How to set up a wireless network connection in Windows 2000

If you want to be able use NTNU's wireless network you need to install a wireless network card.

To be certain you are buying a wireless network card that works with NTNU's network the card should be WiFi certified. More infromation about WiFi and WiFi certified cards you can find here WiFi.
The card then supports the 11 Mbps standard IEEE 802.11b.

Installing the card

Below you find a guide based on a wireless card from Lucent Technologies, the screen shots you will get with other cards will be a little bit different.

Most cards will be discovered by windows as you plug it in for the first time. You will then get a "Found New Hardware Wizard". Just follow the instructions the wizard gives you. Note that Windows may find appropriate drivers for your card, but these may or may not work. The safest bet is to use the drivers that should be included on a CD with the card, or download the latest drivers from the producers web page.

You may have to restart before you can use the new hardware.

After you have installed the hardware you need to configure the software.
Go to Start - Settings - Network and Dial-up Connections. Here you will see that you have gotten a new network connection (usually called "wireless network connection", or something with the producer's name.

Configure your card/make a profile

On the CD you get with the Wireless network card or included in the drivers are some kind of wireless network configuration tool. If you do not see a icon like the one below it may not be installed. Try the driver CD. Windows XP does not need this tool, but Windows 2000 does not support wireless network cards natively. You may have been given the opportunity to make a profile when you installed the card, if not;

• Rightclick on the icon in the system tray (by the clock) that looks somewhat like this:

• By right-clicking this icon you should get a choice called something like "Configuration Profile" or "Add/Edit profile".
• Choose 'Add/Edit Profile'. You will then get something like this:

• In the left field you type the name of the connection
• In the right field 'Access Point' is the right choice..
• Click 'Edit Profile'
• Type inn 'ntnu' (NOTE: small letters and no 'es) in the 'Network Name'(also called SSID)-field.
• Choose the tab marked 'Encryption'.
• 'Enable Data Security' should not be choosed. the NTNU wireless network do not use WEP.
• The rest of the settings should be ok.

Network settings

You may also need to configure the network card to fetch an IP-address automatically with DHCP, follow the steps below:

• Go to Start - Settings - Network and Dial-up Connections.
• Right-click the wireless connection.
• Choose Properties
• In the window that appears, choose Properties again. You will get window looking something like this:

• Mark 'Internet Protocol(TCP/IP)'.
• click Properties. You will now get a new window.
• Select 'Obtain an IP address automatically' and 'Obtain DNS server address automatically' .
• click 'OK' i begge vinduene. Now you'll probably be prompted about restarting your machine. Do that before you progress.

Now the Network card is installed and set up. Next is the VPN client. If you have not installed the VPN-client You need to do so before you can fully connect.