Retail-facing city HQ wants machines to authenticate to Wi-Fi before user logon and users to authenticate afterward for staff access. Which design direction is appropriate?
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Short Explanation
Machine auth is the laptop flashing its badge at boot; user auth is the person badge after login. Enterprise 802.1X with computer accounts can do both. A under-keyboard PSK or a guest portal isn’t that design.
Full Explanation
Scenarios needing both machine and user WLAN authentication are addressed with 802.1X Enterprise, suitable EAP, and directory/computer-account integration so the device can authenticate pre-logon and the user afterward. Shared Personal PSKs, guest-portal secrets for staff, or delaying authentication indefinitely do not implement that dual identity model.