Lauri Ann West Memorial Library
1220 Powers Run Road ~ Pittsburgh, Pa 15238
Phone: 412-828-9520 ~ Fax: 412-828-4960
Serving Aspinwall, Blawnox, Fox Chapel, Indiana, O'Hara,
Sharpsburg and all Allegheny County residents.

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Last Updated: 6/5/07

 


 
 

 

Wi-Fi Internet Access


The Lauri Ann West Memorial Library in conjunction with the eiNetwork (www.einetwork.net) provides free wireliss Internet service that you can use to connect your personal laptop to the World Wide Web while you are visiting our library.

Requirements and Disclaimers

Connection Procedures:

Simple Instructions

Windows 2000

Windows XP

Windows 98

Mac OS 9

Mac OS 10

Hardware Requirements
You will need to bring your own laptop computer equipped with built-in Wi-Fi capabability, or you will need to install a Wi-Fi network card in your laptop.  Our network uses industry-standard 802.11 wireless networking equipment.

Disclaimers

  • Neither Lauri Ann West or eiNetwork can be held responsible for any changes you make to your computer's settings as a result of attempting to connect to the wireless network.
  • It is expected that the user/owner of the laptop is capable of configuring the network setting on his/her own computer.  Our staff is not trained to configure your laptop to use the network and cannot provide troubleshooting assistance.  If you have trouble connecting with your laptop, please remember that you may use one of our free public access computers -- all you need is a current library card.
  • Our free wireless network is not a secure network.  We recommend that you do not use this network for the transfer of sensitive data, such as credit card numbers or bank account numbers, even while using SSL encryption built into your web browser.  This data would be vulnerable during transit on the network, where any person in the area running simple software on a wireless laptop computer could intercept the data.  Remember that anything wireless is inherently less secure than anything with wires.  The Lauri Ann West Memorial Library accepts no liability for any loss of privacy or data you may experience while using the network.
  • Please keep in mind that, regardless of who owns the equipment, while in the library you are bound by the terms of the library's Internet Policy.  Before using our wireless service, please read and understand our library's Internet Policy.

Simple Connection Instructions:

  1. Make sure your wireless card and software are installed correctly.
  2. Set your browser's LAN proxy settings - Enter 10.50.0.20 in the Address field and 8080 in the Port field.
  3. Set your SSID to Library.

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Connection Instructions for Windows 2000:

STEP 1:  Set up DHCP
If you know that your computer is setup to automatically obtain an IP address, you may skip to step 2.

  1. Select Start
  2. Select Settings
  3. Select Network and Dial-up Connections
  4. Network and Dial-up Connections box will appear
  5. Select the Local Area Connections Icon
  6. Local Area Connection Status box will appear
  7. Click on Properties
  8. Local Area Connections Properties box will appear
  9. Highlight Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)
  10. Click on Properties
  11. The Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties box will appear
  12. Click on Obtain an IP address automatically
  13. Click on Obtain DNS server address automatically
  14. Close out all windows by clicking OK

Your computer is now configured for DHCP.

NOTE: If you have an Internet service that you often connect to that uses DHCP you will not have to set up this service, but your laptop may have retained that IP address in its files.  To get a new IP address through DHCP you will need to release and renew the IP address.
To Release and Renew IP Addresses:

  1. Go to a command prompt.  In order to get a command prompt, click start and choose run.  In the "open:" line, type "cmd".   A black box will open with a command prompt inside it.
  2. At the command prompt, type: Ipconfig /release - You should get a notice that the address has been released.
  3. Now you need to get a number the library network.  At the command prompt, type: Ipconfig /renew - After a brief time, you should be notified that you have a new IP address associated with your NIC card.  Once you have received a library IP address, proceed to the browser configuration instructions.

*You must have administrative rights to your computer in order to release or renew your IP address.

STEP 2: Setup wireless client
*If your client automatically detects the library wireless network, you may skip to step 3.  Library should provide settings for connecting wireless clients to the access points.

STEP 3:  Setup browser proxy settings in Internet Explorer

  1. Open Internet Explorer
  2. On the IE menu bar, click Tools, then Internet Options
  3. Under the Internet Option dialog box, click the Connections tab and then the LAN Settings button.
  4. In the LAN Settings dialog box, click "Use a proxy server for your LAN"
  5. Enter 10.50.0.20 in the Address field and 8080 into the Port field (You may need to uncheck the "Use automatic configuration" script box.)
  6. Click OK twice.

