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Configure Tab
63 NXA-WAPZD1000 ZoneDirector Smart WLAN Controller
Enabling Automatic User Activation with Zero-IT
Zero-IT Activation allows network administrators to authenticate users for secure access to your wireless
networks with no manual configuration required. Once your network is set up, you need only direct users to
the Activation URL, and they will be able to automatically authenticate themselves to securely access your
wireless LAN.
Before enabling Zero-IT, make sure you have at least one of each of the following configured:

A WLAN configured (Configure > WLANs)
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A user Role with access to this WLAN (Configure > Roles) (page 79)

A User with this role assigned that exists in either the internal database or an external RADIUS,
Active Directory or LDAP server (Configure > Users) (page 82)
To enable Zero-IT activation:
1.
Go to Configure > WLANs.
2.
Click Edit on the WLAN where you want to enable Zero-IT Activation.
3.
Enable WPA or WPA2 (not WPA-Mixed; selecting WPA-Mixed will disable the Zero-IT feature).
4.
Enter a passphrase. (This passphrase will only be used for administrator testing - you will not need to
provide this passphrase to end users.)
5.
Enable Zero-IT Activation. Optionally, enable Dynamic PSK if your WLAN’s authentication and
encryption methods support it.
6.
If the Authentication Method is 802.1X or MAC Address, select which Authentication Server to
authenticate users against. If you are not using an external server for authentication, you can use the
NXA-WAPZD1000’s internal database.
7.
Note the Activation URL in the Zero-IT Activation section further down the page.
8.
Click OK to save your settings.
You have completed enabling Zero-IT for this WLAN. At this point, any user with the proper credentials
(username and password) and running a supported operating system can self-authenticate his/her computer to
securely access your wireless LAN.
Authenticating Clients with Zero-IT
To self-authenticate a computer to the wireless LAN:
1.
Connect the computer to the wired LAN using an Ethernet cable.
2.
Open a Web browser and enter the Activation URL in the navigation bar (http:// <NXA-WAPZD1000’s
IP address>/activate). A WLAN Connection Activation Web page appears.
3.
Enter Username and Password, and click OK. If the computer is running a supported operating system,
an automated script will launch.
4.
Run the script to automatically configure this computer’s wireless settings for secure access to the
WLAN.
5.
If you are not running a supported operating system, you can manually configure wireless settings by
clicking the link at the bottom of the page.