Simple AP authentication

[kitch]

Hello,

Is there anyway to make an 1200 AP ask for a username / password (same for all devices) before a devices associates with it?

I just need that security, no encryption afterwards.

Sorry if this is too simple, but I'm new to wifi!!

Thanks a lot

Fernando

[gamccall]

Plenty of ways to force authentication.

You can run any of several different flavors of 802.1x.

You can put a proxy server, or a PIX or IOS router acting as a proxy, between the AP and the internet.

You can run NoCatAuth.

LEAP 802.1x, authenticating against a radius service running locally on the AP, is probably one of the more straightforward options.