If you are visiting an IPAC office and need to connect to the Internet, you may use
the IPAC
Visitor Wireless Network.
If you have used IPAC's Visitor Wireless Network at least once before March 5, 2009,
you will need to update your computer's wireless profile due to recent network
upgrades.
To Connect to IPAC-Wireless
1. Activate wireless networking according to your specific machine and operating
system. (On Macs, turn on AirPort; in Windows, use Windows Wireless Networking to
scan available wireless networks.)
2. Select or direct your machine to connect to the IPAC-Wireless network.
3. Open a web browser (such as Internet Explorer or Safari) and go to
http://www.ipac.caltech.edu.
Note: If your browser displays a page or pop-up message asking you to accept a
certificate, or whether you want to continue, opt to continue or accept (the message
varies depending on your web browser).
4. In the web page login screen, enter ipac-wl for the user name and Astronomy for
the password (using exact case).
Once logged in, a No Cat Authentication screen or pop-up displays. (You may need to
configure your browser to temporarily allow pop-ups). Keep this screen or pop-up
open while using the wireless network, then click Logout when finished.
To Update Your Wireless Profile
Follow these instructions if you connected to the IPAC-Wireless network at least
once prior to March 5, 2009.
If you connected to the Visitor-WL-Pictor network, there is no need to update your
profile because that network was decommissioned. Please use IPAC-Wireless instead.
Mac OSX
1. Turn on AirPort by clicking on the inverted triangle in the upper-right corner of
your screen. When AirPort is on, the icon looks like a striped, upside-down pie
slice.
2. Select Open Network Preferences...
3. Click the Network Name: drop-down menu and select IPAC-Wireless
4. Click the Advanced... button
5. In the Preferred Networks: list, double-click on IPAC-Wireless
6. Click the Security: drop-down menu and select None.
7. Click the Add button.
8. Click OK.
Note: The following directions apply only to laptops using Windows Wireless
Networking. If your laptop uses different wireless networking software, such as the
software provided by your network card manufacturer, these directions do not apply.
Windows XP
1. From the Start menu, select Control Panel.
2. Double-click Network Connections.
3. Double-click Wireless Network Connection.
4. Click the Wireless Networks tab.
5. Make sure the checkbox at the top of the tab is checked ("Use Windows to
configure my wireless network settings.")
6. Locate and click once on IPAC-Wireless in the Preferred Networks list.
7. Click the Properties button.
8. Click the Association tab.
9. For Network Authentication, select Open.
10. For Data encryption, select Disabled.
11. Click OK.
12. Click OK again.
Windows Vista
1. From the Start/Windows menu, select Control Panel.
2. Double-click on Network and Sharing Center.
3. Under Tasks in the upper-right corner of the window, click on Manage wireless
networks.
4. Click once on IPAC-Wireless.
5. In the Wireless Network properties window, click the Security tab.
6. For Security type:, select No authentication (Open).
7. For Encryption type:, select None.
8. Click OK.
9. Close any remaining windows associated with wireless networking.
