Automate joining wireless network
Using k2000 system images to image machines. On my latitudes, I'd like to add joining the wireless network preferably to a post installation task or other script that runs after sysprep. This is something that must get done, and too often gets skipped when done by hand.
I welcome any suggestions/scripts
I welcome any suggestions/scripts
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Posted by:
dchristian
12 years ago
TentacleMaster,
Have you tried this?
Configure the wireless profile on one machine.
From the machine run:
netsh wlan export
That'll generate an xml file for each network.
You should then be able to import the config with
netsh wlan add profile filename="name of your xml"
To connect from the command line run
netsh wlan connect name="Name of your profile"
Hope this helps.
Have you tried this?
Configure the wireless profile on one machine.
From the machine run:
netsh wlan export
That'll generate an xml file for each network.
You should then be able to import the config with
netsh wlan add profile filename="name of your xml"
To connect from the command line run
netsh wlan connect name="Name of your profile"
Hope this helps.
Posted by:
RandomITPro
12 years ago
That works great in my tests. I'll add it as a post-install task on my images.
Thanks a lot.
Thanks a lot.
Posted by:
hutcha4113
12 years ago
Still need some help on this one. We thought we had it all working. Discovered (as posted above mentioned) that Network Settings are stored in XML. Took a copy of it, and put it as a post install task using -> netsh wlan add profile filename.
It seemed to work on the test machine, however I just started deployment a noticed it was not applying. I then took the profile into the K1000, created a script, and did some testing. Here is what I get:
Profile format error 0x80420011:
The network connection profile is corrupted.
However I can take that same profile, and apply it to the machine it was taken off of....which appears to be my problem. The XML I get, with the necessary settings will only apply on the computer it was taken from. If I try the profile somewhere else, it fails.
Any thoughts? This is a 802.1X profile (WPA2/AES/RAIDUS Server with Certificate -> authenticates to AD).
It seemed to work on the test machine, however I just started deployment a noticed it was not applying. I then took the profile into the K1000, created a script, and did some testing. Here is what I get:
Profile format error 0x80420011:
The network connection profile is corrupted.
However I can take that same profile, and apply it to the machine it was taken off of....which appears to be my problem. The XML I get, with the necessary settings will only apply on the computer it was taken from. If I try the profile somewhere else, it fails.
Any thoughts? This is a 802.1X profile (WPA2/AES/RAIDUS Server with Certificate -> authenticates to AD).
Posted by:
RandomITPro
12 years ago
Wanted to double check that you are using Vista/7 and not XP. "netsh wlan" do not function in XP. Double check to see that your XML does not reference a specific network interface.
Posted by:
aaronr
11 years ago
I have a similar situation and needing to use this. What would be the easier and more reliable way to have this run automatically postinstall?
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Have you seen this?
Americas KKE Series - K2000 Koncepts: Including Network Interface Profiles in your K2000 Tasks
https://kace.webex.com/kace/lsr.php?AT=pb&SP=TC&rID=65285797&rKey=21290e80e59a352d&act=pb - dugullett 11 years ago-
I have not, thank you! Going to try it out and see if I can get it to work. - aaronr 11 years ago
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