Connecting to the wireless network at UiO from Windows XP

Setting up a connection to the wireless network at UiO

 

Please note that Windows XP should be updated with the newest updates and security packs before you connect to the UiO network. Download updates from http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com.

 

1. Right-click the Wireless Network Connection icon (at the bottom right of your screen), and select "Open Network Connections" from the menu. 

 

2. In the next dialogue, select the Wireless Networks tab, and then click "Add". 

3. On the Association tab, set "Network name (SSID)" to uio. Set "Network Authentication" to WPA, and set "Data Encryption" to TKIP.

 

4. On the Authentication tab, select the check box for "Enable IEEE 802.1x authentication for this network", and set "EAP type" to Protected EAP (PEAP). Then click the Properties button below "EAP type".

 

5. In the Protected EAP Properties dialogue, select the check box "Validate server certificate" and make sure that "Select Authentication Method" is set to "Secured password (EAP-MSCHAP v2)".  Click "Configure" to continue.

Please note that for Trusted Root Certification Authorities, "Addtrust External CA Root" should be selected. If this option does not appear in the list, download a certificate update from Microsoft.

 

6. In the EAP MSCHAPv2 Properties dialogue, deselect the check box the check mark in the "Automatically use my Windows logon name and password (and domain if any)" box. Then click "OK" twice. 

Click OK in all dialogues until your wireless connection has been established.

 

Logging on to the wireless network

Before you can access and use the wireless network, you need to log on to it.

1. When you are within range of the network, click the dialogue appearing on the bottom right of the screen.

 

2. You can now enter your credentials (UiO user name and password). You do not need to fill in the box "Logon Domain".

 

3. A small dialogue telling you that logon was successful appears on the bottom right of your screen. You can now use the network.

Troubleshooting suggestions:

If your network connection was not successful, please see if the following troubleshooting tips could be helpful.

 

• Make sure sure that you are using Windows to configure the settings.
  

You do not want to use another configuration application, so select the "Use Windows to configure my wireless network setting" check box and click OK.

 

• The Windows configuration application is not working correctly.

Some computers have other configuration applications installed. This can, in some cases, lead to problems for the Windows configuration application. If you suspect that this is the problem, you can make sure that you are using the Windows configuration application only: 

1. Click, Select Run, and enter services.msc
2. Click OK.
3. Browse the list, and select Wireless Zero Configuration.
   
4. For Startup type, select Automatic, and click Apply.
   
5. For Service status, select Start, and then click OK.

 

• Delete saved user data.
  • When you have entered your user name and password in the dialogue "Enter Credentials", Windows saves this information. This means that you will always be automatically logged on to the network you first selected, i.e. the "uio" network. This works fine as long as you are the only user of the computer and always wants to connect to the came network. If you want to connect to a different network, or if another person wants to use the computer, the information you first entered (the saved user data), must be deleted.
    • There is no easy way to delete saved user data in Windows, so we have created a script to do it for you: UserEapInfo.bat (just click the link and select "Run"). Please note that the script must be run every time you want to use another network or when someone else is going to use the computer. Please also note that the computer must be restarted when the script as been run.

 

• Make sure that you have all the newest updates and security packs for Windows XP
  • Download the updates from http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com.