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Configure IEEE 802.1x Authentication for a Wired or a Wireless Network Using Web Based Management (Web Browser)

  • 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 writing down the certificate name you want to use.
  • 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 Internet Service Provider (ISP) to confirm whether a CA certificate import is necessary.

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You can also configure IEEE 802.1x authentication using:

  • BRAdmin Professional (Wired and wireless network)
  • Wireless setup wizard from the control panel (Wireless network)
  • Wireless setup wizard on the installation disc (Wireless network)

  1. Start your web browser.
  2. Type "https://machine's IP address" in your browser's address bar (where "machine's IP address" is the machine's IP address).
    For example:

    https://192.168.1.2

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    • If you are using a Domain Name System or enable a NetBIOS name, you can type another name, such as "SharedPrinter" instead of the IP address.

      • For example:

        https://SharedPrinter

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

      • For example:

        https://brnxxxxxxxxxxxx

      The NetBIOS name can be found in the Network Configuration Report.

    • For Mac, access Web Based Management by clicking the machine's icon on the Status Monitor screen.
  3. If the machine prompts you for a password, type it, and then click image.
  4. Click the Network tab.
  5. Do one of the following:
    Option
    Description
    Wired network
    Click the Wired tab, and then select Wired 802.1x Authentication in the left navigation bar.
    Wireless network
    Click the Wireless tab, and then select Wireless (Enterprise) in the left navigation bar.
  6. Configure the IEEE 802.1x authentication settings.
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    • To enable IEEE 802.1x authentication for wired networks, select Enabled for Wired 802.1x status on the Wired 802.1x Authentication page.
    • If you are using EAP-TLS authentication, you must select the client certificate that has been installed (shown with certificate name) for verification from the Client Certificate drop-down list.
    • If you select EAP-FAST, PEAP, EAP-TTLS, or EAP-TLS authentication, select the verification method from the Server Certificate Verification drop-down list. Verify the server certificate using the CA certificate, imported to the machine in advance, that has been issued by the CA that signed the server certificate.
    Select one of the following verification methods from the Server Certificate Verification drop-down list:
    Option
    Description
    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 name *1 value of the server certificate, in addition to the CA reliability of the server certificate.

  7. When finished with configuration, click Submit.
    For wired networks: After configuring, connect your machine to the IEEE 802.1x supported network. After a few minutes, print the Network Configuration Report to check the <Wired IEEE 802.1x> Status.
    Option
    Description
    Success
    The wired IEEE 802.1x function is enabled and the authentication was successful.
    Failed
    The wired IEEE 802.1x function is enabled; however, the authentication failed.
    Off
    The wired IEEE 802.1x function is not available.
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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.
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