Introduction

The following describes connection of WLAN clients to a Windows Server 2008 using the 802.1x (EAP-PEAP) protocol.

WLAN authentication is performed by a RADIUS server. Here, authentication data (user name/password/certificates) are administered on the central Windows server. For this, a Windows 2008 Server is used; it features the following server roles:

Active directory domain services (ADS)
Active directory certificate services (CA)
Network guidelines and access services (NPS)

The workshop demonstrates configuration of the server as certification authority (CA) and setup of the RADIUS server (Network Policy Server [NPS]). Next, configuration of an access point is described. Standard tools are used for connection of a WLAN client under Windows 7.

Example scenario

Prerequisites

A Microsoft Windows Server 2008 (e.g. Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard)
Active Directory configuration is required
A DHCP server in the network is required (e.g. Windows DHCP-Server)
One or more bintec™ access points (e.g. bintec W2003ac™)
One or more WLAN clients (e.g. Windows 7 WLAN supplicant)