtain a certificate
from thawte or somewhere else to use this feature and if it makes it harder
for anyone to try to log on ??? Does the router only allow access to a list
of users with the IEEE authentication on ???

sorry if i am asking a basic question but i am very new to wireless
networking ........

thanks

"tim" <notforspam@timothy> wrote in
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> I am not sure if my network needs this,as i have had some problems
> with it due to other things,but i am wondering if you need to obtain a
> certificate from thawte or somewhere else to use this feature and if
> it makes it harder for anyone to try to log on ??? Does the router
> only allow access to a list of users with the IEEE authentication on
> ???
>
> sorry if i am asking a basic question but i am very new to wireless
> networking ........
>
> thanks
>
>
>


Without knowning how your network is configured, it is difficult to say
whether you require a certificate.

A few basics about 802.1X.
Your infrastructure must support 802.1X; meaning, your wireless access
points must be 802.1X/RADIUS compliant. You must deploy and configure
some form of RADIUS, such as Microsoft IAS.
Certificate needs are based on the authentication method you use for
RADIUS authentication. However, it is safe to say that you will require
-at minimum, a server certificate.

A properly configured 802.1X Authenticated wireless network is more
secure than a network that does not use 802.1X. For network users that
have the correct credentials and who are authorized, the logon
experience should not differ greatly compared to loggin on to the
network using a wired connection. For unathorized users, 802.1X makes
gaining access considerably more difficult.

With respects to 802.1X, the main function of the router (wireless
access point) is to pass "secure" authentication related messages
between wireless clients and the authenticating server.

The full functioning of 802.1X is too vast of a subject to discuss in
this format, so I suggest that you visit the Microsoft Wireless
Networking site:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserv...tworking/wifi/
default.mspx

Additionally, there is a paper available at the Microsoft Download
Center that describes two deployment methods for secure wireless access.
One is for small office/home office (SOHO) networks. The second is for
small organization that are domain-based networks, built using Windows
Server 2003 technologies. The paper contains information you can be use
to determine the preferred method for deploying secure wireless access
in existing SOHO networks or small organization networks and step-by-
step instructions for setting up secure wireless connections.

--
Brit Weston, Microsoft

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This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
rights.

Tia,
Are you trying to set up a home wireless network? You may be making this a
lot harder for yourself than it really is, if it is a home network. I have 5
computers on my home wired and wireless network and I do not have IEEE
enabled on any.

"tim" <notforspam@timothy> wrote in message
news:...
>I am not sure if my network needs this,as i have had some problems with it
> due to other things,but i am wondering if you need to obtain a certificate
> from thawte or somewhere else to use this feature and if it makes it
> harder
> for anyone to try to log on ??? Does the router only allow access to a
> list
> of users with the IEEE authentication on ???
>
> sorry if i am asking a basic question but i am very new to wireless
> networking ........
>
> thanks
>
>