Wireless Networking

Wireless access is available over most of Tate Lab. We continue to add coverage as needed (let us know if the signal is poor in a particular area). Most of the building now supports 802.11a and 802.11b/g wireless standards.

• Note that Windows file sharing is not available between wireless and wired networks (with the exception of our “PUBLIC” server for printing).

Connect to the wireless network named “Physics”.

No network registration is required; instead you simply “log in” to the wireless network after connecting to it. Until you do this, you will be unable to access any service other than the network login web page.

• Open a web browser window, and visit any web page.
• You will be redirected to our network login page.
• Enter your University of Minnesota Internet username and password or your Physics username and password.
  • Visitors - if you do not have a Physics or University account, please consult our Guest Network Access page.

Note that on this wireless network, your transmitted traffic is unencrypted, leading to privacy and security concerns.

Your access is kept open until you disconnect from the wireless network for 10-15 minutes.

With the “PhysicsWPA” network, you authenticate using your stored physics username and password, and an encrypted connection is created, which is (almost) as secure as a wired connection.

Connect to the wireless network named “PhysicsWPA” using the following settings: WPA2, AES, PEAP (mschapv2).

More specific directions for connecting using various systems are given below:

• Windows XP
• Windows Vista
• Mac OSX
• Ubuntu Linux 7.04+
• Windows Mobile 6
• Nokia N800 (and N770/N810?)

PhysicsWPA uses your Physics account. Your University internet (x.500) account does not work for the PhysicsWPA network.

Note - you need to have changed your Physics password within the last few years to be able to log in to the WPA network, otherwise we may not have the correct information stored to authenticate you.