DGX Spark First-Boot Wi-Fi Setup Does Not Support WPA2-Enterprise (802.1X)

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Hello,

I am setting up a new DGX Spark and encountered a limitation during the initial Wi-Fi configuration process.

The first-boot workflow exposes a temporary hotspot and captive portal that allows configuration of a Wi-Fi network using a password-only authentication method. However, many institutional and enterprise environments (including mine) use WPA2/WPA3-Enterprise (802.1X) networks that require:

  • Username + password (e.g., PEAP/MSCHAPv2 or TTLS), and/or

  • CA certificate configuration

The current first-boot portal appears to support only WPA2/WPA3-Personal (PSK) networks and does not provide any mechanism to enter enterprise credentials or configure EAP parameters.

This creates a blocking issue in environments where:

  • No non-enterprise Wi-Fi network is available

  • No router-based DHCP network is accessible

  • Headless setup is desired without attaching monitor/keyboard

As a result, enterprise users are effectively required to:

  1. Use a temporary hotspot, or

  2. Attach keyboard and monitor for manual NetworkManager configuration

This seems inconsistent with the goal of streamlined headless onboarding.

Questions:

  1. Is there a supported method to configure WPA2-Enterprise during first boot?

  2. Are there plans to extend the captive portal to support 802.1X authentication?

  3. Is there a documented headless provisioning method for enterprise networks?

Given that many academic and corporate users rely exclusively on 802.1X Wi-Fi, adding enterprise support to the onboarding flow would significantly improve usability.

Thank you.