Windows Vista and Windows 7 should be able to Connect to the OSU_Secure network with the automatic instructions below. If these instructions fail, you can try connecting to OSU_Secure manually
Connect Automatically
To connect to the OSU_Secure network:
- Click on your wireless network icon in your taskbar.
- Click on the OSU_Secure network in the list, and click the Connect button.
- A window should pop up asking for a username and password. Enter your ONID Username and ONID Password, and hit enter. Your computer should then connect to OSU_Secure.
Note: If you are unable to connect automatically, try the manual steps below:
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Connect Manually
Below are the manual steps to connect to OSU_Secure with Windows Vista/7. Please follow all directions closely for proper setup.
All of the images below can be clicked on if you need a larger view.
Step 1
Click Start, then click Control Panel. Once the Control Panel opens, click Network and Internet, then Network and Sharing Center, then on the left-hand side, click Manage Wireless Networks.
A list of your saved wireless networks (if any) should open up.
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Step 2
Click the Add button on this page.
Note: If OSU_Secure is already listed here (if you tried to add it already), delete it from the list before continuing to clear out any old settings.
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Step 3
A separate window should open. When it does, select Manually Create a Network Profile.
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Step 4
This will open a new connection box. Type in the following information:
- Network Name: OSU_Secure
- Security Type: WPA2_Enterprise
- Encryption Type: AES
Leave everything else the way it is. Once finished, it should look like the screenshot to the left (click on it for a larger view). Click the Next button when you are done.
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Step 5
A window should appear saying that you Successfully added OSU_Secure. Click the Change Connection Settings option, and a new settings window should open.
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Step 6
Click on the Security tab at the top, and verify that Security type is still WPA2-Enterprise, Encryption Type is still AES, and the Network Authentication Method is set to Microsoft: Protected EAP (PEAP).
Click on the Settings button next to the drop-down menu.
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Step 7
Un-check the box next to Validate Server Certificate.
Make sure that the Secure Authentication Method is set to Secure Password (EAP-MSCHAP v2), and then click the Configure button next to it.
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Step 8
Un-check the box next to Automatically use my Windows logon name and password.
Click OK three times to close the open settings windows.
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Step 9
You should be looking at the Successfully added OSU_Secure window again. Click Close to close this window.
Click on the wireless icon in the lower left-hand corner of your dock, select the OSU_Secure network from the list, and click Connect.
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Step 10
A box should pop up asking for network authentication credentials. Enter your ONID username in the top box, then your ONID password in the bottom box and click OK.
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Step 11
If it asks you to set a location for Secure, choose Public Network.
You should now be connected to the OSU_Secure network!
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