Massey University Wireless Network - Client Configuration Windows XP (Service Pack 2) Windows XP wireless network Requirements Information Technology Services You must have an active Massey network account, i.e. you should already be able to log onto the wired Massey network (for example the computer labs) for Staff with your Massey username and password and Students with your Student ID number and PIN. Your network adaptor must support WPA security with EAP authentication. You must be within an area of wireless coverage. Typically this will be less than 100m from an access point. Refer to the coverage maps at http://wireless.massey.ac.nz/coverage.htm 1. Right click on the wireless icon in the system tray 1 2. Click View Available Wireless Networks 2 3. Click on Change advanced settings 4. Click on the Wireless Networks tab 4 3 Page 1 of 7
5. Check that Use Windows to configure my wireless settings is selected 6. If the network you want to connect to already exists then select it and click on Properties otherwise click Add 7. In the Network name field type in the name of wireless connection e.g: MUStudents There are three wireless networks provided: MUStudents - Student users on any equipment MUStaffPrivateEquipment - Staff using private or non-massey equipment MUStaff - Staff using Massey-managed equipment (those with an ITXXXXXX number) 5 8. Select WPA2 under authentication 9. Select AES under data encryption 10. Click on the Authentication tab 11. Under EAP type select Protected EAP (PEAP) 6 12. Check that both check boxes are Un-Ticked 13. Click on Properties 10 7 8 9 11 13 12 Page 2 of 7
14. Check that Validate server certificate is selected 15. Tick DigiCert High Assurance EV Root CA Note: If the DigiCert High Assurance EV Root CA certificate is listed twice in this list, tick both occurrences of this certificate. If this certificate is not listed do not choose a certificate. You will need to connect and fill in the details in step 29 then you can come back to the PEAP settings (step 13). Once you have connected and the certificate is available, tick the DigiCert High Assurance EV Root CA certificate and click on OK. 14 15 16 17 18 21 16. Check that Secured Password (EAP-MSCHAPv2) is selected under Authentication Method 17. Check that Enable Fast Reconnect is ticked 18. Click on Configure 19. Check that Automatically use my windows name and password (and domain if any) option is Un-ticked. 19 20. Click on OK 20 21. Click on OK Page 3 of 7
22. Click on the Connection tab 23. Make sure that Connect when this network is in range is ticked 22 24. Click on OK 23 25. Click on Advanced 26. Select Access point (infrastructure) networks only 27. Click on Close 28. Click on OK 24 25 28 26 27 Page 4 of 7
Connecting to the wireless network To connect to the wireless network make sure that the wireless interface in the computer is enabled. There is normally a button or slide switch on laptops to enable or disable this interface. When within range of one of Massey s wireless access points the computer should automatically attempt to connect to the wireless network, the following pop-up balloon should appear: 29. Click on the balloon to open a dialog box prompting for user credentials: 29 30 30. The Enter Credentials window will popup 31. Enter your Massey Username or Student ID 31 32. Enter your Password or 4 digit PIN 33. Enter Logon domain (MASSEY) 32 33 34. Click on OK If this pop-up does not appear, or the wireless connection does not occur automatically then click on the interface icon to open a list of available networks: 34 To connect manually to the wireless network select the entry in the list, click on the Connect button, and enter the credentials as above. At this point your laptop should start connecting to the Wireless network. Now that you are connected to the wireless network you can test it. 1. Open your browser, either Firefox or Internet Explorer 2. Check to see if you can connect to the Massey website. www.massey.ac.nz 3. If you can see the Massey website you are connected. Now check for external websites e.g.: www.google.co.nz 4. If you can connect to Google then your browser settings are correct. If you are unable to get to Google you will need to change your browser settings to automatically detect proxy settings. Page 5 of 7
Firefox 2 1. Open Firefox, if not already open 2. Tools 3 3. Options 4. Advanced 5. Network 5 4 6. Settings 7. Auto-detect proxy setting for this network 6 8. Click on OK 9. Click on OK 9 10. Close the Browser; this will make the browser accept the new changes. 7 11. Open Firefox, Navigate to www.google.co.nz, you should prompted asking for (Your Massey username and password or 4 digit pin) 8 Note: By changing this setting in your browser(s) your Internet connection may not work when you connect to a network without a proxy server e.g.at your home. If the Internet does not work when you get home (or from another location without a proxy server) change the setting back to No Proxy (Step 7). If this is the case each time you wish to use the Massey wireless network you will need to change this setting. Page 6 of 7
Internet Explorer 2 1. Open Internet Explorer 2. Tools 3. Internet options 3 4. Connections 5. LAN Settings 4 6. Automatically detect settings 7. Click on OK 8. Click on OK 9. Close the browser; this will make the browser accept the new changes. 10. Open Internet Explorer, Navigate to www.google.co.nz, you should prompt asking for (Your Massey username and password or 4 digit pin). 8 5 6 7 Note: By changing this setting in your browser(s) your internet connection may not work when you connect to a network without a proxy server e.g. at your home. If the Internet does not work when you get home (or from other locations without a proxy server) change the setting back by un-ticking the automatically detect settings check box (Step 6). If this is the case each time you wish to use the Massey wireless network you will need to change this setting. Page 7 of 7