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1.2) In the following dialog select the certificate file intended for the LANCOM router. This example uses the name LANCOM_Router.p12.
1.3) In the Certificate type box, select the setting EAP/TLS - container as a PKCS#12 file.
1.4) In the Password field, enter the certificate password. The password in this example is lancom.
1.5) Click on Open to load the certificate into the LANCOM access point.
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You can view the certificate that you loaded into the LANCOM router by starting a Telnet or SSH session on the LANCOM router and entering show eap at the command prompt (as of LCOS 10.70 the command is show eaptls). Image Modified |
2.1) Open the menu RADIUS → Server und activate the option RADIUS authentication active.
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- Netmask: Enter the netmask 255.255.255.255. This value represents a single IP address.
- Protocol: Make sure, that the protocol RADIUS is used.
- Client secret: Enter a password the switch has to use for the authentication with the RADIUS server. This password also has to be entered in the switch configuration (see step 3.3).
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4.1) Double click on the Root certificate of the CA. This example uses the file LANCOM_Client.p12.
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4.2) Click on Install certificate.
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4.3.) Click on Next.
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4.4) Ensure that the path to the certificate file is specified correctly and click on Next.
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4.5) Enter the password used to protect the private key of the certificate. The password for our example certificate is lancom.
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4.6) Leave the setting on Automatically select the certificate store, and click on Next.
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4.7) Click on Finish to conclude the import of the certificate.
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4.8) Confirm the subsequent security warning with Yes.
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4.9) A message is displayed to indicate that the certificate was successfully imported.
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Configuring the PC:
5.1) Start the Services Manager in Windows and open the Properties dialog of the service Wired AutoConfig.
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5.2) Set the Startup type to Automatic and close the dialog with OK.
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5.3) Start the service once, manually. After restarting the PC, the service starts automatically.
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5.4) In the Network and sharing center, open the Properties dialog for your network adapter. On the Authentication tab, enable the option IEEE 802.1X authentication and set the authentication method to Smart Card or other certificate .
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5.5) Click the Settings button.
5.6) For the When connecting option, specify Use a certificate on this computer (default setting). Disable the option to use simple certificate selection.
5.7) Enable the option Validate server certificate and, in the box below, select the relevant Trusted root certification authority for the certificate from the list. In our example this is CA-LANCOM.
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5.8) Now close the configuration dialogs with the OK button. This concludes the configuration of the PC.
Function check:
6.1) Make sure that the PC is connected to the switch port that you have configured with access control as per IEEE 802.1X.
6.2) Restart your PC and logon to the system as usual.
6.3) The PC automatically authenticates with the certificate.
6.4) After a successful authentication, the switch port to which the PC is connected is activated for data transfer.