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How to Use 802.1X on HP Jetdirect Print Servers 
 
 
May 2008 
 
 
Table of Contents: 
 
Introduction ..................................................................................................................................... 2 
What is 802.1X?............................................................................................................................. 6 
Public Key Infrastructure and Public Key Certificate Basics .................................................................... 7 
What Equipment is Required for 802.1X?......................................................................................... 15 
Installing the Internet Authentication Service (IAS) .............................................................................. 16 
Installing a Certificate Authority (CA)................................................................................................ 18 
Creating a Certificate Template ....................................................................................................... 24 
Issuing a Certificate........................................................................................................................ 30 
Creating a User for HP Jetdirect....................................................................................................... 37 
Switch Configuration...................................................................................................................... 40 
HP Jetdirect Certificate Configuration ............................................................................................... 41 
IAS Configuration .......................................................................................................................... 48 
HP Jetdirect 802.1X Configuration................................................................................................... 57 
Understanding Certificate Chains..................................................................................................... 61 
Utilizing the Server ID Field on Jetdirect ............................................................................................ 66 
Wireless and 802.1X..................................................................................................................... 72 
ProCurve Switches and Identity Driven Management .......................................................................... 74 
Summary ...................................................................................................................................... 74 
Appendix A: Troubleshooting 802.1X ..............................................................................................75 
Appendix B: Importing a Certificate ................................................................................................. 88 
 
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