RADIUS

Our networking switch vendor has asked the we used Windows RRAS with RADIUS
to authenticate machines when they are plugged into the network so the switch
can determine which VLAN to place them in (whether it is a company
employee-corporate network, or a consultant/vendor- VLAN with no corp
access). Is this possible to setup using AD computer accounts or cetficates
to authenicate machines when plugged into the network or wirelessly?

Thanks,
Jonathan

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> Our networking switch vendor has asked the we used Windows RRAS with
> RADIUS to authenticate machines when they are plugged into the network
> so the switch can determine which VLAN to place them in (whether it is
> a company employee-corporate network, or a consultant/vendor- VLAN
> with no corp access). Is this possible to setup using AD computer
> accounts or cetficates to authenicate machines when plugged into the
> network or wirelessly?
>
> Thanks,
> Jonathan
>

Hi there --

You can use Internet Authentication Service (IAS) to perform auth and
assign VLAN IDs for the switch and for wireless clients (if your APs are
VLAN-aware), but not RRAS. (RRAS can be deployed as a dial-up server, VPN
server, or router.)

For info on how to do this with IAS, see the whitepapers:

"Deploying Windows Server 2003 Internet Authentication Service (IAS) with
Virtual Local Area Networks (VLANs)" at
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...C9ED3609-49FC-
439B-92F4-266B187CAE5A&displaylang=en

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"Enterprise Deployment of Secure 802.11 Networks Using Microsoft Windows"
at
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/pro...y/ed80211.mspx

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"Deployment of IEEE 802.1X for Wired Networks Using Microsoft Windows" at
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...05951071-6b20-
4cef-9939-47c397ffd3dd&DisplayLang=en

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