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MACINTOSHWIRELESSSET-UP

JoiningaMacintoshComputerwithanyversionofOS:1. Open“SystemPreferences”andchoose“Network”.Ontheleftsidemenu,

verifytheWi-Fi(Airport)isturnedon.Ifitisnot,clickthebutton“TurnWi-FiOn”.Also,checkthebox“ShowWi-FiStatusInMenuBar”.

2. CloseSystemPreferences.3. Clickthe“Airport”Iconinthemenubar.4. Choosethe“eduroam”wirelessnetwork.Youwillbeaskedto“Authenticate

tonetwork-OhioUniversity”.ClickContinue.5. Youwillhavetotypeyour“OHIOEmailAddress”([email protected])"

andyour“OHIOIDpassword”.Alsoclick“ConnectAutomatically”.6. Acceptthenewsecuritycertificate.7. Ifpromptedtoupdateyourtrustsettings,enteryourcomputerusername

andpassword.Click“Continue”.8. EnjoytheNextGenwireless!

HOWTOFIXWI-FIISSUES:Forget&Re-AddTheOHIOnetworkHowtodeleteandre-addthe“eduroam”WirelessNetworkIfyourcomputerhastroubleconnectingorstayingconnectedtothe“eduroam”wirelessnetwork,tryresettingyourcomputersWi-Fiprofile:1. MakesureyouhaveconnectedyourMactothe“eduroam”

wirelessnetworkatleastoncebeforeproceeding.2. OpenSystemPreferencesandchooseNetwork.Ontheleftside

menu,verifytheWi-Fi(Airport)isturnedon.Ifitisnot,clickthebutton“TurnWi-FiOn”.

3. IntheboxNetworkName:Choose“eduroam”.4. Choosetheadvancedtabonthebottomright.5. Choose“eduroam”underpreferrednetworks.6. Pressthe“-“(minus)keytodeletethe“eduroam”.7. Click“OK”.8. Click“Apply”andclosethe“Network”preferencepane.9. Clickthe“Airport”Iconinthemenubar.10. Choosethe“eduroam”wirelessnetwork.Youwillbeaskedto

“Authenticatetonetwork-OhioUniversity”.ClickContinue.11. Youwillhavetotypeyour“OHIOEmailAddress”(OHIO

[email protected])"andyour“OHIOIDpassword”.Alsoclick“ConnectAutomatically”.

12. Acceptthenewsecuritycertificate.

13. Ifpromptedtoupdateyourtrustsettings,enteryourcomputerusernameandpassword.Click“Continue”.

14. EnjoytheNextGenwireless!• Iftheproblempersists,continuetostep15.

15. IntheFinderMenu,choose“Go”,andthenchoose“Utilities”.16. DoubleClickon“KeychainAccess”.17. UnderCategory,chooseCertificates(NOTMyCertificates)18. Verifythatyouonlyhaveonesecurelogin.oit.ohio.eduentry:

• Ifyouhaveoneentry,skiptostep7.• Ifyouhavemorethanone,deleteallsecurelogin.oit.ohio.edu

entries,reconnecttothe“eduroam”Wi-Fi,typeyour“OHIOEmailAddress”([email protected])"andyour“OHIOIDpassword”.

• Acceptthenewsecuritycertificate.19. Double-clicksecurelogin.oit.ohio.edu20. ClickthetrianglenexttoTrust21. Usethedrop-downmenustochangethefollowingattributesto

AlwaysTrust:• SecureSocketsLayer(SSL)• ExtensibleAuthentication(EAP)• X.509BasicPolicy

22. ClosethedialogboxandenteryourMac'spasswordtoconfirmthechanges.

23. EnjoytheNextGenwireless!

WORKAROUNDFORAPPLEWIFIBUGiPhoneoriPadWiFitroubles?Trydeletingandre-addingyourWiFisettings.

HowtofixdroppedconnectionsonaMaclaptop:IfyourMaclaptoprandomlydropsitsOHIOwirelessconnection,followthestepsthestepsintheForget&Re-AddTheOHIOnetworkintheprevioussection.