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# Defining Network Setups

The Network Configuration window of the Configuration Profile Wizard lets you define several network setups that the Intel AMT device must use. A network setup includes encryption and authentication protocol settings and can be used for wired or wireless connections. If you define WiFi Connection settings in the profile, the wireless interface of Intel AMT is enabled during configuration.

Note:
Removing the WiFi Connection settings from a profile does not always disable the wireless interface of Intel AMT. For more information, see Disabling the Wireless Interface.

To define network setups:

1. From the WiFi Connection section, select one of these:
   - Allow WiFi connection without a WiFi setup – Select this option if you want to allow WiFi connection without a WiFi setup (using the hosts WiFi settings). You can select this option only if you define a home domain in the Home Domains list and do not select a WiFi setup.
   - Allow WiFi connection with the following WiFi setups – Select this option if you want to define WiFi setups (see Creating WiFi Setups).

     After creating WiFi setups you can also do these tasks:

     - Edit an existing WiFi setup by clicking Edit.
     - Remove a WiFi setup from the list by clicking Remove.
     - Select a WiFi setup and click the Up or Down arrows to change the priority of the WiFi setup in the list.

     Note:
     If you enable support for WiFi synchronization (step 2), it is not mandatory to define WiFi setups in the profile.

2. (Optional) Intel AMT 6.0 and higher includes a Wireless Profile Synchronization feature. This feature enables synchronization of the wireless profiles in the operating system with the WiFi setups defined in the Intel AMT device. When the Enable Synchronization of Intel® AMT with host platform WiFi profiles check box is selected, support for this feature is enabled. To use this feature to synchronize profiles, the Intel PROSet/Wireless Software must be installed on the operating system. For more information, refer to the documentation of the Intel PROSet/Wireless Software.
3. (Optional) By default, connection to the Intel AMT device via the WiFi connection is available only when the operating system is in the S0 power state. (Enabling WiFi connection in all power states uses more battery power.) If you want to enable the WiFi connection in all S0-S5 power states, select Enable WiFi connection also in S1-S5 operating system power states.
4. If required, from the 802.1x Setup Name drop-down list, select the 802.1x setup to use on a wired LAN. This setup will be used when the Intel AMT device is active in S3, S4, or S5 power states. Optionally, you can also edit an existing 802.1x setup by clicking Edit or create a new 802.1x setup by clicking Add (see Creating 802.1x Setups).
5. (Optional) Define advanced wired 802.1x authentication options:
   1. Click Advanced. The Advanced Wired 802.1x Settings window opens.

   2. Select the check boxes of the options you want to enable:
      - Enable 802.1x for Intel® AMT even if host is not authorized for 802.1x
        Manageability traffic is enabled even if the host is unable to complete 802.1x authentication to the network.
      - Keep 802.1x session open after boot to allow PXE boot for …. minutes
        The 802.1x session remains active after a PXE boot for the number of minutes that you specify (up to 1440 minutes–24 hours). This is the period allowed for completion of an 802.1x authentication. This parameter can be set only when an 802.1x profile has been selected. If the 802.1x profile is deleted, this value will be reset to zero.
   3. Click OK. The Advanced Wired 802.1x Settings window closes and the settings are saved.
6. If required, define the End-Point Access Control (EAC) parameters (see Defining End-Point Access Control).