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title: Single Connect Server Configurations
slug: reference-guide-3-0-0/single-connect-server-configurations
description: Learn how to set up Single Connect for your network. Follow the step-by-step guide to create user and user groups, device groups, and device group realms. Configure the authenticating secret key and choose the EAP Type. Enhance security with certificate a
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createdAt: 2022-08-01T13:11:44.000Z
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The Single Connect admin should follow these steps:

1. Create a user and a user group. (See section Tenant Connector and [User Group Creation](docId:_8e2JBCTFdgt6-kuBePUT))
2. Create a device group and add the new device to the device group. (See [Device Management](docId:701N9ZB2bFiE8GYWUezRY))
3. Create a **Device Group Realm** with the user group defined in step 2 and the device group defined in step 3. (See [Device Management](docId:701N9ZB2bFiE8GYWUezRY)[](https://app.archbee.com/docs/jsymInd0w_SXayMlKGOmR/AKiK0iQnlGT70KGxh-s6m))
4. Define the authenticating secret key as **globalSecretKey** in the device group properties. (See [](https://app.archbee.com/docs/jsymInd0w_SXayMlKGOmR/2lPRCyQIR220XUzuT0ZT_)[Device Groups Properties](docId\:U58LWU6CKOaXJ9-VKaVDW)) 
5. Navigate to **Administration **> **RADIUS 802.1x Config**.
6. Choose an EAP Type (currently, only PEAP is available)
7. Fill in the Certificate Authority PEM, Certificate Private Key PEM, and Certificate Private Key Password fields (This information does not have to be accurate)

![](https://api.archbee.com/api/optimize/g9cApVza9NIhSh0pjZYtA/xRdVhU0olaux1KsjvjB7Y_image.png "802.1x Configuration")

- Toggle the **Add SC Server to Active Directory** option and fill in the necessary fields.

![](https://api.archbee.com/api/optimize/g9cApVza9NIhSh0pjZYtA/OOEfh7DyNwvtnrWFIxP8n_image.png "Active Directory Configuration for MSCHAPv2")