For the purposes of this user guide, an advanced network is defined as an infrastructure
network that uses some form of EAP (also called 802.1X) authentication.
To connect to a network, you must first create a network connection profile
(see "Creating Network Connection Profiles").
The profile comprises the network name and the security settings
required by the network.
When you create a connection profile for an infrastructure network,
your computer adds the profile to the top of the
Preferred network connections
list on the Wireless Networks tab of the Dell Wireless WLAN Card Utility and automatically
attempts to connect to the network using that profile.
If the network is in range, the connection is made.
If the network is out of range, the profile is still added to the top of the list,
but your computer uses the next profile in the list to attempt a connection until
it finds a listed network that is in range.
You can arrange the profiles in the order you prefer by moving any connection
profile up or down in the list.
Before you proceed, be sure you have reviewed
"Before You Begin" in "Introduction."
Right-click Wireless Network Connection, and then click
Properties.
On the Wireless Networks tab, verify that the
Use Windows to configure my wireless network settings
check box is selected.
If it is not, click to select the check box.
Click Add.
Type the network name in the Network name (SSID) box.
Click WPA (Wi-Fi Protected
Access) in the Network Authentication list.
Click TKIP or AES
in the Data Encryption list,
depending on your network encryption.
Click the Authentication tab.
Click Smart Card or other Certificate in the
EAP type list, and then click Properties.
NOTE:
If your network uses certificates, see "Obtaining Certificates."
Supported certificate types include TPM certificates.
If you are using a smart card, Click Use my smart card,
and then click OK.
–or–
If you are using a certificate, click Use a certificate on this computer,
click the name of the appropriate certificate under
Trusted Root Certification Authorities, and then click OK.
NOTE:
Contact your network administrator if you cannot find the appropriate certificate or you do not know which one to use.
NOTE:
You may need a certificate for PEAP authentication.
See Obtaining Certificates.
Supported certificate types include TPM certificates.
Open Network Connections in Control Panel.
Right-click Wireless Network Connection, and then click
Properties.
On the Wireless Networks tab, verify that the
Use Windows to configure my wireless network settings
check box is selected.
If it is not, click to select the check box.
Click Add.
Type the network name in the Network name (SSID) box.
Click WPA (Wi-Fi Protected
Access) in the Network Authentication list.
Click TKIP or AES
in the Data Encryption list,
depending on your network encryption.
Click Secured password (EAP-MSCHAP v2) in the
Select Authentication Method list.
Confirm this setting by clicking Configure,
and then click OK (the Automatically use my Windows logon
name and password (and domain if any) check box should be selected).
The information in this section is intended for network administrators.
For enterprise users, contact your network administrator to obtain a
client certificate for TLS authentication.
TLS EAP and TLS PEAP authentication require a client certificate in the
user store for the logged-on user account
and a trusted certification authority (CA) certificate in the root store.
Certificates can be obtained from a corporate certification authority stored on a
Windows 2000 Server/Windows Server 2003 system or by using the Internet Explorer Certificate Import Wizard.
Open Microsoft Internet Explorer and browse to the Certificate Authority
(CA) HTTP Service.
Log on to the CA Authority with the user name and password of the user account
created on the authentication server. This user name and password are not necessarily
the same as your Windows user name and password.
On the Welcome page, click Request a Certificate.
On the Request a Certificate page, click advanced
certificate request.
On the Advanced Certificate Request page, click Create
and submit a request to this CA.
On the next Advanced Certificate Request page under Certificate
Template, click User in the list.
Under Key Options, verify that the Mark keys as
exportable check box is selected, and then click Submit.
On the Certificate Issued page, click Install this
certificate, and then click Yes to continue.
If your certificate was correctly installed, a message is displayed, indicating
that your new certificate has been successfully installed.
To verify the installation, from the Tools menu in Microsoft
Internet Explorer, click Internet Options. Click the Content
tab, and then click Certificates. The new certificate is
listed on the Personal tab.
