How to Connect to the New Wireless Network (Win7/Vista):
The following instructions work for both wesfacstaff and wesstudent. Connect to the appropriate network. Your credentials will dictate your access. Student accounts cannot use wesfacstaff nor faculty/staff accounts use wesstudent. The below screen shots show wesstudent but are the same for wesfacstaff.
Right click on the wireless network icon in the system tray.
Click on Open Network and Sharing Center
You should see this window open on your screen:
Click on Manage Wireless Networks on the right hand side.
You should now see the list of wireless networks your computer has saved.
Look for the network wesstudent or wesfacstaff if it is visible. If not, click the add button at the top left and look for the network. It should pop up if you are in range. If it does not, this window should appear:
Click on Manually Create a Network Profile. An information entry box should appear:
Enter wesstudent or wesfacstaff. Set Security Type to WPA2-Enterprise, Encryption Type to AES. Click next.
Click on Change Connection Settings. Some changes still need to be made. The following window will appear (If the network name was available earlier in Manage Wireless Networks, Right click on wesstudent or wesfacstaff and click on properties to see this window):
Click on the Security Tab
Make sure your security type is WPA2-Enterprise and Encryption Type is AES
Network Authentication Method should also be set to Microsoft: Protected EAP (PEAP) and make sure you check the box underneath to Remember my credentials…
Click on Settings
Scroll down the Trusted Root Certification Authorities List
Check the box next to Thawte Premium Server CA
Make sure the Authentication Method is Secured password (EAP-MSCHAP v2)
Click configure
Uncheck the box in the popup window. Click ok
Close out of all of the windows, making sure to click “OK” for each one when closing.
Windows will proceed to ask you for additional login information.
Enter your Wesleyan username and password as you normally would.
Windows will connect to the network and Cisco should open.
Cisco may ask for you to update. Click ok.
Once the update is finished, Cisco should automatically connect to the network.
Agree to the terms and conditions.
You are now connected to the Network!