Connecting Ubuntu LINUX to the Wireless Network?

Requirements

• If you do not have a WPI account, please visit Wireless Guest Access for further information.
• Make sure that the date, time and timezone are properly set. Proper time and timezone are required for wireless encryption.

Ubuntu Ubuntu version 9.04 or greater is required.

Instructions - Manual Configuration

Step 1 - Registration Warning

If you have not registered your device in the Wireless: Mobile Wireless Systems IP Range through the Network Registration page, you should do so now. Connect to the open WPI-Wireless-Setup wifi network and do the following:

1. Visit http://netreg.wpi.edu/ and login with your WPI Username and Password
2. Quick Registration will identify you
3. Select IP Range Wireless: Mobile Wireless Systems
4. Name the computer and choose an Operating System
5. Wait up to 30 minutes to process the registration

If the Quick Registration is not displayed, please refer to Registering a computer for use on the Wireless Network for help.

Step 2 - Download Certificates

Download the following files and place them in your home directory:

• Network Operations CA Certificate File
• Wireless User Public Certificate and Private Key File - .P12 format

Step 3 - Connect to WPI-Wireless

Step 4 - Configure Wireless

Use the following settings:

• Wireless Security: WPA & WPA2 Enterprise
• Authentication: TLS
• Identity: Your WPI email address
• User Certificate: Do Not Set
• CA certificate: UnsupportedDevice-CA-1.crt
• Private key: UnsupportedDevice.p12
• Private key password: Located here

Step 5 - Success!

You should now be successfully connected to WPI-Wireless. If you edit your configuration, you should see the following settings: