Wireless Information and Setup

• Who can use the network?
• Configuring your computer
• Wireless VPN Setup Guides

Who can use the network?

The University wireless network is available to all members of the University. You will need to have a UniKey account to get to websites other than the wireless site.

Use of the University wireless network implies your acceptance of the Code of Conduct. You must not continue to use the University wireless network if you do not agree to these conditions.

Configuring your computer

University access points use the 802.11b "wifi" standard. You will need a notebook equipped to support this standard. Many recent notebook computers are sold "wireless ready" and will work with the University network. For older notebooks you may need to acquire a wireless card. Cards which only support 802.11a will not work on the University network. Cards which support 802.11b or 802.11g are compatible. The teminology used with wireless cards varies significantly between systems. In configuring wireless on your computer you will therefore need to choose those options which best match the following information.

• The University wireless network does not use the standard in-built 802.11 security.
• Data encryption must be "disabled".
• Network authentication should be "open" not "shared". [No network keys or certificates are required.]
• Your wireless connection should not be connected to a "bridge".
• Do not allow interconnection sharing - don't allow others to access the Internet through your computer.
• Your Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties should be set to use DHCP
  This can be achieved by choosing a setting such as: obtain your IP address (and DNS server address) automatically; or use a server-assigned IP address
• Do not set your wireless connection to ad hoc or computer-to-computer.
  Choose instead (if the options are available) connect to access point only, or infrastructure.
• The University wireless network is known as “usyd” and should be broadcasted to your wireless card.
• If you are asked "does this connection access the Internet?", indicate that it does.

Wireless VPN Setup Guides

The basic wireless connection has restricted access to the wireless setup pages and most on-campus secure (https) sites. E.g. The University's secure web mail service is available and eLearning (WebCT) is available.
In order to access the Internet you will need to:

• enable the VPN option on your UniKey account
• if you are a staff member, make sure your account has been added to a departmental account group. Contact the Helpdesk if you are not sure of this.
• If you are a student, ensure you have sufficient credit on your Unikey account
• download and run the Cisco VPN Client

In the table below are links to the different versions of the wireless setup guides.

Eduroam

eduroam (EDUcation ROAMing) is a global initiative, forming an agreement between educational and research institutions to share wireless access enabling inter-institutional roaming.

• When visiting participating institutions, University of Sydney students and staff can connect to the eduroam network using their usual username and password (eg: username@usyd.edu.au)
• Visitors to the University of Sydney from participating institutions can access the eduroam network using the login credentials from their home institution.

Eduroam info page
Eduroam Setup Guide for Mac OSX
Eduroam Setup Guide for iPhone
Eduroam Setup Guide for XP