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Wireless Set up Instructions

Please note that these are Windows XP instructions.  If you have issues please call the OIT Help Desk at 94648. 

 

Connecting to an ETSU Wireless Access Point:

From an ETSU Computer

 

Introduction:

 

ETSU is in the process of implementing wireless access points in strategic areas throughout campus.  If you have a wireless adapter (wireless card) in your computer, you will be able to connect to the ETSU network via a wireless connection.  Security for all ETSU Wireless Access Points is enabled by PEAP (Protected Extensible Authentication Protocol). 

 

If you are connecting to an ETSU wireless access point with your personal computer, please use the connection instructions for NON-ETSU computers.

 

If you are using an ETSU owned computer, please use the following instructions to connect to the ETSU wireless network. 

 

Windows XP Systems:

 

  1. Click on Start, Control Panel, then Network Connections.
  2. Right mouse click on the wireless network connection and select Properties.

 

 

 

 

  1. Click on the Wireless Networks Tab.  All of the Wireless Access Points will be named “ENCRYPTED”.  Highlight Encrypted and click on configure.

 

 

  1. In the Configure Dialogue Box, put a check in the box on both the Data Encryption (WEP enabled) box and the Key is provided for me automatically box.  After this, click on the “Authentication” tab:

 

 

 

 

  1. Check the box adjacent to “Enable IEEE 802.1x authentication for this network.”
  2. Select PEAP type as EAP type.
  3. Check the box adjacent to “Authenticate as computer when computer information is available”. 
  4. Click “OK” to save information

 

 

  1. Click on the “Advanced” tab of the Wireless Network Connection Properties. Do NOT check any boxes under the “Advanced” tab. 
  2. Click OK to save the information.

 

 

  1. When the wireless card is enabled and a signal to an Access Point is available, the following window will appear for user authentication: 

 

 

  1. Enter your Active Directory username and your Active Directory password.  This is the same as your ETSU email username and password. 
  2. The Domain is ETSU
  3. Authentication to the network will take approximately 15 seconds.
You will now be able to access the Internet via a wireless con

 

 

Connecting to an ETSU Wireless Access Point:

from a NON-ETSU Computer

 

Please note that any “non-ETSU” wireless configuration may change according to the type of wireless card. 

 

 Introduction:

 

ETSU wireless access points are available to ETSU students, faculty, and staff.  If you have a wireless adapter (wireless card) in your computer, you will be able to connect to the ETSU network via a wireless connection.  Security for all ETSU Wireless Access Points is enabled by PEAP (Protected Extensible Authentication Protocol). 

 

If you have an ETSU computer, please see the connection instructions for ETSU computers. 

 

If you are trying to connect to an ETSU wireless access point with your personal computer, please use the following instructions.

 

Windows XP Systems:

 

  1. Click on Start, Control Panel, then Network Connections.
  2. Right mouse click on the wireless network connection and select Properties.

 

 

 


 
  1. Click on the Wireless Networks Tab. 
  2. The wireless access point will be named ETSU. 
  3. In the Preferred networks window, highlight ETSU and click Properties.

 

 

  1. In the ETSU properties diaglogue box, be sure the Network Authentication field says Open.
  2. The Data encryption should be set to WEP.
  3. Place a check in the box by The key is provided to me automatically.
  4. Then click the Authentication tab:

     

  1. Place a check in the box by Enable IEEE 802.1x authentication for this network.
  2. Select Protected EAP (PEAP) as the EAP type.
  3. Place a check in the box by Authenticate as computer when computer information is available.
  4. Then click the Properties Button

 

 

  1. Uncheck the Validate server certificate box.
  2. Then click the Configure Button.

 

  1. Uncheck the box by Automatically use my Windows logon name and password (and domain if any).


 

  1. Click OK.
  2. Click OK again. 
  3. Click the Advanced tab of the Wireless Network Connection Properties, make sure that there are no checks in the boxes. 
  4. If the checkboxes are grayed out, but the boxes are checked, click the box above it (Allow other network users to connect through this computer’s Internet connection), then uncheck Allow other network users to control or disable the shared Internet Connection.
  5. Then uncheck Allow other network users to connect through this computer’s Internet connection.
  6. Click OK to save the information.

  1. If your wireless card is enabled and you have signal to an Access Point, you should get the following window: 

 

  1. Enter your Active Directory Username and your Active Directory password this is your ETSU username and password (email username and password).
  2. Enter ETSU as the domain name. 
  3. It will take about 15 seconds and then you should be logged into the access point. You may need to reboot the computer and log back into your domain account for the connection to work.