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====== Configuring WiFi in OS X ====== | ====== Configuring WiFi in OS X ====== | ||
- | === 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 10.7 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 | + | * For example, if you are in Milas Hall, you would choose OLIN_MH from the list of networks |
- | - Academic Center - OLIN_AC | + | * All Buildings - ''OLIN'' |
- | - Campus Center - OLIN_CC | + | - User Name: ''<your network account>@olin.edu'' |
- | - West Hall - OLIN_WH | + | * Your olin.edu network account is your first initial last name. |
- | - East Hall - OLIN_EH | + | * If your name were Joseph Student, your network account would be jstudent. |
- | - User Name: <your network account>@olin.edu | + | * For this window you would fill in: jstudent@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 | - 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. | You will need to repeat these steps for each Olin network that you wish to connect to. | ||
- | === 10.6 === | + | === OS 10.6 === |
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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- Click the + to Add User Profile | - Click the + to Add User Profile | ||
- Give your new 802.1x User Profile an appropriate name | - Give your new 802.1x User Profile an appropriate name | ||
- | - 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. If your name were Joseph Student, your network account would be jstudent. For this window you would fill in: jstudent@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 | - Password: your network account password | ||
- Do not select Always prompt for password | - Do not select Always prompt for password | ||
- | - Select PEAP authentication, leave the rest turned off. | + | - Select **PEAP** authentication, leave the rest turned off. |
- Do not configure any settings for the Authentication | - Do not configure any settings for the Authentication | ||
- Do not configure any Trust relationship. These need to be left blank. | - 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) | - 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 | + | - Security Type: **WPA2 Enterprise** |
- | - Click OK | + | - Click **OK** |
- | - Click Apply | + | - Click **Apply** |
- Select the network that you wish to join from the drop down box, a prompt will appear asking you to input credentials. | - 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 | + | - Leave the User Name & Password fields blank |
- | - Under the 802.1X drop down box select the User Profile that you just created | + | - 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 | + | * 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 | + | * This will auto fill in the appropriate credentials you wish to connect with |
- | - Click OK | + | - Click **OK** |
- If prompted for a password use your domain password | - 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. | 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_MH'' |
- | * OLIN_AC | + | * ''OLIN_CC'' |
- | * OLIN_EH | + | * ''OLIN_AC'' |
- | * OLIN_W | + | * ''OLIN_EH'' |
+ | * ''OLIN_WH'' |