Using IEEE802.1x authentication

Using IEEE 802.1x authentication

You can configure IEEE 802.1x authentication for a wired or a wireless network.

IEEE 802.1x authentication configuration using Web Based Management (web browser)

If you are configuring IEEE 802.1x authentication for a wired or a wireless network using Web Based Management, follow the instructions.

You can also configure IEEE 802.1x authentication using:

(Wireless network)

•	Wireless setup wizard on the DVD-ROM (For details, see Wireless configuration temporarily using a USB cable (Recommended).)
•	BRAdmin Professional 3

Note

•	If you configure your machine using EAP-TLS Authentication, you must install the Client Certificate issued by a CA before you start configuration. Contact your network administrator about the Client Certificate. If you have installed more than one certificate, we recommend you write down the certificate you want to use. For details on installing the certificate, see Using Certificates for device security.
•	Before you verify the Server Certificate, you must import the CA certificate that has been issued by the CA that signed the Server Certificate. Contact your network administrator or your ISP (Internet Service Provider) to confirm whether a CA certificate import is necessary. For details on importing the certificate, see Import and export a CA certificate.
•	For the details of each certificate, see Using Certificates for device security.

Start your web browser.

Type “http://machine’s IP address/” into your browser (where “machine’s IP address” is the machine’s IP address).

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For example:

http://192.168.1.2/

Note

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If you are using a Domain Name System or enable a NetBIOS name, you can enter another name such as “SharedScanner” instead of the IP address.

•	For example: http://SharedScanner/

If you enable a NetBIOS name, you can also use the node name.

•	For example: http://brnxxxxxxxxxxxx/

You can find the NetBIOS name from the control panel as Node Name.

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For Macintosh users, you can have easy access to the Web Based Management System by clicking the machine icon on the Status Monitor screen. For more information, see the User’s Guide.

No password is required by default. Enter a password if you have set one and click

Click Network.

(Wired) Click Wired and then choose Wired 802.1x Authentication.

(Wireless) Click Wireless and then choose Wireless (Enterprise).

Now you can configure the IEEE 802.1x authentication settings.

•	If you want to enable IEEE 802.1x authentication for wired network, check Enabled for Wired 802.1x status on the Wired 802.1x Authentication page.
•	If you are using EAP-TLS authentication, you must choose the Client Certificate that has been installed (shown with Certificate Name) for verification from the Client Certificate pull-down list.
•	If you choose EAP-FAST, PEAP, EAP-TTLS or EAP-TLS authentication, you can choose the verification method from the Server Certificate Verification pull-down list. You can verify the Server Certificate by using a CA certificate previously imported to the machine, which was issued by the CA that signed the Server Certificate.

You can choose one of the following verification methods from the Server Certificate Verification pull-down list.

•	No Verification The Server Certificate can always be trusted. The verification is not performed.
•	CA Cert. The verification method to check the CA reliability of the Server Certificate, using the CA certificate that has been issued by the CA that signed the Server Certificate.
•	CA Cert. + ServerID The verification method to check the Common Name¹ value of the Server Certificate, in addition to the CA reliability of the Server Certificate.

¹	The Common Name verification compares the Common Name of the Server Certificate to the character string configured for the Server ID. Before you use this method, contact your system administrator about the Server Certificate’s Common Name and then configure Server ID.

After configuring, click Submit.

(Wired)

After configuring, connect your machine to the IEEE 802.1x supported network. After a few minutes, you can check the IEEE 802.1x status from the control panel on the machine.

•	OK The wired IEEE 802.1x function is enabled and the authentication was successful.
•	Error The wired IEEE 802.1x function is enabled, however, the authentication failed.
•	Off The wired IEEE 802.1x function is not available.

(Wireless)

You can check the Status of the WLAN Status from the control panel on the machine.
See How to check the WLAN status.

•	Connection Fail The WLAN connection has failed. Make a note of the error code shown on the LCD, refer to Troubleshooting in the Quick Setup Guide, and correct the error.
•	Others The WLAN connection was successful and the WLAN function is enabled.

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