A laptop computer with WiFi capability that supports the WiFi standard, IEEE 802.11b or g. Your laptop should have a charged battery; the library cannot provide electrical access for laptops.
The Shaler North Hills Library's wireless network is not secure. The library cannot guarantee the safety of your traffic across its wireless network. It may be possible for personal data to be lost, damaged, or stolen while connected to the wireless network. The library assumes no responsibility for the configurations, security or files on your laptop resulting from connection to the library's network. Information sent to or from your laptop can be captured by anyone else with a wireless device and appropriate software, within up to 300 feet.
The Shaler North Hills Library is not able to provide technical assistance to users and cannot guarantee that you will be able to make a wireless connection. If you need assistance, contact the manufacture of your laptop or software.
Simple Connection Instructions:
This following section describes in detail how to connect to a wireless network using the Connect to a network dialog box in Windows Vista. This document presumes that you have the appropriate permissions on your laptop to setup a wireless connection. NOTE: Windows Vista has additional security features that may periodically ask you if you want to continue making changes during the wireless setup process.
The Connect to a network dialog box
You can access the Connec tot a newtork dialog box from many locations in
Windows Vista, including the following:
In the Connect to a network dialog box, you should see a connection called 'Library' or the actual name of the library.
In Show, you can slect the following:
By default, All is selected and the list of networks consists of wireless networks that have been detected and dial-upand VPN connections that have been configured. The list of available networks is subject to the types of wireless networks being detected, including the library’s wireless network. To connect to the library’s wireless network, double-click the network name ‘library’ or click the network name and then click Connect.
A dialog box will apprea that informs you that the wireless network you are trying to connect to is unsecured.
After you connect to the library's wireless network, a dialog box will display informing that you are connecting to an unsecured wireless network. Click Connect Anyway to proceed with the connection to the library’s wireless service.
* Please note that the library’s public wireless network is an unsecured network and that information sent over the network might be visible to others. It is recommended that you have a firewall and updated anti-virus software on your laptop before connecting to this service. However, even with a firewall and updated anti-virus software, it is still possible for information to be visible when sent over this network. The library is not responsible for any stolen or damaged data that may occur while using the library’s wireless network.
Your laptop will now tell you that it is trying to connect to the ‘library’ wireless network.
Once Vista has connected to the library's wireless network a dialog box will display telling you it has successfully connected to 'library'. If your connection was not successful, check later in this document for troubleshooting tips.
Before closing the dialog box you will see a check box option labeled Save this network. This option will allow you to save this wireless network and even connect to it automatically every time you visit the library. This option is only recommended for experienced users of public wireless networks.
If this is your first time connecting to this wireless network or you choose to save your settings, Vista may display a dialog box asking you how you would like Vista to treat this new network. Vista will then automatically apply settings appropriate for the type of network you select.
Clicking Public location for the library's wireless service is recommended.
After you select how Vista should treat the library's wireless service, you should see a dialog box telling you that the settings have been successfully set.
At this point you can click Close and open your web browser to begin browsing the World Wide Web
Troubleshooting Tips
Vista tells you the wireless connection failed
1. Verify you are attempting to connect to the library’s wireless network.
Check with the library staff if you are unsure of which wireless network to
connect to.
2. Make sure that your wireless adapter is enabled. You can verify this by
going to Start > Connect to. When the Connect
to a network dialog window is displayed, click Open Network
and Sharing Center. When that window opens, click on Manage
network connections found on the left-hand side. Depending on your
laptop, you may see multiple adapters available in this window. Right-click
the adapter named Wireless Network Connection or something similar and click
Enable (the icon will have a picture of two monitors with
5 escalating bars). Once your wireless adapter has been enabled, walk through
the instructions above to see if this resolved your problem.
3. If you have previously been able to connect to the library’s wireless
network, check to see if you had saved the connection. There are occasional
updates to the library’s wireless service that may require changes that
a saved connection would not receive. Delete your existing connection and
walk through the instructions to see if this resolves your problem.
It says I am connected, but I cannot browse the web.
• Mouse over the network icon in your taskbar, which is the icon with
2 monitors and a little globe (if the icon shows 2 monitors and a red ‘x’,
you are not connected to the wireless network). With the mouse-pointer over
the network icon, a notification box should display what you are currently
connected to, your signal strength, and your Access type. Please verify that
the Access type says Local and Internet.
