Secure Wireless Setup for Mac (Leopard) Users
- Turn Airport on.
- Select Open Network Preferences.
- A new window should appear. Click on the lock and enter your
password to edit settings. Click Advanced....
- A window titled Network should appear. Click on the 802.1X tab.
- Click the "+" button in the lower left corner and select "Add User Profile". Name it "WPA: Barnard Quad"
or something else you can remember as the secure wireless networks.
- Leave the username and password fields blank. (If you want your username and password to be saved on your computer, so that you do not have to sign in every time, however, fill these fields out with your username and password.)
- Under "Wireless Network", type in the name of the network that you wish to join (i.e. Barnard Quad, 616, Plimpton)
- Under "Authentication", make sure only TTLSis checked. Your settings should
now look like this:
- Select TTLS and click Configure.... A window titled "TTLS"
will pop up. Under "TTLS Inner Authentication", select PAP. Click OK.
- Click OK. Click Apply. Close the window.
- Click the Airport Icon and select the secure wireless network.
- Another window should pop up. Under User Name:
- Barnard students: Fill in your Barnard ID and password (same as for eBear and Webmail).
- Columbia students: Fill in your Cubmail address and password.
- Click OK.
- If you are connecting to secure wireless for the first time, a window asking to Verify
Certificate will pop up. Click Show Certificate.
- Select Always trust "panoptes.barnard.edu." You should now be connected to the secure wireless
network. The next time you reconnect to a secure wireless, you will not need to verify the certificate again.
If a problem occurs and you are disconnected, turn off and then turn on airport before selecting "Barnard Quad" or the name of your dorm's secure wireless network again.
If you need further support in setting up your wireless connection, please contact Barnard Resnet.