Wireless Networking in the County Offices

Many of our county offices have wireless networks installed and managed by NCCE EIT. A list of them is on the intranet at: http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/admin/wiki/index.php/Counties_with_EIT_Wireless

Anyone with a unity ID can connect to these wireless networks.

To connect to the internet, make sure your wireless network is connected to the Extension network.

Open a browser and go to any web page. You should be redirected to a login screen prompting you for your Unity Login and Password. After logging in, you should be able to use the internet with no problems.

Note: your unity ID & password are not stored, so if you go to another web page that requires authentication, you will have to log in again. This is useful as you can use your login and password to get a guest online (you are responsible for their actions) without them being able to access sites that need authentication.

Problems for computers with Trend Micro Antivirus

For computers that have Trend Micro Antivirus installed, this automatic process does not work. Trend Micro Antivirus sees redirects from unsigned pages (like our wireless authentication) as a threat and does not allow it. The workaround for this issue at this time is to go to: http://192.168.1.1. this will take you to the login screen. After you log in, you will get a "page not found" error. That's okay. You are now authenticated and can browse the internet by using your Home button, bookmarks or typing a URL into the location panel.

Information presented here is provided as a general information resource. Any mention of commercial products is for information only; it does not imply recommendation, endorsement nor support by Extension IT.