Al Williams / DLT October 13,2009

 Intent of the new wireless services  Wireless 2.0 on Windows XP  Wireless 2.0 on Mac OS X  AT&T Visitor Wireless

 Uses a wireless standard protocol called 802.1x  Does not require a VPN client  Is always encrypted  Does authentication when you connect  Will not connect without authentication  Requires Access Account (userid & password)

 Goal – To provide a convenient method for visitors to Penn State to obtain wireless Internet access  Provided by AT&T  Not free  Like wireless service in Starbucks or airports ◦ It will be familiar to people who use them  No need for Access Account

 Service Pack 3  Wireless hardware  Wireless card turned on and enabled ◦ Airport security switch on  Use Windows XP instructions at ◦

 Some Dell Laptops have Intel Pro wireless card  The card works fine, but  Driver installs Intel Pro Wireless Management Software  Need to turn that off

 Do NOT uninstall ◦ Your wireless card will not work at all  Click on wireless icon lower right  Select “Configure Wifi”

Turn Off Intel Wireless Management Software  Click on wireless logo (lower right)  Select “Configure Wifi”  Get window at right  Select “Advanced”  Select “Use Windows to Manage Wifi”  Select “Yes”

  Select “Using Penn State Wireless 2.0”  Select “Windows XP” & click on Submit button  Select “Download the Penn State Wireless V2 Installer” ◦ Save PenStateWirelessV2.exe to your hard drive  Follow the instructions on the “Get Connected” page  When finished, you must restart

 Must select the wireless service “psu”  Will be invited to “Click here to select a certificate or other credentials for connection to the network psu”  Will then see the SecureW2 logon Window  Use your Access Account userid and password  Do not fill in Domain

 Open System Preferences  Select Network  Select Airport ◦ Select Advanced ◦ Select 802.1x

 Turn on Airport  Select Connect to Other Network  Select Show Networks

 The usual pennstate – unsecured and need VPN  The new psu - secure  Also new attwifi - unsecured

 Select attwifi  Select “OK” on the warning about unsecure connection  Start a Browser

 Credit card payment  Coupon Option  Other service or membership option  After you pay, you are connected

 Internet connection outside of Penn State networks  Can navigate to Penn State sites  Do not have any authorization ◦ No recognized IP address ◦ No Access Account

 People can connect to the Internet at various places using their laptops  People who travel are used to this type of Pay for Use service  Frequent travelers are likely to have automated (and less expensive) accounts ◦ Can subscribe through AT&T ◦ I use a service called Boingo

 I don’t see the point  If I have an Access Account, I’d use the free Wireless 2.0 connection

 Yes – visiting lecturer, for example  Out of scope of the Wireless 2.0 and Visitor Wireless  I suggest we define our requirements