Connecting to CCIS-XNet
   
This article explains how to connect to the CCIS-XNet network at the
Northeastern University College of Computer and Information Science (URL:
http://www.ccs.neu.edu) in building West Village H using the Ubuntu Linux (URL:
http://www.ubuntu.com/) operating system. This is not an official Northeastern
University web site, and all instructions here should be followed at your own
risk, with no guarentee as to their effects.
   
To connect to CCIS-XNet on Windows Vista, see these instructions (URL:
http://www.ccs.neu.edu/howto/howto-wireless-xnet-vista.html).
   
CCIS Account
   
In order to connect to CCIS-XNet, you must have a CCIS account. It must be
created in person at the systems office in West Village H.
   
Adding CCIS-XNet
   
Edit your wireless network connections. There are two ways to do this. The
easiest way is to right-click on the wireless network icon at the top-right of
the screen and select Edit Connections.
   

   
Alternately, you can navigate there from the System menu by selecting System >
Preferences > Network Connections.
   
Make sure you are on the Wireless tab. Click the Add button.
   

   
Enter the following information under the Wireless tab:
    
      SSID: CCIS-XNet
      Mode: Infrastructure
      MTU: Automatic
    
   

   
Now move to the Wireless Security tab and enter the following:
    
      Security: WPA & WPA2 Enterprise
      Authentication: Protected EAP (PEAP)
      PEAP Version: Automatic
      Inner Authentication: MSCHAPv2
      User name: Your CCIS user name
      Password: Your CCIS password
    
   

   
Now just click Apply and you are done! You should be able to connect to the
CCIS-XNet wireless network.