Student Life - Wireless

Wireless Enabling for Students Devices at MAC

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Students Connecting To MAC’s Wireless Network

This page outlines the procedure for joining the wireless network here at Mount Aspiring College and also configure your Personal (or P:) drive.

Firstly, there are four parameters that have to be met before access to the wireless network here at MAC can be granted.

• You must be the owner of the device you wish to connect.
• Ensure the machine you want to use is wireless enabled and in working order. Look for a symbol or a button like the one shown as a graphic (it varies slightly from model to model but enabling wireless normally starts by pushing the button so that a coloured light shows).
• You must have an accepted Anti-Virus (AV) programme installed, running, updated and with a current (non trial) license to run until December 2010. The programme must also be set to automatically scan and update at least weekly.
  For Windows users, for a list of accepted software visit the following website:
  http://support.microsoft.com/kb/49500
  Mac users also have to have current and working AV. If you do not carry a programme and a license the college recommends the free software Avast.
  If you do not have Anti-Virus installed, working and updated, you will not be given network access.
• The Windows machine operating system must be at least XP Service Pack 3 and the Macintosh laptop must be OS X.

Once the above parameters have been met and you are presented with wireless networks that are available bring your machine to the Server Room to have a security key entered.

Below are some examples of how the wireless network will be detected.

At this time confirmation of the above will take place and your details will be recorded into the database. This should not take place during lesson time, as you may be required to wait for some time.

Machines should only be brought to the Server Room at 3.30pm on school days. Please be prepared to wait as the process can often take some time.

You have now joined MAC’s wireless network, you will need to set up the following:

1. Change the proxy settings within your web browser (IE, Firefox, Chrome, Safari, etc.) to access the internet.
2. Access to your school account ‘P’ drive.

How to Change Web Browser Proxy Settings

Detailed information for adjusting your Proxy Settings are on the following page of our website:

www.mtaspiring.school.nz/studentlife/proxysettings.asp

Follow the instructions for your appropriate web browser. You will need the proxy settings here at MAC which are the following:

Address: 172.31.232.250

Port: 3128

Proxy exceptions are: 10.*; 172.*; enjoy.mtaspiring.school.nz

Examples of Internet Explorer and OS X are shown in these images.

When you restart your browser you will be prompted for a username and password. Enter your school computer logon username and password.

You are now all done. Enjoy!

How to Set Up Your Personal (P:) Drive

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