Wi-Fi Payload

Payload that configures wireless network connections and authentication (WPA2/3, 802.1X). Can reference certificate payloads for enterprise authentication.

What to Know

Wi-Fi payloads automate network configuration, ensuring devices connect to approved corporate networks immediately upon enrollment without users manually entering complex security credentials or advanced settings. This eliminates configuration errors, reduces help desk tickets, and prevents users from connecting to untrusted networks by pre-configuring preferred networks. Enterprise Wi-Fi networks often use certificate-based authentication and complex security protocols that are difficult for users to configure manually, making automated deployment essential.

Wi-Fi payloads also enable advanced configurations including proxy settings for content filtering, captive network detection, and auto-join behaviors that ensure devices remain connected to corporate networks. From a security perspective, MDM-deployed Wi-Fi profiles can be configured to prevent user modification, ensuring security settings remain intact.

Common Scenarios

Enterprise IT: Deploying 802.1X Wi-Fi configurations with certificate-based authentication across office locations. IT pushes Wi-Fi profiles during enrollment so devices automatically connect to corporate networks when in range, eliminating manual configuration and improving the new hire onboarding experience.

MSP: Managing Wi-Fi configurations for clients across multiple office locations, each with unique SSIDs and authentication requirements. MSPs use scoped profiles to ensure devices connect to appropriate networks based on location while maintaining centralized configuration management.

Education: Deploying campus Wi-Fi profiles to student and faculty devices with appropriate access levels and content filtering proxies. Schools configure auto-join for campus networks while preventing connection to unauthorized personal hotspots or guest networks during instructional time.

In Addigy

Addigy’s Wi-Fi payload configuration supports all standard security protocols including WPA2/WPA3 Enterprise, certificate-based authentication via SCEP, and proxy settings for filtered environments. Addigy validates Wi-Fi configurations before deployment and can bundle Wi-Fi profiles with certificate payloads to ensure seamless authenticated network access.

Addigy provides Wi-Fi profile templates for common enterprise configurations and displays Wi-Fi connection status in device inventory. When troubleshooting connectivity issues, admins can view Wi-Fi profile installation status and deployment logs to identify configuration problems or authentication failures.