Overview
Follow these steps to set up your Windows computer to use the WPA2-E encrypted campus wireless at UC San Diego, UCSD-PROTECTED.
Select your version of Windows:
Critical Concepts
Before you begin, you must have:
- An Active Directory (AD) username and password. Your username is usually the first part of your UCSD e-mail address (before the @ symbol). If you have forgotten your password, reset it at password.ucsd.edu.
- If you're using the wireless manufacturer's software program to control your wireless, see alternate instructions.
Steps to Take
Windows 10
- Click on the Wireless Network Connection icon on the bottom right of your screen near the system clock.
- Click on the UCSD-PROTECTED network.
- Ensure the "Connect automatically" box is checked and click Connect.
- Enter your Active Directory username and password.
Windows 8
Go to Settings
- Swipe from the right side of your tablet/phone
- For desktop and laptop machines, move your mouse pointer to the upper righthand corner of your screen
- Click on the settings (wheel Icon)
- Click on the Available Icon
- Click on UCSD-PROTECTED
- Click Connect
- Enter your AD (Active Directory) username and password
- Click OK
- Click Connect
Windows 7
- Click on the Wireless Network Connection icon on the bottom right of your screen near the system clock.
- Click on the UCSD-PROTECTED network.
- Ensure the "Connect automatically" box is checked and click Connect.
- If a "Windows Security Alert" window opens, please click the Connect button again.
- Enter your Active Directory username and password.
Windows 7 Phone
- Configure your Wi-Fi.
- Select Settings.
- Select Wi-Fi Settings.
- Make sure Wi-Fi is turned on with the use of the virtual sliding switch
- Select the encrypted wireless service.
- Select UCSD-PROTECTED.
If UCSD-PROTECTED isn’t on the list, you may need to move to another area with better connectivity.
- Configure UCSD-PROTECTED option.
- Username field: Enter your Active Directory username.
- Password field: Enter your Active Directory password.
- Select Done.
- Select Connect.
- Verify your connection. To verify you have a proper IP address once you are connected
- Select Settings.
- Select Wi-Fi.
- Make sure Wi-Fi is turned on with the use of the virtual sliding switch
- Select UCSD-PROTECTED
- IP address field will have a 128.xxx.xxx.xxx address
Third-Party Vendor Software
- Find the third-party software on your PC.
- Click the Start menu, and navigate to All Programs.
- Locate the software for your wireless card (the name will probably contain the word "wireless") and click to open.
Note: Your screens for configuring properties for WPA2-E will vary depending on the software, but use similar terms and field names for the settings.
- Configure wireless properties. Select the following settings:
- General settings:
- Wireless network name (SSID): UCSD-Protected
- Security settings:
- Network Authentication: WPA2 Enterprise
- Data Encryption: AES
- Select Enable 802.1x
- Authentication (EAP) type: Protected EAP (PEAP)
- EAP-MSCHAP v2 properties:
- User credentials (possible choices):
- Prompt each time I connect, or
- Uncheck "Automatically use my Windows login name and password"
- Username: Enter your Active Directory username
- Password: Enter your Active Directory password
- Domain: Leave blank
- PEAP server properties:
- Allow Intermediate Certificates: Leave blank
- Follow your software instructions to initiate wireless connections.