Time Capsule & WPA-Enterprise

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Time Capsule & WPA-Enterprise

I recently purchased Time Capsule and do not see a way to connect it as a client to a WPA-Enterprise network through the Airport Utility. Does anyone know of a way (supported or not) to do this? I really don't want to have to change my entire network, or have 2 networks going here.

Time Capsule 1TB, Mac OS X (10.5.2), Running WPA-Enterprise (EAP-TTLS) with AES.

Posted on Mar 3, 2008 9:06 AM

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Answer 1

Mar 3, 2008 9:15 AM in response to Branden Williams

Branden Williams wrote:
I recently purchased Time Capsule and do not see a way to connect it as a client to a WPA-Enterprise network through the Airport Utility. Does anyone know of a way (supported or not) to do this? I really don't want to have to change my entire network, or have 2 networks going here.

Not sure why you dont have it, unless you havent upgraded airport utility to 5.3

!http://homepage.mac.com/th3_r3n3g4d3/.Pictures/enterprise.png!

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Answer 2

Mar 3, 2008 9:22 AM in response to Branden Williams

Let me rephrase... I just want the Time Capsule to be a CLIENT on the WPA-Enterprise network. I see those options pop up, but only when I go to Create a new wireless network. If you go through the wizard, it appears you have the ability to have TimeCapsule join a wireless network as a client only and not accept any new clients, but when it does this, it does it as WPA Personal. I'm trying to just have TimeCapsule join my enterprise network as a node instead of it acting as an A/P.

Does that make sense?

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Answer 3

Mar 3, 2008 9:40 AM in response to Branden Williams

My apologies, I mis-read your original post.

As you have noted, I dont see that option when joining an existing network, which is odd.

Interestingly enough also, I dont see any documentation at all for using it as a client to an existing enterprise network. Even in the designing airport network manual there is only mention of using it to establish a network.

Not much help to be sure. It may not be possible(for some unknown reason) for the TC to join as a client.

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Answer 4

Henry B.

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Mar 3, 2008 9:46 AM in response to Branden Williams

Branden - Time Capsule cannot join (as a client) a wireless network set up with "WPA Enterprise" security. It will only be able to join a wireless network set up with "WPA Personal" security.

The "WPA Enterprise" option on the Time Capsule is provided only to allow use of the Time Capsule as a wireless access point on a network with a WPA enterprise server on it.

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Answer 5

Mar 3, 2008 12:01 PM in response to Henry B.

That's a real bummer. Was hoping that it could join as a client just like the other Mac stuff we have.

Hopefully Apple can take a look and possibly add that feature.

Thanks folks for your help!

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