802.1x Authentication with Windows and MAC

Question

Hello Team;
              I have one SSID configured with 802.1x . The clients with Mac machines can directly join to the network by just entering the AD usrename and password. For the windows machines we need to do some configuration in the clients machines to work with the SSID.
Could you please clarify ? Whether the windows machines will just work like the Mac or the preconfiguration is mandatory to work windows with 802.1x.

Answer 1

Hello Sreejith,
As per your query i can suggest you the following steps-
No, the preconfiguration is not mandatory to work windows with 802.1x.To enable 802.1x authntication on wireless follow the steps-
1.Open Manage Wireless Networks by clicking the Start button , clicking Control Panel, clicking Network and Internet, clicking Network and Sharing Center, and then, in the left pane, clicking Manage wireless networks.
2.Right-click the network that you want to enable 802.1X authentication for, and then click Properties.
3.Click the Security tab, and then, in the Security Type list, click 802.1X.
4.In the Encryption Type list, click the encryption type you want to use.
On wireless networks, 802.1X can be used with Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) or Wi‑Fi Protected Access (WPA) encryption.
5.In the Choose a network authentication method list, click the method you want to use.
To configure additional settings, click Settings.
Hope this will help you.