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UConnect Wireless Network - Vista Configuration

Configuring Windows Vista - Built-in Client

• From your desktop, right-click the Not Connected Wireless networks are available button, or open your Control Panel.
  
• Select the Network and Sharing Center menu item.
• The Network and Sharing Center window opens. Select the Manage wireless networks link.
• The Manage Wireless Networks window opens. Click the Add button.

• The Manually connect to a wireless network window opens. Click the Manually create a network profile button.

 

 

• Enter the network name: "UConnect". Select the WPA2-Enterprise item in the Security type combo box.
  
• Select the Encryption type combo box. Select the AES item. Click the Next button.

• Click the Change connection settings button. The UConnect Wireless Network properties dialog opens. Select the Security tab.

Note: If you wish to be prompted each time for your username and password, you need to uncheck the Cache user information for subsequent connections to this network.

• Click the Settings button.

 

• Click on the Configure button.

• Uncheck the Automatically use my Windows logon name and password (and domain if any) check box.

• Click the OK button. Click the OK button again. Click the OK button one last time.
  
• Click the Close button. Click the Close button again. Click the Close button one last time.
• Click anywhere in the Additional information is required to connect to uconnect balloon.

 

• The Enter Credentials window opens. Enter your uNID and password (no domain information needed). Click OK.

• The Validate Server Certificate window opens. The Certificate dialog opens. Click the OK button. Click the next OK button.

 

 

You should now be able to connect to the uconnect wireless network and the Internet.

If you are having trouble connecting (getting an IP address, etc.), please see our Vista Troubleshooting wiki page. We appreciate and encourage comments and suggestions from Vista wireless users.

 

For More

uconnect No-Client Configuration

Main Wireless page

Troubleshooting

Frequently Asked Questions

For more help with campus wireless access, contact the Campus Help Desk at 581-4000 option 1.