Connecting to the Kenyon Residential Wireless Network
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If you have a mobile PC, you can see a list of available wireless networks, and then connect to one of those networks, no matter where you are. The wireless networks appear only if your computer has a wireless network adapter installed and the adapter is on.
Wireless in the Residential halls is named krsnt-g. Wireless in the Academic Buildings is named KenyonWireless. Instructions on connecting to wireless in the academic buildings can be found at Connecting to the Kenyon Wireless Network (Academic and Administrative Buildings).
Macintosh OS X 10.x:
Turn on your Airport card. This is an option when you click on the Airport icon in the menu bar.
If you don't see the Airport Icon, open your System Preferences, go to the Network Preferences, and open the Airport tab. Make sure Show AirPort status in menu bar is checked. The option to show that icon is at the bottom of the page.
Your Airport card should automatically sense the Kenyon Residential Wireless Network. It will show up in the Airport menu as krsnt-g. Select krsnt-g from the menu.
Log in through Bluesocket (Academic buildings) and you're ready to go! Your web browser should automatically direct you to the correct authentication source.
Your Network Preferences for Airport should be the same as the network preferences for Ethernet in Configure Macintosh OS X 10.x for SNAP.
Windows Vista:
Enable your wireless network card if needed. Click Start,Control Panel, Network and Internet, Network and Sharing Center. Choose Manage wireless networks.
Select krsnt-g from the list of available networks and click OK.
When connecting to a new network, Windows Vista may prompt you to select a network location. Click on the Public Location selection. This will help protect your computer from viruses or spyware that might be circulating on the Student network.
Your TCP/IP preferences for your wireless card should be the same as the TCP/IP preferences for Ethernet found in Windows Vista (32-bit) Setup for SNAP.
Windows XP:
Go to Network Connections (in the Network and Internet Connections window of the Control Panel) and make sure that your wireless network card is installed and enabled.
If you have a wireless network icon in your system tray (found in the lower right corner of your screen near the clock, sometimes called the notification area), it should automatically sense the network and notify you. (The text of the message may be different, but it will be similar to this:)
Select krsnt-g from the list of available networks and click OK.
Log in through Bluesocket (Academic buildings) and you're ready to go! Your web browser should automatically direct you to the correct authentication source.
Your TCP/IP preferences for your wireless card should be the same as the TCP/IP preferences for Ethernet found in Configure Windows XP Networking for use with SNAP.