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- Secure wireless allows you access to all available communication ports. Users of the secure network must have a School of Engineering Windows account (the same one used to check email) as well as having their MAC address registed with ECS. Typically secure wireless connections are used by SOE Faculty, Staff, and Grad Student but sometimes are given to Undergraduates if there is a legitmate reason.
- Use of the Secure wireless network requires a LEAP compatible wireless card. LEAP is a Cisco proprietary protocol that is being adopted by various card vendors. If you are buying a new card, look for one that says "compatible with CCX extensions". Cisco, Linksys, Netgear and Intel all have CCX (LEAP) compatible cards.
- At present, there is no secure wireless solution for Vista as LEAP is not supported by Vista.
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- If your wirless card or operating system does not support LEAP, You can use the UITS VPN to access all SOE resources. Instructions for VPN usage are available at: Using the UITS VPN to access SoE resources
- Instructions on Setting up Secure Wireless
- Register your computers wirelss MAC address with the SOE Help Desk
- Shut off windows wireless
management. (It does not support LEAP)
- click on start and go to the windows control panel
- click network settings
- double click your wireless card
- Go to the wireless networks tab and uncheck the box allows windows to configure your wireless .
- Open the propiotary software used to configure your wireless card. In no particular order, you need to make sure that the following options are selected.
- SSID=Secure
- Network Type=Infrastructure
- Network Security=LEAP
- Data Encryption=Dynamic WEP
- Access Point Authentication=OPEN
- Enter your username and password for authentication.
- World Mode=OFF
- Example of part of configuration for Intel Pro 100
- For assistance, contact the ECS HELPDESK at (860) 486-1821
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