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This guide explains how staff and students can connect personal notebook
computers to the Engineering Wireless Network.
Background to the different wireless networks in the University of Ulster
at Jordanstown.
1. General Wireless Network provided by Information Services
Information Services provide general wireless networks called staff and
students for staff and students. The instructions on how to configure
personal notebook computers to use this service are available at
http://www.ulster.ac.uk/isd/itus/laptops
However the student wireless network is restricted to web browser traffic
only.
2. Wireless Network provided by Information Services for the Faculty of
Computing and Engineering.
Faculty of Computing and Engineering staff and students registered on the
Block 16 Active Directory server can access a more extensive network with
complete freedom of access to Computing and Engineering file and License
servers by using the wireless network called eng_j .
All staff and students with accounts on the Block 16 Active Directory server
will automatically be registered for access to the eng_j wireless network when
receiving a new AD account for Block 16 labs.
For Computing and Engineering staff and students, the wireless network
(eng_j) authentication username and password are the ones used to login
into the computer labs in Block 16. If you change your Block 16 AD password
then you will need to change your wireless password which is stored on your
PC when you first connect to the wireless network as explained further below.
This is because every time you connect to the eng_j wireless network your
username/password stored on your PC willl be checked against your current
Block 16 AD username./password.
Please note that the Computing and Engineering Faculty only provides the
authentication and dhcp mechanism for the eng_j wireless network.
Difficulties with wireless signal, dropping of connections and interference to
the signal may be reported to Information Services who provide the wireless
infrastructure.
If you are using Windows Vista, 7 or Mac OS please see notes further
down the document . Page 9 for Vista, Page 15 for Windows 7 and page
22 for the Mac.
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Setting up your workstation for the Engineering Wireless Network
(eng_j) on Windows XP
Note: the instructions below relate to Windows own wireless connection utility. If you
cannot get them to work, your PC wireless network card may have its own wireless
network utility software which you may have to use to setup the connection.
For security purposes, the Engineering wireless network uses several
encryption and authentication protocols. If you have to setup your wireless
from “scratch”, the following steps should be followed:
1. Select view wireless networks from network connections.
2. Click on change advanced settings.
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3. Select the Wireless Networks tab from the top of the window
4. If the ssid eng_j is not available then select add
5. Enter the following parameters: Network name (SSID): eng_j
Network Authentication: WPA Data encryption: TKIP
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6. Click the authentication tab and set the EAP type to Protected EAP
(PEAP) with only the following box ticked – Enable IEEE 802.1x
authentication for this network.
7. Click on the Properties button for EAP type.
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8. Select Authentication Method as Secured password (EAP-MSCHAP v2)
with no boxes ticked.
9. Select the Configure button for Select Authentication Method and make
sure the box is unticked for Automatically use my Windows logon name and
password.
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10. If you want your PC to automatically connect to eng_j then on the
Connection tab of Wireless network properties window tick the box as
below.
Selecting connect will bring up the following box while your system exchanges
encryption keys with the infrastructure network access server.
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You will then be requested for a Username and Password. Enter the ones you
use in the Block 16 computer labs. Leave the Domain field empty.
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Verifying connection
A successful connection will demonstrate a connected message as above.
Important:
If you change your password on the Block 16 AD server then you have to
clear the stored credentials on your laptop so that when you next connect to
eng_j you will be prompted for your new username/password. To do this use
the following steps
1. Click on the Start button and then click on Run.
2. In the dialog box, type
reg delete HKCU\Software\Microsoft\EAPOL\UserEapInfo /f
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Setting up your workstation for the Engineering
Wireless Network (eng_j) on Windows Vista.
1. From the Start Menu click on the Connect to menu option.
Note: If the Connect to menu option is not shown on your start menu
then right click the start menu and choose properties , customize, and
place a tick in the Connect to box and click Apply.
2. Then click on the option Setup a connection or network .
3. Then select Manually connect to a wireless network .
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4. Click on Next and enter information as shown below.
5. Click on Next
6. Choose Change connection settings
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7. Click on Settings
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8. Ensure settings are as below
9. Click on Configure … ensure settings are as shown.
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10. press OK, OK to return to
11. Click on eng_j and Connect
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12. Click on Enter/select additional log on information
13. Enter your username and password which you use in block 16 labs.
Leave the Logon Domain field empty.
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Setting up your workstation for the Engineering
Wireless Network (eng_j) on Windows 7.
From the Start menu choose Control Panel
Under Network and Internet click on View network status and tasks.
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Click on Set up a new connection or network
Click on Manually connect to a wireless network and then click Next
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Enter the following information
Click on change connection settings
Click on Security tab then Settings
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Untick Validate server certificate and then click Configure
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Untick box for Automatically use my windows logon name and password.
Click Ok, OK …. to return to the eng_j Wireless Network properties box and
choose Advanced settings.
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Select tick box for Specify authentication mode and choose user
authentication then click Save credentials.
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Then enter your staff/student number and your lab login password.
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Click Ok … Close until you return to the Network and Sharing center and then
click Connect to a network and choose eng_j from the list of networks.
Setting up your workstation for the Engineering
Wireless Network (eng_j) on a Macintosh.
Ensure Airport is On and then click on eng_j
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Enter your staff/student number and your lab login password.
Click on continue to Verify Certificate.
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