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Parameter
Description
Authentication
Method
Pre-Shared Key
(PSK)
Authentication only via PSK (does not require public-key infrastructure).
Password
Enter here the pre-shared key string (password or
passphrase)
Transport Layer
Security (TLS)
EAP using the TLS protocol.
Identity
Identity string for EAP authentication methods. This is
often the user’s user name or login name.
Client Key Password
Password used to decrypt the client private key file.
Client Certificate File
Click the
icon to select the file containing the client
certificate that shall be used for authentication
(mandatory).
Note
: The certificate must be stored in the
/etc/
wifi-certs/
directory of the netFIELD OS.
Client Private Key File
Client Private Key File.
Note
: The private key file must be stored in the
/etc/
wifi-certs/
directory of the netFIELD OS.
CA Certificate File
Root certificate of the Certification Authority that shall
be used for authentication (optional).
Note
: The certificate must be stored in the
/etc/
wifi-certs/
directory of the netFIELD OS. If not
available, authentication will not be verified.
Tunneled Transport
Layer Security
(TTLS)
EAP using “tunneled” TLS protocol.
Identity
Identity string for EAP authentication methods. This is
often the user’s user name or login name.
Anonymous Identity
Anonymous identity string for EAP authentication
methods. Used as the unencrypted identity with EAP
types that support different tunneled identities like
EAP-TTLS.
Password
The password used for EAP authentication methods.
Inner Authentication
Method
Select in the drop-down list the “802.1x phase 2”
authentication method:
MS-CHAP
MS-CHAP v2
CHAP
CA Certificate File
Click the
icon to select the root certificate of the
Certification Authority that shall be used for
authentication (optional).
Note
: The certificate must be stored in the
/etc/
wifi-certs/
directory of the netFIELD OS. If not
available, authentication will not be verified.
Cancel
Click this button to close the dialog without connecting to the Wi-Fi network.
Connect
Click this button to connect to the Wi-Fi network.
Note
: Establishing a new connection automatically terminates other current Wi-Fi network
connections.
Table 22: Parameters in Connect Network dialog (2)
netFIELD OnPremise | User manual
DOC200901UM02EN | Revision 2 | English | 2021-06 | Released | Public
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