Securing Wireless with WHS Part II

Some of you might be using Windows 7 already and have noticed that the Wireless solution for Windows Home Server does work well with Windows 7. In fact, the computer does not challenge the user for a username or password, but just tells you it cannot connect. This is because Windows 7 has a different default setting for WPA-Enterprise authentication to wireless networks. By default the client computer will try to authenticate the user including the computername. IAS warnings in the eventlog are a result of Windows 7 computers trying to authenticate.

To Setup a wireless connection in Windows 7, follow the Vista procedure above, but in the security tab click Advanced settings.

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Then click specify settings and select the user authentication. Click ok and ok to close the wireless properties.

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The computer will try to connect to the wireless network and then a prompt for username/password will appear. After entering the credentials it should work fine.