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[Gwo-Huey Ling <G.Ling AT mdx.ac.uk>]

Hi

 

Thanks for getting back to me so quickly

 

No, the installer is not trying to turn on the 802.1x. The “Credentials installation problem” box appears towards the end of the installation when it tells you

 

 

Over the dialog box

 

 

So I was asking about why it is “installing credentials for wired” when this is not needed? I understand that if we wanted to install 802.1x for wired  I would go to “Edit IdP-wide settings”, “Media Properties”, “Add new option”, “Configured Wired Ethernet” and check the box. If this box is unchecked the option for Configured Wired Ethernet would not appear.

 

If you can clarify this that would be great

 

Thanks

 

 

 

Gwo

 

Gwo-Huey Ling

Network Architect

Computer & Communication Systems Service

Middlesex University

The Burroughs

London, NW4 4BT

Tel: +44 (0)20 8411 5381

Mob: +44 (0)7884 236684

Email: g.ling AT mdx.ac.uk

Skype: gwo.ling

 

From: Hunter Fuller [mailto:hf0002 AT uah.edu]
Sent: 12 December 2017 21:16
To: Gwo-Huey Ling <G.Ling AT mdx.ac.uk>
Cc: cat-users AT lists.geant.org
Subject: Re: [[cat-users]] Problems with "eduroam"

 

The normal CAT install does include 802.1X configuration because 802.1X is how eduroam works. So, the purpose of CAT is to configure 802.1X.

 

Are you seeing the installer try to turn on wired 802.1X when you don't have that setting enabled in the config page? (If you simply do not add the "enable" setting to the list, wired 802.1X should be disabled in your installer.)

 

On Tue, Dec 12, 2017 at 9:57 AM Gwo-Huey Ling <G.Ling AT mdx.ac.uk> wrote:

Hi

 

There is a section of your document “A guide to eduroam CAT for institution administrators” that discusses Media Properties and their configuration, however, the bit that I am having difficulty with is

“whether or not to configure wired ethernet for IEEE 802.1X
Some eduroam participants also use IEEE 802.1X for wired ethernet ports in their premises, e.g. in dormitories. Administrators can specify that the installers should include wired ethernet eduroam configuration on the client devices. This is currently supported for the Windows installers and Apple OS X. Windows installers will provoke a UAC prompt when wired support is turned on.”

We do not use 802.1x. I would appreciate you informing me how I can turn it off as the client install program seems to have this feature enabled by default. The only option that is available to me under Media Options is to “enable” it which starts Windows10 UAC as stated. Also, and of more concern is that an error (Credentials installation problem) pops up when it is trying to install credentials for wired. Or is this part of the normal install of the eduroam client?

 

Many thanks

 

 

 

Gwo

 

Gwo-Huey Ling

Network Architect

Computer & Communication Systems Service

Middlesex University

The Burroughs

London, NW4 4BT

Tel: +44 (0)20 8411 5381

Mob: +44 (0)7884 236684

Email: g.ling AT mdx.ac.uk

Skype: gwo.ling

 

 

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