Hi Folks
We are in the process of rolling out a standard image. This includes
binding the Macs to our Active Directory (AD) and having AD-authenticated
logins for the users. By and large, this has been going quite well across
the several small areas which we have done so far.
I've now come to do a class-in-a-box full of iBooks. These specific
machines are primarily used as student machines, and as such the students
have non-admin accounts. Up until now these machines have been running
non-authenticated logins on Mac OS 9 and connecting through Apple's Airport
base stations. However, we're now going over to using secure connections to
Cisco Aironet 1200 series base stations.
This connection is specifically configured as an "802.1X" connection through
the "Internet Connect" utility and requires PEAP authentication with the
user's AD domain credentials (or a fixed account on the Cisco ["triple A"?]
authentication server). This configuration has been working for a number of
users for some time now. That is to say, users who have been working with
local accounts - not the new-style AD-authenticated accounts.
However, this connection needs to be manually activated by the user through
the "Internet Connect" utility - and, on the newly imaged machines, they
can't get in to do it unless they have authenticated against Active
Directory. And they can't authenticate against AD unless the wireless
network connection fires up automatically. This is a chicken and egg
situation if ever I saw one!
So - does anyone know how to get a wireless 802.1X connection to fire up
"automatically" prior to a user logging in?
(I have Googled, but not come up with anything useful yet.)
Best wishes,
Gary Smith
IT Services
Glasgow Caledonian University
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