Windows Server 2003 provides functionality via group policy to configure wireless settings for clients in your organization. These settings can only being configured from Active Directory Users and Computers or the Microsoft Group Policy Management Console running on a Windows 2003 Server.
Several wireless policy options are available including:
- Limit connections to Infrastructure or Ad-Hoc networks only
- Automatically connect to non-preferred networks
- SSID
- WEP
- IEEE 802.1x
- Authentication type (Shared or Open)
- EAP Type
Usage of these extensions is good practice for anyone administering a sizable wireless network infrastructure.
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Chris Sanders is the network administrator for one of the largest public school systems in the state of Kentucky. Chris’s specialties include general network administration, windows server 2003, wireless networking, and security. You can view Chris’ personal website at www.chrissanders.org.
