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XpressConnect for Windows XP

System requirements: Windows

Description:

"UTA Wireless Setup" provides access to XpressConnect, an automatic configuration utility that will configure your system to connect to the UTA wireless network.

This document provides a step-by-step guide to using XpressConnect for setup of a wireless connection under Windows XP and assumes several things:

• You have an 802.11a/b/g compatible wireless network adapter and it has been properly installed;
• You have a fair understanding of the Windows operating system;
• You have a clean default installation of Windows XP.

How to Use:

1. Click on the Start button, Settings, and select Control Panel.
2. Select Network Connections (Click for more information about Control Panel Views).
3. Double-click on your Wireless Network Connection.
4. Click View Wireless Networks.
5. Select UTAwireless Setup (You may need to click Refresh network list).
6. Click the Connect button, and click Connect Anyway in the warning popup.
7. Open a web browser. You should be greeted with a welcome page.
8. Click the check box to accept the EULA, then click Start >.
9. Choose either UTA Auto Login or UTA Web Login, then click Continue >.

10. For "UTA Auto Login":

    1. If you want to be automatically connected at startup, leave the Automatically submit credentials box checked; otherwise, uncheck the box.
    2. Enter your NetID and password , then click Continue >.
    3. If necessary, click Retry to finish the connection process. You should now be redirected to the OIT Computer Usage Policy web page.
    4. Click Done in the XpressConnect window to exit the XpressConnect application.

    For "UTA Web Login":

    1. Enter your NetID and password , then click Continue >.
    2. If necessary, click Retry to finish the connection process.
    3. The "UTA Web Login" Wireless Network Login page should open in a new window.
    4. Enter your NetID and password and click Submit.
    5. You should now be redirected to the OIT Computer Usage Policy web page.
    6. Click Done in the XpressConnect window to exit the XpressConnect application.