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- Click on the wireless network icon in the bottom right corner and choose View Available Wireless Networks.
![View Available Wireless Networks]( "View Available Wireless Networks")
- In the window that opens, click Change Advanced Settings.
![Available Wirless Networks Window]( "Available Wirless Networks Window")
- Go to the Wireless Networks tab and click Add. If you are not able to get to the Wireless Networks tab, you may need to enable the Wireless Zero Configuration.
![Wireless Networks Tab]( "Wireless Networks Tab")
- Fill in the following information:
- Network Name: UofT
- Network Authentication: WPA2
- Data Encryption: AES
![Wireless Network Properties Association Tab]( "Wireless Network Properties Association Tab")
- Go to the Authentication tab. Under EAP type, select Protected EAP (PEAP). Click the Properties button.
![Wireless Network Properties Authentication Tab]( "Wireless Network Properties Authentication Tab")
- In the properties window, ensure that Validate server certificate is checked.
Check Connect to these Servers and type radius.wireless.utoronto.ca
Put a check beside AddTrust External CA Root
For Select Authentication Method choose Secured Password (EAP-MSCHAP v2).
Click the Configure button.
![Protected EAP Properties Window]( "Protected EAP Properties Window")
- Uncheck Automatically use my windows logon name and password. Click OK.
![EAP MSCHAPv2 Properties Window]( "EAP MSCHAPv2 Properties Window")
- Click OK, then OK again. You should be back in the Wireless Network Connection Properties window and UofT should show up in the Preferred networks list.
![Wireless Network Connection Properties Window]( "Wireless Network Connection Properties Window")
Click OK to close this window.
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Connecting and Reconnecting
- To connect to the UofT network, mouse over the wireless network icon until you see the alert message shown at right. Click on the bubble to bring up the authentication window.
![Wireless Network Configuration Mouseover]( "Wireless Network Configuration Mouseover")
- Enter your UTORid and password. Click OK.
![Enter Credentials Window]( "Enter Credentials Window")
- You will see a Validate Server Certificate window. Click OK.
![Validate Server Certificate Window]( "Validate Server Certificate Window")
- You will see a status window showing the attempt to authenticate. The wireless icon at the bottom right will show activity when connected.
![Waiting for network to be ready. . .]( "Waiting for network to be ready. . .")
Wireless Zero Configuration
To enable the Wireless Zero Configuration service, follow the steps below.
- Click on the Start button and select Run. In the field that comes up, type services.msc. Click OK.
- You will now be presented with a list of all the Windows services currently running on your computer. Scroll to the bottom of the list, right-click on the Wireless Zero Configuration, and select Start. Do not modify or stop any other services or you may impair the functionality of your computer.