NOTE: If you have installed a Personal Firewall System (PFS) you need to be sure that your PFS is not blocking Internet Access.  You may need to authorize access while you are using the connection.  Please refer to your vendor's documentation for instructions on how to do this.

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Connection Instructions for Windows XP:

STEP 1: Set up DHCP
*If you know that your computer is setup to automatically obtain an IP address, you may skip to step 2.

  1. Select Start -->Control Panel-->Network Connections (depending on the view set up, this might also be labeled Network and Internet Connections.
  2. Right click Local Area Connection, then click Properties
  3. In the General information tab, make sure that Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) is checked and highlighted, then click Properties
  4. On this screen, make sure that the "Obtain an IP address automatically" radio button is selected.  The "Obtain DNS server address automatically" should also be selected.
  5. Click "OK" on all the opened windows to close them.
  6. Restart your computer if prompted.

Your computer is now configured for DHCP.

NOTE: If you have an Internet service that you often connect to that uses DHCP you will not have to set up this service, but your laptop may have retained that IP address in its files.  To get a new IP address through DHCP you will need to release and renew the IP address.

To Release and Renew IP Address:

  1. Go to a command prompt.  In order to get a command prompt, click start and choose run.  In the "open:" line, type "cmd".   A black box will open with a command prompt inside it.
  2. At the command prompt, type: Ipconfig /release - You should get a notice that the address has been released.
  3. Now you need to get a number the library network.  At the command prompt, type: Ipconfig /renew - After a brief time, you should be notified that you have a new IP address associated with your NIC card.  Once you have received a library IP address, proceed to the browser configuration instructions.

*You must have administrative rights to your computer in order to release or renew your IP address.

STEP 2: Setup wireless client
*If your client automatically detects the library wireless network, you may skip to step 3.  Library should provide settings for connecting wireless clients to the access points.

STEP 3: Setup browser proxy settings in Internet Explorer

  1. Open Internet Explorer
  2. On the IE menu bar, click Tools, then Internet Options
  3. Under the Internet Option dialog box, click the Connections tab and then the LAN Settings button.
  4. In the LAN Settings dialog box, click "Use a proxy server for your LAN"
  5. Enter 10.50.0.20 in the Address field and 8080 in the Port filed (You may need to uncheck the "Use automatic configuration" script box.)
  6. Click OK twice

NOTE: If you have installed a Personal Firewall System (PFS) you need to be sure that your PFS is not blocking Internet Access.  You may need to authorize accesss while you are using the connection.  Please refer to your vendor's documentation for instructions on how to do this.

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Connection Instructions for Windows 98:

STEP 1: Set up DHCP
*If you know that your computer is setup to automatically obtain an IP address, you may skip to step 2.

  1. Select Start
  2. Select Settings
  3. Select Control Panel
  4. Control Panel box will appear
  5. Select Network
  6. Network Box will appear
  7. Select the NIC card you are using under TCP/IP
  8. Click on the card in use and then click on Properties
  9. TCP/IP Properties box will appear
  10. Click on the IP Address tab
  11. Click on Obtain an IP address automatically
  12. Click OK for all windows

NOTE: If you have an Internet service that you often connect to that uses DHCP you will not have to set up this service, but your laptop may have retained that IP address in its files.  To get a new IP address through DHCP you will need to release and revew the IP address -- see directions below.

To Release and Renew IP Address:

  1. Go to a command prompt.  In order to get a command prompt, click start and choose run.  In the "open:" line, type "cmd".   A black box will open with a command prompt inside it.
  2. At the command prompt, type: Ipconfig /release - You should get a notice that the address has been released.
  3. Now you need to get a number the library network.  At the command prompt, type: Ipconfig /renew - After a brief time, you should be notified that you have a new IP address associated with your NIC card.  Once you have received a library IP address, proceed to the browser configuration instructions.

STEP 2: Setup wireless client
*If your client automatically detects the library wireless network, you may skip to step 3.  Library should provide settings for connecting wireless clients to the access points.

STEP 3: Setup browser proxy settings in Internet Explorer

  1. Open Internet Explorer
  2. On the IE menu bar, click Tools, the Internet Options
  3. Under the Internet Option dialog box, click the Connections tab and then the LAN Settings button
  4. In the LAN Settings dialog box, click "Use a proxy server for your LAN"
  5. Enter 10.50.0.20 in the Address field and 8080 into the Port field (You may need to uncheck the "Use automatic configuration" script box.)
  6. Click OK twice

NOTE: If you have installed a Personal Firewall System (PFS) you need to be sure that your PFS is not blocking Internet Access.  You may need to authorize access while you are using the connection.  Please refer to your vendor's documentation for instructions on how to do this.

