Wi-Fi Registration Manual
For Laptops
Before connecting to the SQU wireless network please check the following:
1. The Wireless is turned ON.
2. Date and time is correct.
3. The date is set to the western calendar.
4. The anti-virus is up-to-date.
To register you laptop to SQU Wi-Fi, you have to follow four steps:
First Step: Find MAC Address for the laptop:
1. Click on Windows Start button in your laptop.
2. On the Start Menu, in the 'Search' section, type 'CMD' then press Enter.
3. Black screen will appears, type 'ipconfig/all' and press Enter.
4. Look at the line which start with 'Wireless', then find 'Physical Address' and look to the address next to it
(which consist of 12 digits of letters and numbers), type the address carefully without dashes in a piece of
paper.
Note: If you find more than one Wireless network in the CMD, choose the network without numbers at the
end or which have the least number.
Second Step: Register MAC Address in the Portal:
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Use another device connected to the internet.
Open SQU website and then open the Portal.
Enter your username and password to access your Portal.
From above, choose 'Services' tab.
Then click on the link: Wireless Registration/Cancellation.
Then click on the link: Register new device.
Type the MAC address (the physical address of your laptop) and choose Laptop in the device type and press
Submit.
Third Step: Set Internet Options:
1. Open Internet Explorer.
2. From the toolbar above, click the Tools button, and then click Internet Options.
3. Click the Connections tab, and then click LAN settings.
4. In the Automatic Configuration, uncheck the Automatic detect settings option and uncheck the Use
automatic configuration script option.
5. In the Proxy server, check  the option: Use a proxy server for your LAN.
6. In the Address box, type "proxy.squ.edu.om".
7. In the Port box, type "80".
8. Check  the option: Bypass proxy server for local address.
9. Click Advanced.
10. In the Servers option, check  the option: Use the same proxy server for all protocols.
11. In the Exceptions, type:"*.squ.edu.om".
12. After you finish, press OK.
Forth Step: Connecting to SQU Wi-FI:
1. Open the Wi-Fi in your laptop, choose the network "SQU_WLAN",and uncheck connect automatically
then press Connect.
2. Enter your username and password, press OK
3. Then press Connect, Congratulations  now you can browse the internet.