Before You Begin:

This Quicknote assumes that your wireless card is installed and configured according to the specifications provided by the manufacturer.  As you proceed through the steps below, some of the options may vary slightly.  However, we recommend that you make a note of these items in the event of unforeseen problems at a later date. This information might be valuable to the ITS HelpDesk consultant assisting you.

Locating Your Ethernet MAC Address:

Internal Wireless Card

  1. Click the Start button.
  2. Select Run. 
     
  3. Type command in the run box and press the Enter key.

  4. At the MS-DOS prompt type ipconfig /all then press the Enter key.

  5. Look for the text: Ethernet Adaptor Wireless Network Connection.
  6. Under this heading you will see your computers Physical Address this is your MAC address.   It will look something like this 44-45-53-54-00-00.  Write down the MAC address, you will need to register it next.

External Wireless Card

You should be able to find your MAC address simply by looking on the bottom of the wireless card.  Write down the MAC address, youll need to register it next

How to Register Your MAC Address:

For Students

  1. Login to SIS at www.umflint.edu/sis.
  2. Click on the link to Personal Information.
  3. Click on the link to My Campus Computer Account.
  4. Click on link to Register Wireless Device.
  5. Enter the MAC Address where prompted.
  6. Check the box stating you agree with the user agreement.

For Faculty

  1. Login to SIS at www.umflint.edu/sis.
  2. Click on the link to Personal Information.
  3. Click on the link to My Campus Computer Account.
  4. Click on link to Register Wireless Device.
  5. Enter the MAC Address where prompted.
  6. Check the box stating you agree with the user agreement.

Note: Faculty members can register up to 3 wireless devices at a given time.

For Staff

If you have an SIS account, please follow the directions for Faculty & Students. If you do not have an SIS account, in order to register your MAC address, you will have to contact the HelpDesk and place a work ticket.

Configuring Your Computer:

If your options in your Control Panel vary from the ones below you will want to switch your view from the Classic View to Category View.

  1. Click on your Start button.
  2. Select Control Panel.

  3. Click on Switch to Classic View if in category view.

  4. Double-click on Network Connection.

  5. Right Click on Wireless Network Connection and Left Click on Properties.

  6. Left Click on Wireless Network tab


    If the Wireless Networks tab is not shown.

    • Close the "Wireless Network Connection Properties menu"  
    • Click Start
    • Click Run 
    • Type "services.msc" 
    • Click OK 
    • Scroll down the list and stop on "Wireless Zero Configuration" 
    • Right-click "Wireless Zero Configuration"
    • Click Start
    • Reopen "Wireless Network Connection Properties menu"

  7. Under the Wireless Networks tab make sure Use Windows to configure my wireless network settings is checked.

  8. Left-click Add under Preferred networks:
  9. Under Network Name (SSID): enter UMF_BASIC.
  10. Check Connect even is this network is not broadcasting
  11. Under Data encryption, make sure disabled is selected.
  12. Left-click the Connection tab and make sure Connect when this network is in range is checked.

  13. Left-click OK.
  14. Left-cick OK.
  15. Open Internet Explorer.
  16. Hit Alt+T on your keyboard.
  17. Click the Tools menu.
  18. Click Internet Options.
  19. Click the Connections tab.
  20. Click the LAN Settings button.
  21. Check the box that says “Use automatic configuration script”. In the address, type in http://cache.umflint.edu/cache.pac. Click OK. 

  22. Click OK again.
  23. Close and Reopen Internet Explorer.
  24. When you open Internet Explorer, you will be prompted with a login box. Please type in your full email address, Uniqname@umflint.edu, and your LAN password. You LAN password is the same password you use for both Blackboard and Webmail. You will see this when you first open Internet Explorer. After you log in you can open as many tabs as you want and go anywhere within that window and you will not see that log in screen again. If you open up a new window, you will have to log in again.

    Your computer should now automatically connect to the wireless network; if it does not, right-click on Network Icon and chose connect.