Difference between revisions of "Wireless Setup"

Revision as of 15:04, 24 March 2010

Guest Wireless If you are a guest of the university and do not have a UanetID then you will need to connect to the Guest Wireless system, uaguest

Switching to Rootown The University of Akron is currently in the processing of moving all users over to a new wireless network named Rootown. The older wireless network,tsunami, is currently being phased out.

Wireless Setup

	Wireless Access(XP)		Wireless Access (Mac OSX)		Wireless Access (Windows Mobile 6)
	Wireless Access(Vista)		Wireless Access (Apple iPhone/iPod Touch)		RooTown Access (General Settings for PDAs, etc.)
	Wireless Access(Windows 7)		Wireless Access (Linux)		Wireless Access (Android)

Legacy Wireless Install

Most computers can configure WPA directly through their operating systems. This includes Windows XP and Vista, Mac OSX, and Linux. If you are unable to connect to the rootown network through your OS, there are utilities, generally provided by the wireless card manufacturer, that can be configured to work with rootown's WPA2 security:

For an Intel walk through click here

For an Atheros walk through click here

For a Broadcom walk through click here

See Also

Linux Wireless