Windows Server® 2008 Networking and Network Access Protection (NAP)

Planning and Design Considerations

When deploying a protected 802.11 wireless network solution, you must consider the following for planning and design issues:

• Wireless security technologies

• Wireless authentication modes

• Intranet infrastructure

• Wireless AP placement

• Authentication infrastructure

• Wireless clients

• PKI

• 802.1X Enforcement with NAP

Wireless Security Technologies

Wireless security technologies are a combination of a wireless security standard (WPA2 or WPA) and an EAP authentication method. To authenticate the computer or the user that is attempting to make a protected wireless connection, Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista support the following EAP authentication methods:

• EAP-TLS

• Protected EAP (PEAP)-TLS

• PEAP-Microsoft Challenge Handshake Authentication ...