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-====== Configuring WiFi in OS X ====== 
-==== 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. 
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-==== 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. 
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-==== 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 
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-You will need to repeat steps 15‐17 for each Olin network that you wish to connect to. 
-The network names are: 
-  * ''​OLIN''​