Wireless at the School of Law

The wireless network at the Law School is part of a broader NYU campus-wide network. New this year, NYU is moving to a new configuration, called 'nyu'. To connect to this network you will need:

1. a wireless network card in their laptop that is 802.11(a, b or g) compatible and that uses WPA or WPA2 Enterprise security.
2. to configure your wireless card to access 'nyu'

If your wireless card does not support this configuration, you may still need to use the NYU-ROAM3 configuration along with the Cisco Systems VPN Client. Instuctions for connecting to NYU-ROAM3 are found here.

nyu Configuration

As with previous wireless configurations, you must have a valid NYU NetID and password to connect to the wireless network at NYU.

For Windows XP and Mac OS X

The NYU ITS Website has instructions for connecting to the nyu network with Windows XP and Mac OS X. They can be found at http://www.nyu.edu/its/wireless/configure/nyu.html

If you are connecting with the Dell Wireless Utility, you may find instructions on setting up the 'nyu' network here.

For Windows Vista
The following instructions assume you will be using the Windows wireless configuration utility. As we document instructions for other utilities ( Lenovo's Access Connections) we will list them on this page .

1. Right-click on the Wireless Icon in your system tray and select Connect to a Network
2. Select Set up a connection or network

3. Select Manually connect ot a wireless network
4. Configure :
   • Network name: nyu
   • Security type: WPA2-Enterprise
   • Encryption type: AES
   • Security Key/Passphrase: leave blank
5. Check Start this connection automatically and Connect even in the network is not broadcasting, then click Next

6. Select Change Connection Settings
7. Uncheck Connect to a more preferred network if available
8. Select the Security Tab
9. Next to Protected EAP (PEAP) click Settings
10. Under Select Authentication Method, make sure Secured Password (EPA_MSCHAP v2) is selected (it should be by default), click Configure next to that.

11. Uncheck Automatically use my Windows logon name and password (and domain if any)
12. Click OK, OK, OK.
13. A bubble that says, Additional information is required to connect to nyu will pop up in your system tray. Click the bubble and you will be prompted for your NetID and password. Leave Logon domain blank.

14. Once your NetID and password are validated, another bubble appears. Click it. A windows that says Validate Server Certificate pops up. Click OK to accept this certificate. You should be connected!

If you are having difficulty connecting to the nyu network you may:

• use our wireless troubleshooting guide
• contact laptop support
• set up a troubleshooting session