Distributing 802.1X Settings to your Clients
Businesses and organizations should use Enterprise-level Wi-Fi Protected Access—preferably WPA2 with AES encryption—to secure their WLAN, which requires the use of a RADIUS server for the 802.1X authentication. However, you'll probably find that configuring the end-users is a road-block, or at least a big speed bump, to your 802.1X implementation. As the owner of a hosted 802.1X service, I see this problem daily. In Windows you can't simply just connect to these types of networks—you must preconfigure the 802.1X settings. You'll likely see an increase in trouble calls and visits to the help desk.
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