Connecting to IU: Wireless, Ethernet, VPN, and dial-up

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Contents

• Wireless connections
• Virtual private network
• Ethernet connections
• Registering your computer on the network
• Dial-up connections
• Connecting to IU when you're away from campus

Wireless connections

• About wireless connections to the Internet at IUB and IUPUI
• At IU, what is unencrypted wireless access?
• At IUB and IUPUI, what can I access with my wireless connection?
• Wireless networking in IUB and IUPUI campus housing
• Troubleshooting your on-campus wireless networking connection
• At IU, how do I configure my Windows wireless network card?
• In Mac OS X, how do I configure my network settings to use my AirPort card?
• What are AirPort, AirPort Extreme, and AirPort Express?
• At IU, how do I make a wireless connection with ORiNOCO or Windows XP?
• How do I connect my iPaq Windows Mobile 2003 PDA to the wireless network?
• At IUB and IUPUI, how do I connect my Dell Axim Windows Mobile 2003 PDA to the wireless network?
• At IU, how do I connect my Windows Mobile 5 or 6 device to the wireless network?

For more information, search the Knowledge Base on wireless or airport, for example.

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Virtual private network

• The basics of VPN at IU
• In Windows Vista, how do I make a VPN connection to the IU network?
• In Windows XP, how do I make a VPN connection to the IU network?
• In Mac OS X, how do I make a VPN connection to the IU network?
• In Linux, how can I make a PPTP VPN connection to the IU network, and what software do I need?
• In Linux, how can I make an L2TP over IPsec VPN connection to the IU network, and what software do I need?
• At IUB and IUPUI, in Windows Mobile 2003, how do I make a VPN connection?
• At IU, how do I make a VPN connection with my iPhone?

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Ethernet connections

• In IUB or IUPUI campus housing, how do I get connected to the network?
• With my Mac OS X computer, what hardware do I need to make an Ethernet connection?
• At IUB or IUPUI, in Mac OS X, how can I manually configure my computer to connect to the network?

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Registering your computer on the network

• At IUB and IUPUI, how do I register my computer?
• At IU, how do I register my wireless Pocket PC, Windows Mobile, or Palm device with DHCP?
• At IU, do DHCP MAC address registrations expire?
• To connect to the IUB campus housing network, must I remove my computer's static IP address?

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Dial-up connections

• The IUB and IUPUI modem pools
• In Windows XP and Vista, how do I dial into the modem pools at IUB and IUPUI?
• In Windows 2000, how do I manually set up Dial-up Networking to connect to IUB or IUPUI?
• At IUB or IUPUI, in Mac OS X, how do I connect to the modem pool using PPP and Internet Connect?
• What are the dial-up numbers for all IU campuses?
• At IU, what are the usage policies for dial-in services?

For more information, search the Knowledge Base on modems, for example.

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Connecting to IU when you're away from campus

• When I'm not at IU, how can I access my email or computer accounts?
• What are the ISPs in the Bloomington area?
• Who are the ISPs in the Indianapolis area?
• At IU's regional campuses, how can I find an ISP?
• What are the dial-up numbers for all IU campuses?

For more information, search the Knowledge Base.

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