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Configuring WiFi in OS X
Follow the directions in the link below.
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
- 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>@olin.edu
- 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 10.6 & older
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
- Turn on wireless if it is not already turned on
- Select Open Network Preferences…
- Click the Advanced button
- Select the 802.1X tab
- Click the + to Add User Profile
- Give your new 802.1x User Profile an appropriate name
- User Name:
<your network account>@olin.edu
- 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
- Do not select Always prompt for password
- Select PEAP authentication, leave the rest turned off.
- Do not configure any settings for the Authentication
- Do not configure any Trust relationship. These need to be left blank.
- Select one of the Wireless Networks from the drop down box (OLIN_XX where XX is the name of the building that you are in)
- Security Type: WPA2 Enterprise
- Click OK
- Click Apply
- Select the network that you wish to join from the drop down box, a prompt will appear asking you to input credentials.
- Leave the User Name & Password fields blank
- Under the 802.1X drop down box select the User Profile that you just created
- If this user profile does not show you did not click Apply on the previous window
- This will auto fill in the appropriate credentials you wish to connect with
- Click OK
- If prompted for a password use your domain password
You will need to repeat steps 15‐17 for each Olin network that you wish to connect to. The network names are:
OLIN