Configure EAP-FAST authentication
1. Distribute the .pac file to the wireless client over a network connection that is designed to be secure using
automatic PAC provisioning.
2. Configure each wireless access point to connect to the access control server and a DHCP server.
3. Verify that the DHCP server can provide the following information to the wireless client:
• IP address or network
• default gateway
• IP address of the DNS server
4. Configure the access control server.
After you finish:
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For information about the automatic provisioning process, see the documentation for your organization’s
authentication server.
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For information about configuring wireless access points, see the documentation for the access points.
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For information about configuring the access control server, see the documentation for the access control server.
Related topics
Prerequisites: Distributing a certificate using the BlackBerry Desktop Manager, 214
Creating and configuring Wi-Fi profiles, 200
Send EAP-FAST authentication data to a BlackBerry device using a Wi-Fi
profile
If BlackBerry® users in your organization's environment use BlackBerry® 7270 smartphones, you must configure user
names and passwords using IT policy rules instead of configuration settings.
1. In the BlackBerry Administration Service, on the BlackBerry solution management menu, expand Policy > Wi-
Fi configuration.
2. Click Manage Wi-Fi profiles.
3. Click the name of the Wi-Fi® profile that you want to configure.
4. Click Edit profile.
5. In the Wi-Fi profile settings tab, perform the following actions:
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In the Wi-Fi User Name field, type the user name for PEAP authentication.
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In the Wi-Fi User Password field, type the password for PEAP authentication.
6. If required, configure the following configuration settings:
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Wi-Fi Link Security
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Wi-Fi Inner Authentication Mode
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Wi-Fi Hard Token Required
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Wi-Fi Server Subject
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Wi-Fi Server SAN
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Wi-Fi EAP-FAST Provisioning method
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