11/11/2008

The following procedures show how you can use the System Center Mobile Device Manager (MDM) Group Policy (GP) extensions to configure a wireless local area network (WLAN) connection to the Internet or to your company network.

Note:
You must turn on the WLAN on the device to apply these policies.

To configure a WLAN Internet connection

  1. In the Group Policy Management Console, expand Group Policy Objects. Right-click the target GPO and then select Edit.

  2. In the Group Policy Object Editor, expand Windows Mobile Settings, right-click Network Connections, and then select New Network Connection.

  3. In the Welcome to the Network Connection Wizarddialog box, choose Next.

  4. In the Connection Typedialog box, choose WLAN (802.11), and then choose Next.

  5. In the 802.11 Wireless Network Connection Settingsdialog box, follow these steps:

    1. In the Network Name (SSID)box, type the appropriate network name.

    2. In the Connects tolist, select Internet.

    3. If you want to prevent the user from changing these settings, select Do not allow the user to change the connection settings.

    4. Choose Next.

  6. In the 802.11 Wireless Network Security Settingsdialog box, in the Authentication Typelist, select the authentication type.

  7. If you selected Openauthentication or Sharedauthentication, follow these steps:

    1. In the Encryption Typelist, select the encryption type.

    2. If you selected This Key is provided automatically, from the Key Indexlist, select the key index value.

    3. If you selected Enable network access using 802.1x, in the EAP Typelist, select the EAP type.

    4. Choose Nextand then go to step 10.

  8. If you selected WPAauthentication, follow these steps:

    1. In the Encryption Typelist, select the encryption type.

    2. In the Key Indexlist, select the key index.

    3. In the EAP Typelist, select the EAP type.

    4. Choose Nextand then go to step 10.

  9. If you selected WPA-PSKauthentication, follow these steps:

    1. In the Encryption Typelist, select the encryption type.

    2. In the Network Keybox, type the network key.

      Or, if the network key is provided automatically, select The key is provided automatically. Then, in the Key Indexlist, select the key index value.

    3. Choose Next.

  10. In the Completing the Network Connection Wizarddialog box, verify that the summary information is correct and then choose Finish.

    You can go back if you want to change the information.

To configure a WLAN work connection

  1. In the Group Policy Management Console, expand Group Policy Objects. Right-click the target GPO, and then choose Edit.

  2. In the Group Policy Object Editor, expand Windows Mobile Settings, right-click Network Connections, and then select New Network Connection.

  3. In the Welcome to the Network Connection Wizarddialog box, choose Next.

  4. In the Connection Typedialog box, choose WLAN(802.11), and then choose Next.

  5. In the Connects tolist, select Work.

  6. Select Configure how this work connection allows access to the Internet.

  7. If you want to prevent the user from changing these settings, select Do not allow the user to change the connection settings.

  8. Choose Next.

  9. In the 802.11 Wireless Network security Settingsdialog box, in the Authentication Typelist, select the authentication type.

  10. If you chose Openauthentication or Sharedauthentication, follow these steps:

    1. In the Encryption Typelist, select the encryption type.

    2. If you selected This Key is provided automatically, in the Key Indexlist, select the key index value.

    3. If you selected Enable network access using 802.1X, in the EAP Typelist, select the EAP type.

    4. Choose Nextand then go to step 11.

  11. If you chose WPAauthentication, follow these steps:

    1. In the Encryption Typelist, select the encryption type.

    2. In the Key Indexlist, select the key index.

    3. In the EAP Typelist select the EAP type.

    4. Choose Nextand then go to step 11.

  12. If you chose WPA-PSKauthentication, follow these steps:

    1. In the Encryption Typelist, select the encryption type.

    2. In the Network Keybox, type the network key.

      Or, if the network key is provided automatically, select The key is provided automatically. Then, in the Key Indexlist, select the key index value.

    3. Choose Next.

  13. In the Proxy Configurationdialog box, select a proxy server from the Existing proxieslist. If your proxy server is not listed, follow these steps:

    1. Choose Add.

    2. In the Configure New Proxydialog box, type the description of the proxy connection in the Descriptionbox, and then in the Proxy (Host:Port)box, type the proxy server address and port number.

    3. In the Proxy Typelist, select the type of proxy.

  14. In the Proxy Address Typelist, select the proxy address type.

  15. If you want to prevent the user from changing these settings, select Do not allow the user to change the proxy settings.

  16. Choose OK.

  17. In the Completing the Network Connection Wizarddialog box, verify that the summary information is correct and then choose Finish.

    You can go back if you want to change the information.

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