CUHSD Wireless Network
Windows XP laptop configuration of the wireless network.

Pre-requisite: Wireless Network Card MUST support WPA authentication & TKIP encryption. Please refer to you computer manual or wireless card manual for information. 

Step 1 - Installing District CA Root Certificate.

Before you configure your laptop for use on the District Wireless LAN, you will need to install the 'District CA Root Certificate'. Without this CA Root Certificate, you will not securely authenticate to the District Wireless LAN.

CA Certificate file    -  CUHSD -Wireless CA Certificate file


Download the CA Root Certificate file to your local PC, using the link above.

Double-click the CA Root Certificate file.

Click Install Certificate.....

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On the 'Welcome to the Certificate Import Wizard' screen, click Next.

At the 'Certificate Store' screen, check that 'Automatically select the certificate store based on the type of certificate' is selected and click Next.

On the 'Completing the Certificate Import Wizard' screen, click Finish.

At the 'Root Certificate Store' window, click Yes. A message is displayed confirming the import was successful.

Click 'OK' to close message and 'OK' to close the Certificate Information window.

The 'CUHSD CA Root Certificate' is now installed onto your laptop.
 

Step 2 - Configure the Client

Right click the Wireless Network Icon in the System Tray, and select 'View Available Wireless Networks'.

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Click 'Change Advance Settings' from the Wireless Network Connection Box.  

Select the 'Wireless Networks' Tab.

The 'Use Windows to configure my wireless network settings' box should be ticked.

Under 'Preferred networks', click Add

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In the Wireless Network Properties Box:-

  • Enter ‘staff’ for teachers and staff or ‘students’ for students into the 'Network name (SSID)' box.
  • Select WPA for Network authentication
  • Select TKIP for Data encryption.

NOTE: If the WPA and TKIP options do not appear in the drop-down boxes either,  Please refer to the computer manual to upgrade your

wireless network card.

 

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Select the Authentication Tab at the top of the Wireless Network Properties Box.

Then select Protected EAP (PEAP) for EAP Type, and unclick all other boxes.

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Click Properties.

You will now see the Protected EAP Properties.Ensure ‘Validate Server Certificate’ is ticked

Scroll down the list of Trusted Root Certification Authorities until you find ‘cuhsd-prime’. Tick the box to the left of it.

Ensure all other boxes are un-ticked.

Select ‘Secured password (EAP-MSCHAP v2)’ from the ‘Select Authentication Method’ drop down box and then click Configure.

A new box will pop up

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Ensure that ‘Automatically use my Windows logon name and password (and domain if any)’ is un-ticked and click OK.

Click OK again to exit the ‘Protected EAP Properties’ window

Click OK again to exit the ‘Wireless network properties’ window.

A bubble pop up in the bottom right of your desktop in your system tray

Click the bubble and a log in box will be displayed

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Enter your District user name and password in to the boxes provided, leaving the ‘Login Domain’ box empty. Click OK.

Remember, to configure the TCP/IP protocol for your Wireless LAN card, to obtain configuration automatically from the DHCP server.

 

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Coverage Areas
Boynton
Branham
Camden
Del Mar
District Office
Leigh
Prospect
Westmont

Setup Instructions:
Windows XP
Windows VISTA
MAC OS X
Windows Mobile