Connecting to a WPA2 Network

Complex Pants · 06/18/2009, 05:41 PM

My school uses a WPA2 secured wifi network. I was under the impression that I could use the pre to connect to such a network, as the palm spec page says the pre is WPA2 capable. However, anytime I try and connect to the network, the pre says I need a security certificate and I need to contact my network administrator.

I have tried manually creating the network I want to connect to, but I am not given a WPA2 option under the security options, only WPA, WEP and enterprise. What gives? Was WPA2 not properly implemented on the pre?

mlbillow · 06/18/2009, 05:46 PM

I am having issues as well. We have WPA2 and it prompts me for a certificate, but our wireless doesn't require the user to have a certificate.

Complex Pants · 06/18/2009, 05:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mlbillow

I am having issues as well. We have WPA2 and it prompts me for a certificate, but our wireless doesn't require the user to have a certificate.

I just sent an e-mail to the IT people to see if I can just register my MAC address. Hopefully that will work out. It also maybe that the next OS update will fix all of that.

Felipe · 06/18/2009, 08:44 PM

my home network is wpa2-personal, i connect to it with the wpa option.

genoahous · 06/19/2009, 12:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Felipe

my home network is wpa2-personal, i connect to it with the wpa option.

WPA is a fall back mode on most APs set to WPA2. I doubt it will work if AP is strictly WPA2 ONLY.

mr2man07 · 06/19/2009, 11:28 AM

These phones, as well as my G1, have a hard time connecting to a WAP if it is using WPA2 TKIP and AES. AES alone it works just fine. I'm sure someone will write an app to allow access to all wpa2 networks, especially enterprise.

Complex Pants · 06/20/2009, 06:49 PM

Well I got it working. If you contact your local IT guy, they can send you a certificate file. Then using the USB drive function you copy the certificate onto your pre, exit out of USB mode and go to device info. At the bottom, click more info. Then go upto the menu drop down and select "Certificate Manager." From there you can import that certificate you placed on your Pre earlier. Add it to the list of certificates and voila! You can connect to that WPA2 network just fine.

Hope that helps.

mlbillow · 06/23/2009, 03:13 AM

Ok, I got it working. Our wifi didn't require the cert, but the radius server did. I checked with our radius admin and they didn't know what I was talking about. I poked around on the server and found the appropriate cert. I had them export it and send me a copy and they kind of laughed and said "Ok, here you go." all the while thinking I didn't know what I was talking about. Low and behold it worked and they were surprised.

06/18/2009, 05:41 PM	#1 (permalink)
Complex Pants Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Cincinnati, OH Posts: 844 Thanks: 66 Thanked 105 Times in 83 Posts	Connecting to a WPA2 Network My school uses a WPA2 secured wifi network. I was under the impression that I could use the pre to connect to such a network, as the palm spec page says the pre is WPA2 capable. However, anytime I try and connect to the network, the pre says I need a security certificate and I need to contact my network administrator. I have tried manually creating the network I want to connect to, but I am not given a WPA2 option under the security options, only WPA, WEP and enterprise. What gives? Was WPA2 not properly implemented on the pre?

06/18/2009, 08:44 PM	#4 (permalink)
Felipe Member Join Date: Nov 1999 Location: New York, New York Posts: 4,698 Thanks: 53 Thanked 41 Times in 30 Posts	my home network is wpa2-personal, i connect to it with the wpa option. __________________ Felipe On the road to 5,000 posts Life is what happens between Pre Firmware releases.

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06/18/2009, 05:46 PM	#2 (permalink)
mlbillow Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 7 Thanks: 4 Thanked 5 Times in 3 Posts	I am having issues as well. We have WPA2 and it prompts me for a certificate, but our wireless doesn't require the user to have a certificate.

06/19/2009, 11:28 AM	#6 (permalink)
mr2man07 Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Des Moines Posts: 47 Thanks: 3 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	These phones, as well as my G1, have a hard time connecting to a WAP if it is using WPA2 TKIP and AES. AES alone it works just fine. I'm sure someone will write an app to allow access to all wpa2 networks, especially enterprise.

06/20/2009, 06:49 PM	#7 (permalink)
Complex Pants Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Cincinnati, OH Posts: 844 Thanks: 66 Thanked 105 Times in 83 Posts	Well I got it working. If you contact your local IT guy, they can send you a certificate file. Then using the USB drive function you copy the certificate onto your pre, exit out of USB mode and go to device info. At the bottom, click more info. Then go upto the menu drop down and select "Certificate Manager." From there you can import that certificate you placed on your Pre earlier. Add it to the list of certificates and voila! You can connect to that WPA2 network just fine. Hope that helps.

06/23/2009, 03:13 AM	#8 (permalink)
mlbillow Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 7 Thanks: 4 Thanked 5 Times in 3 Posts	Ok, I got it working. Our wifi didn't require the cert, but the radius server did. I checked with our radius admin and they didn't know what I was talking about. I poked around on the server and found the appropriate cert. I had them export it and send me a copy and they kind of laughed and said "Ok, here you go." all the while thinking I didn't know what I was talking about. Low and behold it worked and they were surprised.