Northern Illinois University

Information Technology Services

WPA Configuration on SuSe Linux 10.x

Note: Due to limited resources, ITS is unable to provide connection instructions and test for every possible Linux distrobution.
The instructions below interface with the wpa_supplicant package, which can be downloaded and installed on nearly any distrobution.
For self help on downloading and configuring wpa_supplicant, click here.
NIU's WPA wireless network uses EAP-TTLS/EAP-MSCHAPv2 authentication.

  1. Open the Yast2 Control panel
  2. Under the 'Network Devices' section, select 'Network Card'
    Yast control panel
  3. Select your network adapter, and click 'Edit'
    Network devices list
  4. Specify 'Automatic Address Setup (via DHCP), and click next
    Wireless network config
  5. Set the Operating Mode to Managed
  6. Set the Network Name (ESSID) to NIUwireless
  7. For Authentication Mode, select WPA-EAP, click next
    Wireless network config page 2
  8. Enter your login ID in the identity field, and your password in the password field, and click OK
    WPA authentication information   
  9. Click OK on the next prompt to apply the settings
    Network device list
  10. Open a terminal window as superuser (with su)
  11. Execute /etc/init.d/network restart
    Terminal network services restart example   

    Once authenticated, will be required to authenticate on Clean Access.
    To do this, simply reload your web browser and you should be redirected to a Clean Access authentication page.