Configure Mac OS X to Access the jefferson Wireless Network

Requirements

  • Before attempting to connect to jefferson, you must be authorized for access. Contact your LSP or the ITC Help Desk for additional information.
  • Mac OS X 10.3.8 or higher, with all current updates and patches available (including AirPort software) through Software Update applied.
  • Wireless card configured to work with the cavalier encrypted wireless network.
  • Any machine that is used on the More Secure Network, even intermittently, must meet all of the user responsibilities at all times, even when connected to a network with a lower level of security. The user responsibilities are basic security precautions that should be applied universally. The protection provided by the More Secure Network is undermined if users introduce hacked or infected machines from the outside.

Configure Mac OS X to Connect to jefferson

  1. Click the AirPort menu bar icon [AirPort menu icon, AirPort On] located at the top of your screen. (If AirPort is off [AirPort menu icon, AirPort Off], select Turn AirPort On and then click the AirPort icon again.) From the drop-down menu, select Other…
    AirPort Menu
    The Closed Network window will appear.
    jefferson network configuration
    1. In the Network Name field, type jefferson (lowercase).
    2. From the Wireless Security field, select WPA Enterprise.
    3. Leave the User Name and Password fields empty.
    4. Make sure the 802.1X Configuration field has Automatic selected.
    5. The TLS Certificiate field should indicate the personal certificate that you are using in your cavalier wireless network configuration.
    6. Click the OK button. If you get an error, please confirm that you can connect to the cavalier network.

Once you are connected, you will maintain a connection unless you do one of three things:

  • You move out of range of the jefferson wireless network.
  • You turn off your AirPort card.
  • You change your wireless network.

To Make jefferson Your Preferred Network

  1. From System Preferences (click the Apple icon at the top left corner of your screen for the menu), select the Network icon.
  2. Select AirPort from the list, then click the Configure… button.
  3. Select the AirPort tab.
  4. From the By default, join drop-down, choose Preferred networks.
  5. In the list of networks that appears, select jefferson and drag it to the top of the list.
    Preferred Network Configuration
  6. Click the Apply Now button and close the System Preferences window.

If you encounter difficulties in connecting to the U.Va. Wireless network, please contact the ITC Help Desk at 434-924-3731 for assistance.

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