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Beginning
Setup Procedures
Connect
Help
Before
Beginning:
- Read
Wireless Access.
- Know
your computer login userID and password.
Students:
This is the userid and password you enter when logging into your student
email account or a campus open-access lab. If you do not know yours,
visit http://www.student.gsu.edu/
for assistance.
Faculty/Staff: This is your Novell userid and password.
- You
must have a Wireless Network Card
properly installed on your
computer.
Setup
Procedures:
Step 1.
Configure Your Wireless Network Card for the Georgia State Wireless
Network.
- Insert
the wireless network card, and then turn on the computer.
- Click Start.
- Point to
Control Panel>Network & Internet Connections>Network
Connections>Wireless Network Connections.
- Locate your
Wireless Network Connection (it will be
whatever you named it during the install), and right-click
on it.
- Click View
Available Wireless Connections.
- Click Advanced.
- Click Add.
- Enter
your SSID (CatChat).
- UNcheck
Data Encryption (WEP enabled).
- Click
OK.
- Click OK,
again.
Close the window.
Step
2. Verify Connectivity to the Wireless Network.
Confirm
that you can reach the wireless network. You must be able to reach
the network - in general - before you can attempt to create a personal
login session with your userid/password.
- Open a Browser.
- Type in wireless.gsu.edu
and press Enter.
If you see Welcome to the GSU Wireless Network
you are connected. If not, close the browser and try reconfiguring
your wireless card.
Connect:
Establish
a personal connection to the wireless network by authenticating your
userid/password through a Web Browser.
- Open
a Browser.
- Enter
your userid and password, and
then press Enter.
You are connected to the wireless network.
Help:
If
you have questions, or need assistance, please contact the Help Center
(404-651-4507 or help@gsu.edu).
Students may also visit http://www.student.gsu.edu/.
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