802.1x Authentication

Question

Hello Experts,
I have a windows server 2016 and I've configured Active Directory and DNS and Hyper-v on it.
In that physical server, I have created a VM which is another windows server and I made it my DHCP.
There is a switch between the physical server and the client.
The client is connected to the switch and our traffic is going to AD, DHCP, and DNS via a switch.

Need Solution
Now, I want to configure Radius Authentication for (LAN & WLAN) users.

Requirement
Only Active Directory (LAN/WLAN) Users shall get Internet after authenticating with Radius server. Kindly guide how could I achieve this task.

Answer 1

Hi,

Thanks for posting in Q&A platform.

The prerequisite for password-based-802.1x authentication wireless access described as below:

• One or more 802.1 X-supported 802.11 wireless access points (ap).
• Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) users and computers.
• Group policy management.
• One or more Network Policy Server (NPS) servers.
• The server certificate for the computer running NPS.
• A wireless client computer running Windows ® 10, Windows 8.1, or Windows 8.

For detailed guidance, please refer to the following articles:

Deploy password-based-802.1x authentication wireless access

Wireless Access Deployment Overview

The prerequisite for 802.1x authenticated wired access deployment described as below:

• One or more 802.1X-capable 802.3 Ethernet switches.
• The Active Directory Users and Computers Microsoft Management Console (MMC) snap-in.
• Group Policy Management Console (GPMC).
• One or more NPS servers.
• Wired client computers running Windows OS.

For detailed guidance, please refer to the following articles:

802.1X Authenticated Wired Access Deployment Guide

Best Regards,
Sunny

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