Cisco wireless access point and Windows 2008 RADIUS EAP Authentication

Configure Windows server for RADIUS
1. Install NPS and CA authority roles if you have not already
2. Go to Computer Management. Roles – Network Policy and Access –  NPS (Local) – RADIUS Clients
3. Create new RADIUS client

 

  • ​Friendly name: Name of AP (Example: corp-ap-1141-il)
  • IP Address: IP of AP
  • Shared Secret – Manual (Generate a random 12+ digit key with no special chars)
  • Under “Advanced” tab, Vendor name: Cisco and check “RADIUS client is NAP capable”

4. Under NPS – Policies –  Network Policies create a new Policy called ‘Cisco AP Radius’

  • ​Condition Tab: Windows Groups (Domain Users)
  • Constraints Tab
    • Auth Methods: Add all three auth methods. Check MS-CHAPv2, MS-CHAP, CHAP and PAP/SPAP
    • NAS Port Type: Select Wireless 802.11 under Common 802.1x types and “Wireless Other” under “Others”
  • Settings Tab
    • Standard: add Service-Type Login

​5. When done, move the Cisco AP Radius policy to the #1 position

 
​Configure Cisco AP for RADIUS

 
1. Enter in RADIUS group information
aaa new-model
aaa group server radius rad_eap
     server 10.0.0.3 auth-port 1812 acct-port 1813
aaa authentication login eap_methods group rad_eap
aaa session-id common
radius-server host 10.0.0.3 auth-port 1812 acct-port 1813 key KEYYOUGENERATEDEARILER
dot11 ssid CompanyWifi
   no authentication open
   no wpa-psk ascii
   authentication open eap eap_methods
   authentication network-eap eap_methods

2. Try to connect with a client computer. Debug on AP with: debug radius authentication​

 

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