Configuring "uofs-secure" Wireless for Windows Vista

Step 1:

Press Start button then select Control Panel.

Step 2:

Double click Network and Sharing Center.

Step 3:

Click the Task called Manage wireless networks.

Step 4:

Press the Add button.

Step 5:

Press Manually create a network profile.

Step 6:

a. For Network Name type in: uofs-secure

b. For Security type select: WPA2-Enterprise

c. Check Connect even if the network is not broadcasting

d. Press Next

Step 7:

Press Close.

Step 8:

a. Please ensure that uofs-secure is the first wireless network listed so that your computer joins it by default.  If it is not listed first, select uofs-secure and then click the move up arrow 

until it is listed first:

b. Then select uofs-secure, right click, and select Properties.

Step 9:

1. Open the Security tab.
2. Make sure Choose a network authentication method is set to: Microsoft: Protected EAP (PEAP), then press the Settings button.

Step 10:

Uncheck Validate server certificate, then press the Configure button.

Step 11:

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

Step 12:

Press the Network and Sharing Center button.

Step 13:

Press the Connect to a network link in Tasks.

Step 14:

Select uofs-secure and press Connect.

Step 15:

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

Step 16:

a. For User name type in: Your NSID (i.e. abc123)

b. For Password type in: your NSID password

c. Press OK.

Step 17:

Click the ballon in your task tray that is asking for additional information again.

Step 18:

Click Ok to the Validate Server Certificate window.

Step 19:

Select Work for network location.

Step 20:

Press Close.