Features/WPA-WPA2-Enterprise-Network-Connections: Difference between revisions

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== Detailed Description ==

~~''Expand on the summary~~, ~~if appropriate~~. ~~A couple of sentences suffices~~ to ~~explain the goal~~, ~~but the more details you can provide~~ the ~~better~~.''

WPA/WPA2-Enterprise Networks are just another kind of networks, requiring secured-authentication. This feature helps connect to such networks, which require authentication following the RADIUS protocol.

== Benefit to Sugar ==

~~''What~~ is ~~the benefit~~ to the ~~platform? If this is a major~~ capability ~~update~~, ~~what~~ has ~~changed? If this is a new feature, what capabilities does it bring? Why will Sugar become a better platform or project because of this feature?''~~

This is an extension to the sugar-capability, to connect to wireless-networks.

This feature has been originally requested from Australia deployment.

~~''Make sure to note here as well if this feature has been requested by a specific deployment, or if it has emerged from a bug report.''~~

== Scope ==

~~''What work do the developers have to accomplish to complete the feature in time for release? Is it a large~~ change ~~affecting many parts~~ of the ~~distribution or is it a very isolated change? What are those changes?''~~

This is an isolated change. Non-completion of this feature will just prevent the users from connecting to WPA/WPA2-Enterprise networks.

==UI Design==

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* Upon clicking the 'ok' button (and provided all sufficient-and-correct parameters are provided), the connection will be made. This can be confirmed by the tray-icon.

* Once a connection is made, user need not re-enter parameters-cum-secrets next time (reboot) onwards. The parameters-cum-secrets will automatically be read from sugar-settings-file (connections.cfg) (just like any other network-type).

== Use-Cases That need to pass (thanks Sridhar Dhanapalan for the exhaustive list) ==

* Network should connect, provided the credentials are correct (base-case).

* Thereafter,

** network should auto-connect, when XO reboots.

** network should auto-connect, when XO resumes from being suspended.

** network should auto-connect, when XO wakes up from Automatic Power Management.

** network should auto-connect, when the wirless radio is turned off, and then turned on again.

== Dependencies ==

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 == Detailed Description ==
-''Expand on the summary, if appropriate.  A couple of sentences suffices to explain the goal, but the more details you can provide the better.''
+WPA/WPA2-Enterprise Networks are just another kind of networks, requiring secured-authentication. This feature helps connect to such networks, which require authentication following the RADIUS protocol.
 == Benefit to Sugar ==
-''What is the benefit to the platform?  If this is a major capability update, what has changed?  If this is a new feature, what capabilities does it bring? Why will Sugar become a better platform or project because of this feature?''
+This is an extension to the sugar-capability, to connect to wireless-networks.
+This feature has been originally requested from Australia deployment.
-''Make sure to note here as well if this feature has been requested by a specific deployment, or if it has emerged from a bug report.''
 == Scope ==
-''What work do the developers have to accomplish to complete the feature in time for release?  Is it a large change affecting many parts of the distribution or is it a very isolated change? What are those changes?''
+This is an isolated change. Non-completion of this feature will just prevent the users from connecting to WPA/WPA2-Enterprise networks.
 ==UI Design==
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 * Upon clicking the 'ok' button (and provided all sufficient-and-correct parameters are provided), the connection will be made. This can be confirmed by the tray-icon.
 * Once a connection is made, user need not re-enter parameters-cum-secrets next time (reboot) onwards. The parameters-cum-secrets will automatically be read from sugar-settings-file (connections.cfg) (just like any other network-type).
+== Use-Cases That need to pass (thanks Sridhar Dhanapalan for the exhaustive list) ==
+* Network should connect, provided the credentials are correct (base-case).
+* Thereafter,
+** network should auto-connect, when XO reboots.
+** network should auto-connect, when XO resumes from being suspended.
+** network should auto-connect, when XO wakes up from Automatic Power Management.
+** network should auto-connect, when the wirless radio is turned off, and then turned on again.
 == Dependencies ==