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Step 1

Install your wireless network driver/software that came with your wireless card.

Your manufacturer will provide details on how to do this.

Step 2

Open 'Settings' from the Start Button and click on the 'Connections' tab. Then click the 'Connections' icon.

Step 3

You should now be at this screen.	Click the 'Advanced' tab.

To check that your wireless network driver installed correctly, click on the 'Network Card' button toward the bottom of the screen. If the adapter you have installed is not listed, go back to Step 1.

Click on the adapter you have just installed and make sure it is set to connect to 'The Internet'.

Click OK to continue.

Step 4

Click the 'Select Networks' button in the Connections window.

Step 5

Click on the 'Edit' button under "My Work Network".

Step 6

Now select the 'Proxy Settings' Tab of the 'My Work Network' Settings page. The default settings look like this:

Step 7

Check both check boxes and enter "http-proxy.uq.edu.au" in the Proxy server field. Click OK when done.

You can also close any other Settings windows now.

If you are in a UQconnect WiFi Zone, chances are you will see it listed under 'Wireless Networks', select 'UQconnect' and check the settings below. If not, select 'Add New Settings'.

Under 'Network Name', enter "UQconnect" (without the quotes) and in the 'Connects To' field, make sure to select 'The Internet'. Next click the 'Authentication' tab.

This is what the Authentication page looks like by default.

Make Sure'The Key is provided for me automatically' option AND THEN the uncheck 'Data Encryption (WEP enabled)'.

Step 8

Click the 'OK' button and you're done. Next time you are within a UQconnect WiFi Zone, you should be able to access the UQconnect Wireless network.

Your Pocket PC should now be configured to use UQconnect Wireless Network. It is important that you take a few minutes to read through the New Users Guide before continuing.

^{NOTE : By using the UQconnect Wireless Network, you acknowledge that it is possible for personal information to be compromised while being transmitted. While the network has been designed from the outset to be as secure as possible, the University cannot be held responsible for any resulting loss or damages that result from such an occurance.}