Connecting via WIFI & Enterprise WPA2

[tuner562]

Hello, I have a C6502 with the WIFI add-in card and I am attempting to network connect it via WIFI that use WPA2 Enterprise. I am able to get it to connect to WPA2 PSK on a test environment but unable to get Authentication to work via PEAP and PEAP-MSCHAPv2. Has anyone had any success with this particular configuration? My thoughts are maybe I have a better chance with EAP-TLS but my current environment is not setup to do so.

[slimslob]

Re: Connecting via WIFI & Enterprise WPA2

If you have Ricoh's rather expensive internal add on WiFi interface, you have made a bad investment. There are many WiFi range extenders that can be used externally and cost between $30 and $50.

[tuner562]

Re: Connecting via WIFI & Enterprise WPA2

I realize the easy way would have been an AP to lan adapter but there were organizational and stringent security requirements that preempted the use of an internal card.

[slimslob]

[KenB]

Re: Connecting via WIFI & Enterprise WPA2

Were the restrictions discussed with the sales person and did the sales person inform the customer that the internal wireless interface only supported “WEP” (Wired Equivalent Privacy) and either “WPA2-PSK” or “WPA2”?

Slimslob is right.

The Ricoh wireless cards suck eggs...big time.

[rthonpm]

Re: Connecting via WIFI & Enterprise WPA2

Ricoh wireless cards really don't play well with RADIUS. They're made more for SOHO environments than a true enterprise level network. Their thinking is likely that at an enterprise level you're going to have Ethernet readily available.

[KenB]

Re: Connecting via WIFI & Enterprise WPA2

The ONLY one I ever had work well right out of the gate was in a small construction office (not a trailer).

I equate wrestling with these things with trying to push a car uphill with a rope.