Configuring "uofs-secure" Wireless for Windows Vista

NOTE: Please make sure your Windows Operating System has all the "important" updates installed and that your wireless adaptor driver is up-to-date.  For assistance updating your wireless adaptor driver, please contact your laptop's vendor or the ICT Help Desk.

1. Press Start button then select Control Panel.

3. Click the task called Manage wireless networks.

4. Click the Add button.

5. Click Manually create a network profile.

6. Set the following fields as:

• Network Name: uofs-secure
• Security type: WPA2-Enterprise
• Check Connect even if the network is not broadcasting

7. Click Next.

8. Click Change connection settings.

• Open the Security tab.
• Make sure Choose a network authentication method is set to: Microsoft: Protected EAP (PEAP)
• Click the Settings button.

10. Do the following:

• Scroll down the Trusted Root Certification Authorities: list to GeoTrust Global CA
• Check GeoTrust Global CA
• Set the Select Authentication Method: to Secure password (EAP-MSCHAP v2)
• Click the Configure... button

11. Uncheck Automatically use my Windows login name and password then click OK.

12. Click OK on the Protected EAP Properties: Window

13. Click OK on the uofs-secure Wireless Network properties window

14.  Click Close on the Manually connect to a wireless network window.

15. Click the balloon in your task tray that is asking for additional information.

16. Enter the following:

• User name: <your NSID>
• Password: <your NSID password>
• Login domain: USASK

17. Click OK

You have now configured your computer to access the uofs-secure wireless network and it should connect automatically to the network.

Note: You may receive the Additional information bubble more than once. Please re-enter you credentials.