802.1X EAP-TLS Deployment – Testing

athan1234 — Tue, 17 Feb 2026 12:27:53 GMT

Hi everyone,

I want to do a project to set up employee Wi-Fi using 802.1X with EAP-TLS (user certificates).

I have a question about how I should implement it. It might be a simple question, but currently I’m connected to a company access point. My idea was to add only this AP’s IP address to the RADIUS server and perform some testing with it.

My concern is whether this could affect other users, since this AP is currently serving multiple clients. Would it cause any disruption to them? Or would it be better to use a dedicated test AP and configure it exclusively for this purpose?

Another question: Is it possible to use WPA3 together with 802.1X and EAP-TLS?

Thanks in advance.

Re: 802.1X EAP-TLS Deployment – Testing

MarcP829 — Tue, 17 Feb 2026 12:48:50 GMT

When you use a SSID the other clients do not know, you can test on any accesspoint.

You should create a new one for your testing and this is fine. Radius configuration is within the access control for the specific ssid.

WPA3 - Radius, have a look here:
https://documentation.meraki.com/Wireless/Design_and_Configure/Configuration_Guides/Encryption_and_Authentication/WPA3_Encryption_and_Configuration_Guide

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