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Multiple authentication methods on WAX630
Hi, I was wondering if it's possible to set up multiple authentications on a single WAX630. What I basically want is to use 1 SSID with certificate authentication and on the other SSID (on the s...
Wow. Thanks for introducing this topic. Had never occurred to me that WiFi networks could be set up to use something other than password for authentication. Enjoyed reading some background, such as this article:
https://www.securew2.com/blog/how-does-wi-fi-certificate-authentication-work
The key appears to be 802.1x (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IEEE_802.1X ), I do not find any reference to 802.1x in either the WAX630 Product Data Sheet (https://www.downloads.netgear.com/files/GDC/WAX630/WAX630_DS.pdf ) or the WAX630 User Manual (https://www.downloads.netgear.com/files/GDC/WAX630/WAX630_UM_EN.pdf ).
Netgear has a Knowledge Base article about 802.1x and WiFi:
https://kb.netgear.com/1209/What-is-802-1x-Security-Authentication-for-Wireless-Networks
The only Netgear products mentioned are ProSafe switches.
My conclusion: "Beats hell out of me. This stuff is really complicated."
Good Luck.
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