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AirYorkPLUS with Windows 7

  1. Right click on the wireless icon in the task bar located at the bottom right of your screen and select Open Network and Sharing Center
  2. Screenshot of wireless icon in system tray

    Open Network and Sharing Center

  3. Select Manage wireless networks from the left-hand sidebar
  4. Screenshot of network and sharing centre

    Select Manage wireless networks

  5. Select Add; Click on Manually create a network profile
  6. Screenshot of manually connecting to a wireless network

  7. In the Manually connect to a wireless network window, specify the following and click Next:
    • Network name: AirYorkPLUS
    • Security type: WPA2-Enterprise
    • Encryption type: AES
  8. Screenshot of entering wireless network information

  9. Once you've successfully added the AirYorkPLUS profile, click on Change connection settings
  10. screenshot of showing successful addition of AirYorkPLUS

    Click Change connection settings

  11. In the Security tab, ensure the network authentication method selected is Microsoft: Protected EAP (PEAP) and click on Settings
  12. Screenshot of network authentication method selected

    Security tab settings

  13. In the Protected EAP Properties window:
    • ensure Validate server certificate is selected
    • under Trusted Root Certification Authorities, select GlobalSign Root CA
    • under Select Authentication Method, ensure Secured password (EAP-MSCHAPv2) is selected and click Configure
  14. Screenshot of validating server certificate

    Certificate settings

  15. Uncheck Automatically use my Windows logon name and password... and click OK to close all windows
  16. Screenshot of automatically using windows logon name and password

    Loggon setting

  17. At this point, you have configured your AirYorkPLUS network settings and should see a pop-up asking for you to click to provide additional information, as shown below; if the pop-up does not appear, click on the wireless icon in the task bar, choose AirYorkPLUS from the list of available networks and click Connect
  18. Screenshot of additional information needed popup

    Additional information popup

  19. In the Windows Security box, enter your Passport York credentials and click OK to connect
  20. Screenshot of windows security box requesting Passport York credentials

    Passport York credentials

  21. If you see the following authentication error message then please click Connect
  22. Screenshot of windows security alert

    Authentication Certificate Error