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- | If you have an Apple notebook, you can establish a connection to the W-LAN GoeMobile as well. Here we also recommend an encrypted connection by using VPN. In the following you can find how to configure your Mac to use VPN. | + | |
- | This instruction differentiates between SnowLeopard (Mac OS X 10.6) and older Mac OS X versions. | + | ====== 1. eduroam ====== |
+ | ====1.1 General information==== | ||
+ | Eduroam is a worldwide service for Internet access for institutes of education and science and their employees and students. On the one hand, [[http:// | ||
- | ====== 1. Connect to the network " | + | It is also a good alternative inside Göttingen: Because it implements an [[en: |
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+ | You can install eduroam under two circumstances: | ||
+ | 1. You are in the range of the network eduroam. | ||
+ | 2. You are not in the range of the network eduroam. | ||
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+ | In both cases it is useful to install the root CA 2 certificate of the " | ||
+ | |||
+ | ====1.2 Set-up of eduroam in the range of the network==== | ||
+ | If you can find the network " | ||
+ | |||
+ | {{: | ||
+ | \\ | ||
+ | === Trust server certificate === | ||
+ | In the appearing window, on the left hand side check at " | ||
+ | |||
+ | The certificate window should look as the following: | ||
+ | {{: | ||
+ | \\ | ||
+ | {{: | ||
+ | |||
+ | ====1.3 Set-up of eduroam outside the network==== | ||
+ | For setting-up eduroam outside the network, you first need to run the network dialogue to deactivate AirPort: | ||
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+ | \\ System Preferences → open Network | ||
+ | \\ choose „AirPort“ on the left hand side | ||
+ | \\ click on „deactivate AirPort“ | ||
+ | |||
+ | Now you need to add a new network: | ||
+ | \\ click on „Advanced...“ | ||
+ | \\ at the top on the right hand side click on „AirPort“ | ||
+ | \\ add a new network by clicking on plus (+) | ||
+ | |||
+ | The appearing dialogue window needs to be filled with the following information: | ||
+ | \\ Network name: eduroam | ||
+ | \\ Security: WPA2 Enterprise | ||
+ | \\ User Name: firstname.lastname@stud.uni-goettingen.de | ||
+ | \\ Password: your password of your university/ student accout | ||
+ | \\ 802.1X: Automatic | ||
+ | \\ Confirm with " | ||
+ | |||
+ | If you later connect to eduroam you have to enter your password again. Additionally, | ||
+ | |||
+ | ====== 2. GoeMobile====== | ||
+ | If you have an Apple notebook, you can establish a connection to the Wi-Fi network GoeMobile as well. Here we also recommend an [[en: | ||
+ | |||
+ | The following instruction differentiates between SnowLeopard (Mac OS X 10.6) and older Mac OS X versions. | ||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | ====== 2.1 Connect to the network " | ||
First choose the network " | First choose the network " | ||
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\\ | \\ | ||
- | If you cannot see the AirPort symbol in the menu bar, choose the network in your system preferences. Otherwise you can directly go to " | + | Now you can directly go to " |
+ | \\ | ||
+ | If you cannot see the AirPort symbol in the menu bar, choose the network in your System Preferences. | ||
+ | ==== Choose a network in your System Preferences ==== | ||
+ | Go to your System Preferences (you can normally find them in your dock, in your programs folder or in the upper corner of your apple menu). There choose " | ||
- | ==== Choose a network in your system preferences ==== | ||
- | Go to your system preferences (you can normally find them in your dock, in your programs folder or in the upper corner of your apple-menu). There choose " | ||
+ | ====== 3. VPN under different OS X versions ====== | ||
+ | You can check your Mac OS X version by clicking on the apple symbol in your menu bar and choose "About this Mac". \\ | ||
+ | {{: | ||
+ | \\ | ||
- | ====== VPN and different OS X versions ====== | + | ===== 3.1 VPN under SnowLeopard (Mac OS X 10.6) ====== |
- | You can check your Mac OS X version by clicking on the apple symbol in your menu bar and choose "About this Mac".{{ : | + | |
- | + | ||
- | ===== VPN under SnowLeopard (Mac OS X 10.6) ====== | + | |
This installation version is a bit more time-consuming, | This installation version is a bit more time-consuming, | ||
\\ | \\ | ||
- | After that add a new network connection: system preferences-> | + | After that add a new network connection: system preferences-> |
{{: | {{: | ||
\\ | \\ | ||
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- | Here please | + | Here insert " |
{{: | {{: | ||
- | {{ : | + | {{ : |
- | ===== VPN W-LAN under Mac OS X 10.5 and older versions===== | + | ===== 3.2 VPN Wi-Fi network |
{{ : | {{ : | ||
Please open a browser (Safari, Firefox etc.) and enter into the address bar **vpn.gwdg.de**. After that, authorise with your student e-mail address and you password. | Please open a browser (Safari, Firefox etc.) and enter into the address bar **vpn.gwdg.de**. After that, authorise with your student e-mail address and you password. | ||
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- | **POSSIBLE PROBLEM: If you have disconnected once, the VPN client does not connect again. One possible solution is to switch off and on the AirPort.** | + | **A problem that may arise: If you have disconnected once, the VPN client does not connect again. One possible solution is to switch off and on the AirPort.** |
- | ===== For users of Mac OS X 10.4 and older ===== | + | ===== 3.3 For users of Mac OS X 10.4 and older ===== |
- | [[http:// | + | [[http:// |
{{ : | {{ : | ||
- | " | + | " |
Now click on " | Now click on " | ||
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After authenticating successfully you should be able to read " | After authenticating successfully you should be able to read " | ||
- | ====== eduroam and Mac ====== | ||
- | It is very easy to use eduroam on your Mac! | ||
- | * click on the AirPort symbol at the top right hand side of the screen | ||
- | * choose eduroam as network | ||
- | * confirm the security certificate and enter your user name and your account password | ||
- | {{tag>wlan mac apple os x goemobile eduroam vpn snowleopard}} | + | {{tag>wi-fi network |