University of Wolverhampton

IT Self Help

Follow these steps to get connected ........

  1. Get what you need

Check the requirements on the 'What you Need' page.

  1. Install / Set up your wireless adapter

Please read and follow the installation instructions that come with your wireless hardware.

Our current networks do not use WEP, the encryption system built into all cards, so turn that off. Windows XP will only use a connection without WEP security if you tell it to do so. You'll get a similar warning from Vista, asking if you want to use an unsecured network.

  1. Be in the right location

If you want to connect to the wireless network, be in a wireless hotspot, and check that you can see the University wireless network - "wolfradiolan".

If you want to connect to a wired point in your bedroom in University Accommodation, connect your Ethernet cable between your computer and the socket.

  1. Access the Internet by loading a web browser

The first time you try and access the Internet, you will be guided through the University's Network Authorisation process. You'll be asked to install some software called the Clean Access Agent, and your computer will be checked to ensure it is safe to join the network. This is to protect your computer and the University networks from virus infections and other malicious software.

If your computer doesn't pass the security checks, you will be guided through the installation of what is required.

  1. Give it a try

As soon as your computer has passed the security checks, you should be able to use the Internet as normal.

 

  • Date: 19th August 2010
  • Last reviewed: 17th November 2011