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Tutek
New Member
November 12, 2022
Question

One SSID for domain and guest users

  • November 12, 2022
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Hi,

it is possible to configure fortigate/fortiap to have one SSID for domain and guest users, I mean:

1. if computer is member of domain computers (windows radius - nps), then connect automatically to that ssid without any login/passwords.

2. if computer is not member of domain computer (guest users) - then show for them authentication page (login and password) that are configured locally on fortigate.

 

is this possible? Or I need to create two separate SSID?

6 replies

distillednetwork
Explorer II
November 12, 2022

You can not mix authentication methods on an SSID because of the 802.11 standards.  If you were not looking for radius auth on the corporate SSID, you could you use multiple PSK on the same SSID and put users in different VLANs based on the PSK used.  

 

I would recommend two different SSIDs though and use a higher security network for Corporate.

Tutek
TutekAuthor
New Member
November 12, 2022

But this is only network with internet access nothing more this wifi network will be located in conference rooms and I would like to simplify logging to it to employess, but guest and outside persons should login using generated login/password.

distillednetwork
Explorer II
November 12, 2022

If it’s just internet then you could do the multi-psk. You could create different psk for different guest.

 

Creating a network that is the same (like a captive portal) creates some security issues being an open ssid (no encryption) and having employees and guest on the same network could expose employee machines. 

distillednetwork
Explorer II
November 12, 2022
Tutek
TutekAuthor
New Member
November 12, 2022

I don't understand this description, how could I create two groups using MPSK, one to login using login/password and second to auto-login based on domain membership ?

distillednetwork
Explorer II
November 13, 2022

No, it would all be a password when connecting to the network using WPA2-personal (like at your house).  If you want a portal for guests and radius for employees you are going to have to have two different SSIDs.

aahmadzada
Staff
Staff
November 14, 2022

My 50 cents on top of @distillednetwork suggestion.


SSID with MPSK is a solution for your case.
But If you do not want the domain user to enter the PSK upon connecting to that specific SSID, you can push SSID, encryption type, and the PSK of the Wireless network the PCs via Group Policy, so the connection to that SSID will be seamless for domain users.

Guest users on the other side will get a prompt to enter the PSK.

 

Ahmad