This was configured and documented on a Windows XP SP2 computer. If you do not have Windows XP SP2 installed this should still work, but you may have to adapt these settings to your computer as SP2 significantly changed the Windows wireless client. This document assumes that you have already successfully setup your wireless network card.

• Access the Network Connections folder. There are quite a few ways to access this depending on how your computer has been customized. These instructions assume a default Windows XP Start Menu configuration.

• Click on Start.
• Move the mouse to the words "Connect To".
• Click on your network card. Usually this is called "Wireless Network Connection" as shown in the picture above.

• In the box that appears on your desktop, click "Change advanced settings" on the left side.

• Click on the "Wireless Networks" tab.

• Click the "Add" button.

• Enter J*5903GDF%!!PMN into the "Network name (SSID):" field.
• Click on the "Authentication" tab.

• In the "EAP type:" dropdown box select "Protected EAP (PEAP)".
• Uncheck the box labeled "Authenticate as computer when computer information is available".
• Click the "Properties" button.

• Check the "Connect to these servers:" box.
• In the field below that enter the following:
  sentry.uth.tmc.edu;gadmnetops3.hsc.uth.tmc.edu (***No spaces).
  
• In the list of Trusted Root Certification Authorities scroll down until you see "Secure Server Certification Authority" and check the box next to it.
• Check the box labeled "Do not prompt user to authorize new servers or trusted certification authorities".
• Check the box next to "Enable Fast Reconnect".
• Click Configure.

• Uncheck the box labeled "Automatically use my Windows logon name and password (and domain if any)".
• Click OK.
• Click OK.
• Click OK.
• Click OK.

• Now, when your computer is in range of the UTHSCH network you will see the balloon shown above pop up from the system tray.
• Click on it.

• Enter your user name. (What is my UTHSCH username and password?)
• Enter your password.
• Leave the "Logon domain:" blank.
• Click OK.

If you've set up your connection correctly, you should see the balloon shown above pop up from the system tray. This means you have successfully configured your computer to work on the UTHSCH wireless network. If you do not see this pop up, check and make sure you have the correct password. If that is ok, walk through these steps again to make sure you didn't miss anything. Each step is important.

At this point you are connected to the UTHSCH wireless network, but there is another issue to address. The WindowsXP wireless client contains a bug where the client cannot handle changing passwords. Because UTHSCH policy requires users change their passwords periodically, if you stop now your wireless will work until you are forced to change your password. The following instructions are a workaround devised by IT Security to address this problem.

NOTE: The following instructions assume that the user implementing this workaround is a machine administrator. If your particular situation involves users who are not machine administrators, please contact Trey Dismukes in IT Security, and he will work with your department to find a workaround for this issue.

• Right click on the image above and select Save-as from the menu that appears.

• Click on the "Desktop" button on the left, and click Save.
• Click Save.

• Click on Start, and then select Run from the Start Menu.
• In the box that pops up, type "C:\Windows\tasks" and click OK.

• Drag the file you saved to your desktop to this window, and let go.
• Double-click on "Clean EAP Credentials from the Registry".

• Click on "Set Password".

• Enter your Windows logon password in the two boxes (NOT necessarily your wireless LDAP password).
• Click OK.

At this point the workaround is complete. If you have any problems with this guide please contact Trey Dismukes.