Configure Windows Vista to Access the cavalier Wireless Network

Requirements

  • Windows Vista, with all current updates and patches available through Windows Update applied.
  • A Wi-Fi certified wireless card that supports WPA Enterprise (how to tell…).
  • A University of Virginia account and password on Central Mail Service (CMS), ESERVICES, or Blue.unix.
  • Access to a wired network port with access to the internet.

Configure Windows Vista to Connect to cavalier

  1. Connect your computer with an ethernet cable to the wired network and open a web browser.
    • If your browser automatically connects to the UVa Network Device Registration page, follow the instructions to register your wired connection. Reboot when prompted.
    • If your browser does not automatically connect to the Network Device Registration page, and you are able to visit other websites, your wired connection is already registered and you can continue to the next step.
  2. Obtain a personal digital certificate and follow the instructions to import the certificate into Internet Explorer 7.
  3. From the Start menu, select Control Panel, then Network & Internet, then Network and Sharing Center.
  4. From the Tasks menu, select Manage Wireless Networks.
  5. Click the Add button, then select Manually create a network profile. Graphic depicting correct selections in the Manually Connect window.
    1. In the Network name field, type cavalier (be sure to use all lower case letters).
    2. From the Security types dropdown, select WPA-Enterprise.
    3. From the Encryption type dropdown, select TKIP.
    4. Check the Start this connection automatically box and leave unchecked the Connect even if the network is not broadcasting box.
    5. Click the Next button.
  6. Select Change connection settings.
    1. Under the Connection tab, check only the Connect automatically… box. Graphic depicitng correct option selection under the Connect tab.
    2. Click the Security tab
    3. From the Choose a network authentication method dropdown, select Smart Card or other certificate.
    4. Click the Settings button.
      Depiction of options correctly selected unde the security tab.
      1. Make sure that Use a certificate on this computer is selected (along with Use simple certificate selection).
      2. Check the Validate server certificate box.
      3. Under Trusted Root Certification Authorities, check the USHER CA1 v1 box.
    5. Click the OK button to apply the settings and close the Change Settings… window.
  7. Click the Connect to… option
  8. Select cavalier and click the Connect button. This may happen automatically in which case simply click the Cancel button.
  9. The actual connection may take 20-30 seconds. Once connected, you can close all open windows.
    • NOTE: Reconnecting to the cavalier network after sleep mode, or upon restart, may take as long as a full minute.
  10. Unplug your wired connection and open a web browser. When you are automatically connected to the UVa Network Device Registration page, follow the instructions to register your wireless connection. Reboot when prompted.
    • NOTE: You will be repeating the registration process from step two, but this time for your wireless connection.
  11. Verify that your system automatically connects to the cavalier wireless network and you can connect to web sites both on and off Grounds.

If you need additional assistance contact the ITC Help Desk at (434) 924-3731.

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