WPA Wireless Installation

These directions will walk you through the Apple iOS wireless configuration process. This includes the iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad. Please note that due to the widely varying nature of mobile devices, we cannot fully support wireless on them. The directions offered here are provided on an AS-IS basis.

Requirements:

NOTE - Your wireless card needs to be registered through WPI Network Registration (http://netreg.wpi.edu/) prior to working on the WPI Wireless Network.

Setup of WPI Wireless Network

  1. Make sure your device's clock is set to the correct date and time.
  2. Find your iOS device's wireless MAC address.
  3. Make sure your iOS device's wireless MAC address is registered through WPI Network Registration.
  4. Wait 30 minutes for your registration to become active.

Depending on your configuration, you may choose one of two methods to install the wireless configuration. If your device has some other form of connectivity that you can use, such as a 3G connection or you use wireless at home, you may use the Direct Download directions.

If, on the other hand, you do not have any other convenient form of connectivity, you may instead download the certificate using a Mac or PC and the iPhone Configuration Utility.

Downloading on Devices With Existing Connectivity

  1. Using your device's existing Internet access, browse to the WPI Wireless Networking Certificate Files secure download page.
  2. Log in using your CCC account.
  3. From the Apple Mobile Devices running iOS section, download the Wireless Configuration File and make a note of the Wireless User Certificate Password at the top of the page which is needed to unlock the certificate file.
  4. Open the file. You will be prompted to install the profile. Select Install and proceed with Installing a Downloaded Profile.

Downloading on Devices via iPhone Configuration Utility

  1. Using a Mac or PC that is already on the Internet, browse to the WPI Wireless Networking Certificate Files secure download page.
  2. Log in using your CCC account.
  3. From the Apple Mobile Devices running iOS section, download the Wireless Configuration File and make a note of the Wireless User Certificate Password at the top of the page which is needed to unlock the certificate file.
  4. Launch the iPhone Configuration Utility. If you do not have it installed, you may download it from Apple. In the Library pane, select "Configuration Profiles".

  5. Select File, Add to Library, and open the downloaded mobileconfig profile.

  6. You should now have the WPI Wireless profile listed in your library.

  7. Connect your device to the PC. After a few moments, it should show up as an available device in the Devices section of the iPhone Configuration Utility.

  8. Select the Configuration Profiles tab, highlight the WPI Wireless profile out of the list, and click on the Install button.

  9. Proceed with Installing a Downloaded Profile on the device.

Installing a Downloaded Profile

  1. When prompted on the device, tap Install. If you already have a configuration in place for the WPI-Wireless network, you will be prompted to either replace the existing configuration or to keep your current one. Choose Replace

  2. When prompted, confirm installation of the Root Certificate by tapping Install Now.

  3. You will be prompted to enter a password for the identity certificate. Enter the Wireless User Certificate Password from the Certificate Files secure download page.

  4. The profile should then be successfully installed. When WiFi is enabled, your device should automatically connect to the WPI-Wireless network.