Wireless Guide Mac (LR).pub

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Wireless Guide Mac (LR).pub

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Step 2: Before you continue, you will need to check what version of OS X you

have on your Macbook.

This can be found by:

Clicking on the Apple icon in the top left corner of the screen, and selecting

About

This Mac

. A small window will then display the version number of your Mac OS X.

If the version number is 10.5.9 or lower

:

Please follow the instructions on the

next page

.

If the version number is 10.6.0 or higher

:

Please follow the instructions

below

.

Wireless network guide for Apple Macintosh

OS X (all versions)

Please turn over for instructions for Macbooks on version

10.5.9 and lower

Wireless guide for 10.6.0 and higher

Step 3:

Open

System Preferences

. Under the

Internet & Wireless

section, select

Network.

Click on the

+

(plus)

symbol near the bottom left corner. For the Interface select

VPN

, and for the VPN Type select

Cisco IPSec

. Type

in

Middlesex University

for the Service Name, and then click on

Create.

This will create a VPN profile for Middlesex University, and it will appear on the list on the left-hand side. Select

it, and you will see blank fields for

Server Address

and

Account Name

. Type the server address appropriate to

your campus:

Hendon -

10.11.247.31

Cat Hill –

10.22.247.31

Archway -

10.24.247.31

Trent Park –

10.12.247.31

For the Account Name, you will need to enter your

IT User ID

.

Leave the Password section blank

. Then, click on

Authentication

Settings

, and type in the following (case-sensitive):

Shared Secret

–

Mh225S1Pz

Group Name

–

mdxStudentMob

Click on

OK

, then click on

Apply.

The setup is now complete.

Whenever you want to access the internet whilst on campus, you will need to open up

System Preferences

, go to

Network

, select the

Middlesex University

interface from the left and click on the

Connect

button. Enter your

PC/Athens login password and click OK — you should then have access to the internet.

Step 1:

Open

System Preferences

. This can be found in the Apple menu bar. Under the

Internet & Wireless

section, select

Network.

Select

Airport

from the left-hand side, and make sure it’s turned on. Click on the bar

next to Network Name, and select

dot11radio

as the network. Enter the following as the WEP (network) key:

AA11BB22CC33DD44EE55FF66AA

Click here

Step 4:

On this page you will need to download:

i)

The wireless configuration file for your campus

: find the appropriate file, right-click, and save.

ii)

The VPN installer for Macs

: scroll down the page, and in the Mac section you will find a link called:

vpnclient-darwin-4.9.01.0230-universal-k9.dmg - for PPC and Intel - OS X 10.4 and above

Click on the link to start the file download.

Once you have both files you will need to copy them to a USB stick, ready to transfer to your Macbook.

Wireless guide for 10.5.9 and lower

Step 3:

You will need to download two files from the Middlesex University Download Server — this has to be

done on a PC/Mac with access to the internet, and

NOT

your laptop.

Type

https://bicss.mdx.ac.uk

into the address bar, and click on

Student Logon

. Enter your PC/Athens user ID

and password details to log on, then click on the

VPN

button, and then

Continue

. On the following page you

will need to tick all of the boxes, and then click on

Submit

at the bottom of the page.

The save option will be different

depending on which browser you use.

Internet Explorer: ‘Save Target As’

Firefox: ‘Save Link As’

Safari: ‘Download Linked File As’

Step 5:

Copy both files onto your Macbook. Double-click on the

vpnclient-darwin-4.9.01.0230-universal-k9.dmg

file to mount the drive to your desktop; then, double-click on the

installer package within the drive to start the installation.

Having problems with installation or connection? Enquire about wireless surgery sessions at the IT helpdesk

(Sheppard Library, Hendon campus)

Guide updated 27th January 2011

Click on the second link

under

Apple Macintosh

Users

Step 6:

After the installation has completed you should have the

VPNClient

file in your

Applications

folder;

double-click on this to run the VPN. Once it has finished loading, click on the

Import

button, and browse to

where you saved the Middlesex configuration file on your Macbook (e.g.—

mdxStudent-Wireless-HE.pcf

).

Click on the mounted disk, and then double-click on

Cisco VPN Client.mpkg

to start the installation

Double-click on

VPNClient

to start the program; Once the VPN

loads, click on Connect and enter your account details — you will

need to do this every time you want internet access on campus

Select the configuration file within the VPN Client, and click on

the

Connect

button in the top-left corner. Enter your PC/Athens

user ID and password details when prompted — you should then

be connected, and will have access to the internet.