Methods for Configuring Sentry Wi-Fi Security

Sentry Wi-Fi Security enables secure wireless connections between your endpoint devices and Cisco Meraki MR access points. In just a few clicks, network admins can deploy automatic EAP-TLS certificate-based Wi-Fi profiles to their device fleet, eliminating most of the typical configuration pain points like integrating a certificate authority or managing certificate validation.

Sentry Wi-Fi Security is far more secure than basic Pre-Shared Key (PSK) wireless authentication for a number of reasons. Basic PSK requires little more than just a passphrase to authenticate your devices, which can make your network vulnerable, giving out unauthorized access. Sentry Wi-Fi Security protects your wireless networks by delivering unique user certificates to a secure storage enclave on your endpoint devices which:

1. Validates user identity at time of wireless authentication, preventing access to your network by unapproved entities and bad actors
2. Encrypts network traffic between the device and the access point using mutual TLS authentication techniques, and preventing network traffic interception & traffic snooping

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