WIRELESS ACCESS FAQ

UH Manoa Wireless Network

What is Wireless access?

Wireless access allows you to connect your laptop computer to a network using radio waves instead of a cable. This means, for example, that you can surf the Web or do your email while sitting under the trees on the Mall in front of Hamilton Library.

Where does Wireless access work?

Initially, wireless access will be installed on the Manoa campus on McCarthy Mall from the front of Paradise Palms to the Art Building and then to Kuykendall Hall and the front of Campus Center. See map [http://www.hawaii.edu/wireless/wireless.gif]

What do I need to access the Wireless network?

- Portable Computer
- A Wireless PC Card (802.11b certified)
- A Valid ITS Username (available from http://www.hawaii.edu/infotech/yourusername.html)
- Access Validation (12-hour time limit per session - available from http://www.hawaii.edu/wireless/validate.html)
- One of these Web Browsers (required for authentication)
- PC users (Internet Explorer 5.5 or Netscape Communicator 4.77)
- MAC users (Internet Explorer 5.01-Preferred or Netscape Communicator 4.76)

How do I access the wireless network?

For PC users:

1. Verify that your Wireless PC card is working.
2. Go to an area where the wireless network is available.
3. Open Netscape or Internet Explorer. You should see a "YOU ARE BEING CONNECTED" page, then the login page.
4. Enter your valid ITS username and password.
You should be able to access the network once you are validated.

For MacIntosh users:

1. Verify that your Wireless card is working.
2. Go to an area where the wireless network is available.
3. Click the Airport icon and select Other.
If Other does not appear, select Open AirPort instead. Check the box next to Allow selection of closed networks. Close the AirPort window and start over.
4. Enter the Network name and password (available from http://www.hawaii.edu/wireless/validate.html)
5. Open Netscape or Internet Explorer. You should see a "YOU ARE BEING CONNECTED" page, then the login page.
6. Enter your valid ITS username and password.
7. You should be able to access the network once you are validated.

How do I get help?

UH Wireless Network Home [http://www.hawaii.edu/wireless/]
ITS Help Desk in Keller 105 - Phone: 956-8883 Email: help@hawaii.edu

How do I set up my computer to use the wireless network?

Install your wireless card according to the manufacturer's instructions. After the card is installed, use the following to configure your computer. More information on wireless cards [http://www2.hawaii.edu/wireless/aboutcards.html]

For PC Users:

This information is extracted from:
Linksys: http://www.hawaii.edu/itsdocs/win/wlsslnks.pdf
ORiNOCO: http://www.hawaii.edu/itsdocs/win/wlssornc.pdf
Linksys PC Card
For Windows click on Start> Settings > Network and Dial-up Connections > Local Area Connection.
In the Properties window:
Authentication Algorithm - WECA
Channel - 09
Fragmentation Threshold - 2432
Network Type - Infrastructure
Power Save Mode - Disabled
Preamble Mode - Long Tx Preamble
RTS Threshold - 2432
SSID - Network Name from http://www.hawaii.edu/wireless/validate.html
Use Wep - 40 bit

ORiNOCO PC Card
For Windows click Start button > Programs > ORiNOCO.
Go to Actions > Add/Edit Configuration Profile.
The Default profile should already be set to Access Point.
Click on the Edit Profile button below.
Basic - Network name from http://www.hawaii.edu/wireless/validate.html
Encryption - Enable Data Security
Key 1 - Use Alphanumeric Characters (0-9, a-z)
Key 1 - Password from http://www.hawaii.edu/wireless/validate.html

For MacIntosh users:

This information on wireless for MacIntosh is extracted from: http://www.hawaii.edu/wireless/wlssmac.pdf
Click on Apple menu > Control Panels > TCP/IP
Go to File > Configurations. Highlight Default and click Duplicate
Type UH Wireless and click OK. Click Make Active.
Connect via - AirPort [PC Card]
Configure - select Using DHCP server
Name server addr:
128.171.3.13
128.171.1.1
Search domains
hawaii.edu

Note: If you use want to use your regular Internet connection, you must switch the TCP/IP configuration back to Default. Switch to UH Wireless when using the wireless campus network.