802.11b/g WIRELESS CARD SETUP INSTRUCTIONS EFFECTIVE August 29th, 2006.

Online Tutorial for Windows XP

• Download the tutorial in DOC format.(Right click and choose "save target as" to download the document to your machine.)

Before you can access the UC wireless network, you must first REGISTER YOUR 802.11b/g WIRELESS CARD. Following the instructions below, use this VPN Client /Wireless Registration Link. to register an 802.11b/g Wireless Network Device

• After logging in at the VPN Client /Wireless Registration Link
• Select Wireless Registration
• Select Add Wireless Device to Register the wireless card MAC Address
• Select "Wireless Encryption Key" to obtain the encryption key
• Select Obtain the "UC SSID" (Bottom of the Encryption Key Page)

• Use the Wireless Network Client Application that came with your wireless card to set up the network profile as follows.
• Network Name Set Name to "UC SSID" obtained for Wireless Registration (see instructions above)
• Turn Encryption On and enter the " Wireless Encryption Key"using the instructions obtained above

How to find the MAC address [format is xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx] for a wireless card.

• For most PCMCIA cards the 12 character alphanumeric MAC address can be found on back of card
• For Other PCMCIA cards and for internal wireless cards the wireless card must be installed. The MAC address can be found as follows
  • Click on "Start"
  • Click on "Run"
  • Type cmd
  • After the Command Prompt window appears enter "ipconfig /all"
  • The information listed after Physical Address for the wireless card is the MAC address (format is xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx)

RECOMMENDED CARDS:

The College of Engineering has tested and found several wireless LAN 802.11b/g standard PCMCIA cards which are compatible with the UC standard wireless LAN access points. This list should not be considered to be the all inclusive list of cards which will function properly with the UC wireless LAN access points. The following wireless cards (external) are recommended by the Office of College Computing:

• Cisco/Aironet 340 series part numbers AIR-PCM342, AIR-PCI342, AIR-ISA342
• Cisco/Aironet 350 series part numbers AIR-PCM352, AIR-LMC352, AIR-PCI352
• WaveLAN/Orinoco Gold Card part number 014916/A COMCODE 848441556
• Proxim Orinoco Gold Wireless Card
• Dell 1150 Wireless Network Card
• Linksys WPC 11 Version 3
• Linksys WPC54G