Dell 5330 Wireless and Network Guide - Page 55

Making a certificate into a file using Windows Console, User Password, Root certificate, Con

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• User Password: 802.1x EAP authentication methods, such as EAP-MD5, EAP-MSCAHPv2, EAP-TTLS, and PEAP, require an EAP user password as an account password. A user password is necessary, if 802.1x authentication is enabled. This is not saved as the default value. • Root certificate: You can install a root certificate. To be installed on the Wireless Network Printer Card, a root certificate must be in the form of Base64 Encoded X.509 with a .cer extension and be less than 3,072 bytes. EAP-TLS, EAP-TTLS, and PEAP authentications need root certificates. a Click Configure. b If the root certificate has been configured, detailed information on the root certificate displays. c Select the root certificate file. d Upload the file and click back to return to the front page. - Enable Server certificate Validation: This option determines whether or not the client authenticates the server. If Server Certificate Validation is disabled, EAP-TTLS and PEAP authentication do not require a root certificate. • Client certificate: You can install a client certificate. To be installed on the Wireless Network Printer Card, a client certificate must be in the form of PKCS #12 / Personal Information Exchange with a .pfx extension and be less than 3,072 bytes. EAP-TLS authentication needs a client certificate. a Click Configure. b If the client certificate has been configured, detailed information on the client certificate displays. c Select the client certificate file. d Upload the file and click back to return to the front page. Making a certificate into a file using Windows Console 1 From the Windows Start menu, select Run. 2 Enter mmc in the Run dialogue box. 3 Select File Add/Remove Snap-in. 4 Click Add, select Certificate, and then click Add. Appendix G. Wireless network environment 53

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Appendix G. Wireless network environment
53
User Password
: 802.1x EAP authentication methods, such as EAP-MD5,
EAP-MSCAHPv2, EAP-TTLS, and PEAP, require an EAP user password as
an account password. A user password is necessary, if 802.1x authentication
is enabled. This is not saved as the default value.
Root certificate
: You can install a root certificate. To be installed on the
Wireless Network Printer Card, a root certificate must be in the form of
Base64 Encoded X.509 with a .cer extension and be less than 3,072 bytes.
EAP-TLS, EAP-TTLS, and PEAP authentications need root certificates.
a
Click
Configure
.
b
If the root certificate has been configured, detailed information on the
root certificate displays.
c
Select the root certificate file.
d
Upload the file and click
back
to return to the front page.
Enable Server certificate Validation
: This option determines whether
or not the client authenticates the server. If Server Certificate
Validation is disabled, EAP-TTLS and PEAP authentication do not
require a root certificate.
Client certificate
: You can install a client certificate. To be installed on the
Wireless Network Printer Card, a client certificate must be in the form of
PKCS #12 / Personal Information Exchange with a .pfx extension and be
less than 3,072 bytes. EAP-TLS authentication needs a client certificate.
a
Click
Configure
.
b
If the client certificate has been configured, detailed information on
the client certificate displays.
c
Select the client certificate file.
d
Upload the file and click
back
to return to the front page.
Making a certificate into a file using Windows Console
1
From the Windows
Start
menu, select
Run
.
2
Enter
mmc
in the Run dialogue box.
3
Select
File
Add/Remove Snap-in
.
4
Click
Add
, select
Certificate
, and then click
Add
.