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Connection Instructions for MAC OS 9:

STEP 1: Setup wireless network

Make sure that your AirPort card or external PC card is installed properly according to the instructions included with the card.  In the case of an external PC card for a non-AirPort capable Mac OS laptop, make sure that the PC card is firmly inserted into the PC card slot.

Make sure you have installed the latest version of the AirPort software (version 1.3.1).  You can verify this by running the AirPort application and selecting About AirPort from the Apple Menu.

If the AirPort Setup Assistant did not automatically run after installation, you can manually configure your network settings to use the AirPort wireless card with the following instructions:

Select a wireless network:

  1. Using either the AirPort Control Strip Module or the AirPort application, you can select the wireless network that is in range.
  2. Select the library wireless network from the list of available networks.
  3. Next, go to the Apple Menu, to Control Panels, and select TCP/IP.  At the TCP/IP window, you should see the follwoing selections:
    • Connect via: AirPort
    • Configure: Using DHCP Server
  4. Make sure that Connect via is set to AirPort, and that Configure is set to Using DHCP Server.
  5. Close the TCP/IP control panel, saving the changes you just made when prompted.

STEP 2: Setup browser proxy settings
To configure the Network Preferences to use the web proxy server follow these steps:

  1. From the edit menu choose Preferences
  2. Click Proxies under Network
  3. Check Web Proxy
  4. Click Settings
  5. Enter address as: 10.50.0.20
  6. Enter Port as: 8080
  7. Leave or set Method as: Normal
  8. Leave User Name and Password blank
  9. Click OK
  10. Check Use Web Proxy for All
  11. Click OK

NOTE: If you have installed a Personal Firewall System (PFS) you need to be sure that your PFS is not blocking Internet Access.  You may need to authorize access while you are using the connection.  Please refer to your vendor's documentation for instructions on how to do this.

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Connection Instructions for MAC OS 10:

STEP 1: Setup wireless network

Make sure that your AirPort card or external PC card is installed properly per the manufacturer's instructions.  In the case of an external PC card for a non-AirPort capable Mac OS laptop, make sure that the PC card is firmly inserted into the PC card slot.
Special Note: If you are using a card in a non-AirPort capable laptop, refer to the manufacturer's driver instructions for installation and configuration, as this documentation refers only to computers that are AirPort-capable.  Mac OS X includes the drivers that are necessary to use AirPort for network connectivity.  All that need be done is select an active wireless network and make sure Network settings are correct for the wireless network.

Select a wireless network:

  1. Using either the AirPort Menu or the Internet Connect application, you can select a wireless network that is in range.  If AirPort is off, you will need to select "Turn Airport On" before you can proceed.  AirPort Menu: Internet Connect Application.
  2. Select the wireless network from the list of available networks.
  3. Next, choose System Preferences from the Apple menu.  Once the application is started, select Network.  Click on the TCP/IP tab.
  4. Make sure that the Show menu is set to AirPort and that the Congigure menu in the TCP/IP tab is set to Using DHCP.
    If AirPort doesn't appear in the Show menu, choose Active Network Ports and Activate AirPort.  Then choose Airport from the Show menu.
  5. Click the Apply Now button at the bottom of the panel to save the changes you just made and quit the System Preferences application.

STEP 2: Setup browser proxy settings
All OS X web browsers take their web proxy settings form the OS X Network Preferences.  To configure the Netowrk Preferences to use the web proxy server follow these steps:

  1. Click on the Apple icon and go to System Preferences.
  2. Double cllick on the Network icon.
  3. Use the drop down arrow under show to click on Built in Ethernet.
  4. Click on Proxies from the horizontal tab bar.
  5. Tick Web proxy and enter 10.50.0.20 ; Port: 8080
  6. Tick Secure Web proxy and enter 10.50.0.20; Port 8080.
  7. Click Apply Now to exit out of the Network Box
  8. You can now launch your web browser (Safari or Internet Explorer)

NOTE: If you have installed a Personal Firewall System (PFS) you need to be sure that your PFS is not blocking Internet Access.  You may need to authorize access while you are using the connection.  Please refer to your vendor's documentation for instructions on how to do this.

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