Configuring Wireless at Home December 13, 2006
Posted by admin in : FAQ, Software , trackbackIf you have high speed Internet access (DSL or Cable) we highly recommend that you purchase an inexpensive wireless access point to connect to your Internet Connection. Wireless access points are inexpensive and easy to configure. One that provides many other services such as virus scan and firewall is the DLink Secure Spot . It’s $99 and had a yearly subscription fee, but we think it is well worth it to protect your home computers. We recommend that you hide the SSID of your wireless access point and enable 128 bit WEP encryption. Please see your router documentation on how to configure and enable these services.
Once configured, ThinkVantage Access Connections will automatically switch between your home access point and the school’s wireless network.
To create a new connection connect to your access point, follow these directions:
- Click on the IBM Access Connections Icon in your task tray and Select Launch ThinkVantage Access Connections (or go to Start -> All Programs -> ThinkVantage -> Access Connections):
- Click on the manage button on the top toolbar:
- Click on Profile Action >> Create
- Type in the name of your home connection and press next
- At this point, you can enter your Wireless router SSID (name) or click on Find Network to browse to find your network. To configure Wireless Security such as WEP, select the pull down under number “4. Wireless security type” and select Properties to configure.
- At this point, you should click on the Settings button to the right of the Network Security check box and check all of these buttons, if you are not going to be using any of those services. By Enabling the Windows Firewall you help protect yourself from Spyware and Virus’.
- Next, in the Customize Internet Explorer or Firefox Browser area, you should check both boxes, add the Collegiate Connect homepage: http://www.collegiateschool.org/podium. (or a homepage of your choice).
- You should now click on the Settings button to the right of the Overrider proxy configuration button and check the Automatically detect settings checkbox at the top and the Bypass proxy server for local addresses box at the bottom. All other boxes should be unchecked. If you don’t follow these steps, you will receive this error.
- Now click OK
- and Finish.
You are now ready to use this connection. To enable it, click on the Access Connections Button (below) and select your network from the list.
For more information, click on the IBM Access Connections Icon on the task bar and select ‘Launch IBM Access Connections’. Then select Help -> Help from the menu.
As always, please feel free to contact a member of the Technology Department as well.
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