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olinwifi_on_mac [2012/06/07 15:17]
dterry
olinwifi_on_mac [2019/08/08 11:55]
adobday [OS 10.9 through 10.12]
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 ====== Configuring WiFi in OS X ====== ====== Configuring WiFi in OS X ======
-=== OS 10.7 === +**APPLE Advisory about Intermittent delay while authenticating** 
-These instructions were written for Macintosh OS X 10.7; see below for 10.6 instructions.   +[[http://​support.apple.com/​kb/​TS5258]] 
 + 
 +==== OS 10.9 through 10.12 ==== 
 +These instructions were written for Macintosh OS X 10.9 and 10.12; see below for 10.6, 10.7, and 10.8 instructions.    
 +  - Select the AirPort icon in the top tray of the Menu bar 
 +    * Turn on wireless if it is not already turned on 
 +  - Select the WiFi network for the Olin Campus 
 +      * All Buildings - ''​OLIN''​ 
 +  - User Name: ''<​your network account>''​ 
 +    * **PLEASE NOTE:** This field does NOT require "​@olin.edu"​ in the username field as was previously needed in older iterations of OS X 
 +    * Your olin.edu network account is your first initial last name.   
 +    * If your name were Joseph Student, your network account would be jstudent.   
 +    * For this window you would fill in: jstudent@olin.edu 
 +  - Password:​  your network account password 
 +  - Click OK to connect to the network. 
 + 
 +==== OS 10.7 and 10.8 ==== 
 +These instructions were written for Macintosh OS X 10.7 and 10.8; see below for 10.6 instructions.   
   - Select the AirPort icon in the top tray of the Menu bar   - Select the AirPort icon in the top tray of the Menu bar
     * Turn on wireless if it is not already turned on     * Turn on wireless if it is not already turned on
-  - Select the WiFi network for the building you are in from the list of WIFI networks that appear. +  - Select the WiFi network for the Olin Campus 
-    * For example, if you are in Milas Hall, you would choose OLIN_MH from the list of networks +      * All Buildings ​- ''​OLIN''​
-      * Academic Center - ''​OLIN_AC''​ +
-      * Campus ​Center - ''​OLIN_CC''​ +
-      * West Hall - ''​OLIN_WH''​ +
-      * East Hall - ''​OLIN_EH''​+
   - User Name: ''<​your network account>​@olin.edu''​   - User Name: ''<​your network account>​@olin.edu''​
     * Your olin.edu network account is your first initial last name.       * Your olin.edu network account is your first initial last name.  
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   - Password:​  your network account password   - Password:​  your network account password
   - Click OK to connect to the network.   - Click OK to connect to the network.
-You will need to repeat these steps for each Olin network that you wish to connect to. 
  
-=== OS 10.6 ===+ 
 +==== OS 10.6 & older ====
 These instructions were written for Macintosh OS X 10.6; the steps may be different for previous versions of OS X.    These instructions were written for Macintosh OS X 10.6; the steps may be different for previous versions of OS X.   
   - Select the AirPort icon in the top tray of the Menu bar   - Select the AirPort icon in the top tray of the Menu bar
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 You will need to repeat steps 15‐17 for each Olin network that you wish to connect to. You will need to repeat steps 15‐17 for each Olin network that you wish to connect to.
 The network names are: The network names are:
-  * ''​OLIN_MH''​ +  * ''​OLIN''​ 
-  * ''​OLIN_CC''​ +
-  * ''​OLIN_AC''​ +
-  * ''​OLIN_EH''​ +
-  * ''​OLIN_WH''​+