Building fileset for WLAN

[Sven Blaufuss]

I would like to build an fileset (or something similar) to give the Wlan credentials to the Windows Systems. Can somebody give me a hint how todo this ?

best regards

 

Sven 

[Andreas Gluch]

Hi Sven,

spontaneously using netsh comes to my mind.

Any other ideas, folks?

[Josh Levitsky]

7 hours ago, Andreas Gluch said:

Hi Sven,

spontaneously using netsh comes to my mind.

Any other ideas, folks?

Something like this maybe?

netsh wlan set hostednetwork mode=allow ssid=Your_SSID key=Your_Passphrase
netsh wlan start hostednetwork

Creating a WiFi profile with 802.1X settings is more complex than a simple password-protected WiFi network. You can create an XML file with the WiFi profile settings, including 802.1X settings, and then use netsh to add the profile to a Windows computer.

The XML file would look something like this:

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<WLANProfile xmlns="http://www.microsoft.com/networking/WLAN/profile/v1">
    <name>ProfileName</name>
    <SSIDConfig>
        <SSID>
            <name>NetworkName</name>
        </SSID>
    </SSIDConfig>
    <connectionType>ESS</connectionType>
    <connectionMode>auto</connectionMode>
    <autoSwitch>true</autoSwitch>
    <MSM>
        <security>
            <authEncryption>
                <authentication>WPA2</authentication>
                <encryption>AES</encryption>
                <useOneX>true</useOneX>
            </authEncryption>
            <OneX xmlns="http://www.microsoft.com/networking/OneX/v1">
                <EAPConfig>
                    <!-- EAP configuration goes here. -->
                </EAPConfig>
            </OneX>
        </security>
    </MSM>
</WLANProfile>

The XML gets saved as profile.XML once done and then....

netsh wlan add profile filename='path\to\profile.xml'

Reference link: https://mantraaz.wordpress.com/2010/10/18/script-to-add-wireless-profile

[Larry Benshoof]

We have used netsh and an xml file in the past to add our wifi networks to Windows 10 clients and have now moved to a Powershell script as we add Windows 11 clients. I don't have the original reference for the script. I think it may have come from some Microsoft Technet articles.

addWifi.ps1

[Sven Blaufuss]

Hy Larry, 

 

mayby iam to stupid to understand that Script, but as you see i insert the network credentials in the skript but it wont work.

Mayby you can give me an hint where i made the mistake.

 

Thanks in advanced

[Sean]

Probably from here:

https://www.cyberdrain.com/automating-with-powershell-deploying-wifi-profiles/

I notice:

Quoted?  Perhaps not necessary.

Also remember, scripts ran through FileWave are ran as System and are 32bit, unless set otherwise.  Always test in same environment before trying through FileWave.

https://fwkb.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/KB/pages/4331036/Script+Best+Practices

[Larry Benshoof]

Sven - we pass the ssid and key as environmental variables - in the Get Info: Executable Tab: Environmental Variables for the script in the Fileset.

[Sven Blaufuss]

Thanks god its Friday  and it works.

I insert the credentials as Sean posted and tada the Fileset works.

 

Thanks to all who help in this Topic. But at least it would be Cool if there would be the possibility to handle it direct in Filewave like for the OSX Devices :-), cause my Company wouldnt change the Windows Devices against OSX, i had no clue why :-).

 

Best Regards from Germany