EAP

How it works

• It is a framework that carries the login method, such as a password or a certificate.
• Office Wi-Fi that asks for a staff username instead of one shared password usually uses it.
• The login is checked by a central server, often called a RADIUS server.
• The method chosen matters more than the framework: some are strong and some are weak.

What can go wrong (example scenario)

A nine-person office used one Wi-Fi password for everyone. When a staff member left, the password had to be changed on every laptop and phone, and nobody got around to it for months.

How WILDCARD handles it

Network covers the managed firewall and switches that sit behind your provider's modem.

• A firm gives each employee their own Wi-Fi login that stops working when they leave.
• A clinic requires a certificate on each laptop before it can join the staff network.
• A school separates staff and student Wi-Fi by login type.

A question owners ask

Do I need to understand this?

Rarely. It is a setting on your Wi-Fi and firewall, and the useful question for your provider is whether each person has their own login.