Connecting to wireless

ANU students, staff and affiliates can access the ANU wireless network from many areas across campus.  To use the network you will need: 

• A laptop or PDA with built-in 802.11b or 802.11g wireless capability or a laptop and plug-in 802.11b or 802.11g wireless card.
• Wireless drivers for your operating system.

Your wireless network connection should be configured to obtain an IP address and DNS server address automatically.

We strongly recommend that you install some form of personal firewall (eg ZoneAlarm), and up to date anti-virus software (eg Sophos).

To connect to the network, simply:

• Make sure that wireless networking is activated on your laptop.
• Once it is activated, start a web browser and go to any web page.  Your browser will connect to the secure ANU Wireless logon page.
• Enter your UniID and password and select the Login User button.  If your login is successful, you will be redirected to your web page. If you have javascript enabled on your browser, a logout window will pop-up.
• You may need to authenticate a second time for the ANU web cache.
• If you do not see the logon page, try turning off any web proxy settings in your browser.

For more detailed information go to http://wireless.anu.edu.au/howto.html