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802.1X Easy

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  802.1X Easy It seems I like doing things the hard way sometimes. Packetfence was that next thing. After much trial and error I fell back to something simpler that I already had running. OPNSense with FreeRADIUS. My goal is to create a wifi lab that utilizes Dot1X to better understand how enterprise wifi works. While my day job does allow me troubleshoot it, I cant easily test and play around with it. My setup is basic but that's what makes this so great and accessible for people without the space or extra money for power hungry devices. An OPNSense VM running on Proxmox (Or a standalone device) A Cisco 3560 desktop style gigabit POE switch 2 Unifi AP AC Lites And that's really all you need. You could even go a little cheaper with a basic POE switch if you don't plan on doing wired Dot1X. Once your OPNSense instance is setup you just need to download the FreeRADIUS plugin then you can begin configuring Dot1X. Configuration You'll want to create a CA to issue ce...