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OS X 10.5 (Leopard)

WPA Wireless Installation

Please note that along with other various enhancements and import bug fixes, the patches released by Apple include important enhancements to the wireless subsystem. Therefore, we highly recommend that you ensure that your apple system is fully up to with all patches before proceeding with these directions.

Requirements

• Date and time set correctly

NOTE - Your wireless card needs to be registered through WPI Network Registration (http://netreg.wpi.edu/) prior to working on the WPI Wireless Network.

1. Make sure your wireless card is registered through WPI Network Registration (http://netreg.wpi.edu/). Select [Register New Machine], then choose Wireless: Mobile Wireless Systems from the IP Range list.
2. Download the Wireless User and Network Operations CA files from the secure download page. You will also need the password there to unlock the certificate file.
   
3. Double click on the "netops-ca.cer" file to import it. Select the System keychain and hit "Ok".
   
4. When prompted for trust settings, select "Always Trust". If there is more than one CA file, repeat the import process for each one.
   
5. Double click on the "Wireless-User.p12" file to import it. Select the login keychain and hit "Ok".
   
6. When prompted, enter the password from the secure download page and hit enter. You may then close the Keychain application.
   
7. Go to the airport icon in the menu and select "Open Network Preferences".
   
8. Select the AirPort adapter from the list and click the "Advanced..." button.
   
9. Select the 802.1X tab and make sure the Domain pull-down setting is set to User. Hit "+" to add a new network configuration, and use these values.
   

   Configurations	WPI-Wireless
   User Name	Leave this field blank
   Password	Leave this field blank
   Wireless Network	WPI-Wireless
   Authentication	Only TLS should be checked off

10. While the TLS line in Authentication is highlighted, click the Configure button. Make sure that the Wireless User certificate corresponding to the current school year is selected and click the Choose button.
    
11. Click OK to return to the Network Systems Preferences panel, then click "Advanced..." again.
12. Select the AirPort tab and hit "+" to create a new preferred network, input these values, and click the Add button.
    

    Network Name	WPI-Wireless
    Security	WPA2 Enterprise
    User Name	Leave this field blank
    Password	Leave this field blank
    802.1X	WPI-Wireles

13. Click OK to return to the Network System Preferences panel, and Apply to make the changes take effect.
14. If this prompt regarding eapolclient signing using a key from your private keychain, select "Always Allow". Note that this prompt may reappear periodicaly after applying updates to your operating system.
    
15. Your computer should now automatically connect to the WPI wireless network.

Your computer should now automatically connect to the WPI-Wireless network.

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Last modified: Aug 01, 2011, 14:09 EDT

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Phone: +1-508-831-6666 - Fax: +1-508-831-6669 - netops@wpi.edu