WPA2-Enterprise Infrastructure

Cloudpath works in your existing WLAN infrastructure using standards-based WPA2-Enterprise.

The following basic components are required for setting up a WPA2-Enterprise network. These components most likely exist in your network and can easily be configured to work with Cloudpath to complete the secure Wi-Fi configuration in your network.

  • WPA2-Enterprise requires an external authentication server (RADIUS or NPS) to handle 802.1X user authentication.
  • WPA2-Enterprise requires a CA to issue and install certificate on the RADIUS server
  • The external authentication server (RADIUS or NPS) client database should be populated with the IP address and shared secret for each access point and user data with usernames and passwords for each end-user.
  • On each AP, configure WPA2-Enterprise and add the authentication server (RADIUS or NPS) IP address and shared secret.
Parent topic: Planning the Local Network Configuration