The Access type says Local and Internet, but I still
cannot browse the web.
• Open Internet Explorer, click Tools, then click
Internet Options. Click the Connections tab and
then click the LAN settings button. Verify that Automatically
detect settings is checked and that all other boxes in the Local
Area Network (LAN) Settings dialog are unchecked. Reconnect to the
library’s wireless network.
The Access type says Local only.
• Go to Start > Connect to. When
the Connect to a network dialog window is displayed, click
Open Network and Sharing Center. When that window opens, click on
Manage network connections found on the left-hand side. Depending
on your laptop, you may see multiple adapters available in this window. Right-click
the adapter named Wireless Network Connection or something similar and click
Properties. The Wireless Network Connection
Properties dialog will display. Highlight Internet
Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) and click Properties.
The Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) Properties dialog
will appear. Under the General tab, make sure that both Obtain an
IP address automatically and Obtain DNS server address automatically
are selected. Reconnect to the library’s wireless network.
Connection Instructions
for Windows 2000
STEP 1: Set up DHCP 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: *You must have administrative rights to your computer in order
to release or renew your IP address. STEP 2: Setup wireless client - Library should provide settings for connecting clients to
the access points (SSID information).. STEP 3: Setup browser proxy settings in Internet Explorer
(note: by default IE sets the LAN settings - automatic configuration
to "Automatically detect settings" enabled) 1. Open Internet Explorer If STEP 3 does not work, proceed to STEP 4 STEP 4: Setup browser proxy settings in Internet Explore 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. There are only three steps that you will need
to follow in order to connect using Windows XP your wireless device to the
library's wireless network. 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.
*If your client auto detects the library wireless network, you may skip to
step 3.
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 "Automatically
detect settings"
5. Click OK twice.
6. Close Internet Explorer and re-open Internet Explorer.
Step 2: Setup wireless client
Step 3: Setup browser proxy settings in Internet Explorer
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.
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:
*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 auto detects the library wireless network, you may skip to step 3.
Library should provide settings for connecting clients to the access points.
STEP 3: Setup browser proxy settings in Internet Explorer (note: by default IE sets the LAN settings - automatic configuration to "Automatically detect settings" enabled)
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 "Automatically
detect settings"
5. Click OK twice.
6. If setting these settings do not work and only after troubleshooting steps have been used, you can alternately manually specify the proxy settings by going to Step 4.
STEP 4: Setup a browser with manually assigned proxy settings.
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 the following in the field. Address:
Netsweeper.einetwork.net
Port: 3128
6. Click Advanced
7. Under "Do not use proxy server for addresses
beginning with:"
8. Enter the following: 216.183.184.34
9. Click OK three times to apply the settings.
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.
There are only three steps that you will need to follow in order to connect your wireless device to the library's wireless network.
Step 1: Set up DHCP
Step 2: Setup wireless client
Step 3: Setup browser proxy settings in Internet Explorer
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.
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:
*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 auto detects the library wireless network, you may skip to step 3.
Library should provide settings for connecting clients to the access points.
STEP 3: Setup browser proxy settings in Internet Explorer (note: by default IE sets the LAN settings - automatic configuration to "Automatically detect settings" enabled)
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 "Automatically
detect settings"
5. Click OK twice.
6. Close Internet Explorer and re-open Internet Explorer.
If STEP 3 does not work, proceed to STEP 4
STEP 4: 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.
There are two steps that you will need to follow in order to connect your wireless device to the library's wireless network.
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 that 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:
STEP 2: Setup browser proxy settings
To configure the Network Preferences to use the web proxy server follow these steps:
STEP 3: Setup browser proxy settings
To configure the Network Preferences to use the web proxy server follow these steps:
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 instruction on how to do this.
There are two steps that you will need to follow in order to connect your wireless device to the library's wireless network.
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:
STEP 2: Setup browser proxy settings
All OS X web browsers take their web proxy settings from the OS X Network Preferences. To configure the Network Preferences to use the web proxy server follow these steps:
Step 3: Manually setting proxy settings.
Note: these settings are only to be applied if the above does
not work and only after troubleshooting steps have been applied. Making these
changes will require users to remove these changes once they lave the library
in order to connect to another network.
NOTE: If you have installed a Personal Firewall System (PFS) you need to be sure that you 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.