Use LEAP without continual password re-entry

Feb 09, '04 10:24:00AM

Contributed by: uurf

If you find constantly entering the LEAP password a pain, I've found a way to at least store the settings. It doesn't look like it auto-reconnects on wakeup, but I guess it's better than having to enter the password etc. after each interruption (i.e. sleep).

Open Internet Connect (last item on the Airport Menu). Select the Network Location for your LEAP Environment, or create a new one. The settings you enter in Internet Connect will be associated with a specific Network Location, so be sure you have the one you use in your LEAP environment active. From Internet Connect's File menu, select New 802.1X Connection. A new icon Labeled "802.1X" will appear in the toolbar of the Internet Connect main application window.

Select the 802.1X Icon, if it isn't already selected. Next to Configurations, select Edit Configurations from the pulldown menu. In the sheet that is revealed, enter the settings for your LEAP Network, and name it something appropriate in the description. I left the default Authentication Protocols selected, although I suspect LEAP is the only one you actually need. Click OK to save the configuration.

Now, if your newly created 802.1X configuration is selected, all of the particulars (Username, Password, Wireless Network) should be populated. Click "Connect" and you're golden.

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