Wireless Connection Guide

The UAH Campus Wireless Network is available for use by current UAH Faculty/Staff Employees and students who are currently enrolled in classes at UAH. The basic requirement, from a hardware perspective, is a desktop or laptop computer having a WiFi certified wireless card which fully supports WPA encryption. Windows XP (Pro and Home editions) and Apple OS X are the operating systems officially supported by the UAH Wireless Network.

Setting up your wireless connection on a Windows XP computer

Step 1

Open your network connection by clicking on "Start", "Control Panel", and then click on "Network Connections".

When the Network Connections window opens, disable your wired connection by "right" clicking on Local Area Connection, then "left" click on Disable.

 

 

Step 2

Once the wired connection is disabled, "right" click on Wireless Network Connection and then "left" click on Properties.

Step 3
In the Wireless Network Connection Properties window click on the Wireless Networks tab at the top of the screen. Then, click on the Add button.

Step 4

In the Network name (SSID) field enter one of the following SSIDs (according to which group you belong to as a user)

Guest5
Student5
Faculty5
Staff5

Select WPA-PSK from the Network Authentication drop down menu.

Select TKIP from the Data Encryption drop down menu.

Enter the Network key corresponding to the SSID user group you belong to:

Guest5: Welcome to UAH
Student5: Go Chargers!
Faculty5: You will be tested
Staff5: Where is the coffee?

Re-enter your key phrase to Confirm network key. Then, click OK.

Note: The Network name (SSID) and the Network key are case sensitive. You must include the spaces and punctuation marks as shown above for it to work properly.

Step 5

Open your web browser and go to any web site.
Click "OK" -or- "Yes" for any Security Alert windows.

Step 6

You will then be directed to the "Windows Clean Access" window where you will be prompted to enter your "Username" and "Password". Enter your UAH directory userid and password here. Not sure what this is? This is also your login information for WebCT. It is typically the first part of your email address for your username and either the first letter of your first name in lower case, the first letter of your last name in lower case and the last 4 digits of your social security number OR your entire social security number (without dashes) for your password.

 

Step 7

After you login the Cisco Clean Access Agent Download window will open.
Click on the "Download Clean Access Agent 3.6.4.0" button.

Click "OK" -or- "Yes" for any Security Alert windows.

Click the "Run" button.

Step 8

The Clean Access Agent InstallShield Wizard will open.

Click Next.

Destination Folder... click Next.
Ready to Install the Program... click Install.
InstallShield Wizard Complete... click Finish.

The Clean Access Agent window will open.

Enter your "User Name" and "Password" ( see step 6 ). Then, click the "Login" button.

Click "OK" -or- "Yes" for any Security Alert windows.

Click "OK". You are now connected to the UAH Wireless Network.

Note: Remember to "Enable" your LAN connection. See step 1 .

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