Mac OS X instructions for joining EUD wireless network

Please note that one must be running OS X 10.3 ("Panther") or higher in order to use our 802.1X wireless networking authentication.

We need to import several certificates: In this step we will import the one just created for you. (The others will occur the first time you connect.)

Please note: You may be able to import your own certificate by simply clicking on the attachment in the email you received, which will start Keychain Access automatically.
Start the Keychain Access application (/Applications/Utilities folder)
You just received a copy of your own certificate as an email attachment. Please save this attachment into a file, if your mail program has not already done this for you.
Select "Import..." from the File menu again.
Use the standard File dialog box that appears to select your certificate (from your Attachments folder or wherever else you stored it).
When prompted, "sign" your certificate by typing the private passphrase you used when you created the Certificate Signing Request (CSR) on the wireless access web form.
Two new entries should appear in your Keychain: one with a name of '<Your Name>' and a 'Kind' of 'Certificate' and one with a hexadecimal name and a Kind of 'private key'.

Setting up Network System Preference and Internet Connect

A few final actions related to certificates happen the first time you access the wireless network.

How you use it after setup is done.

Document by David Friedlander
dpf@milkyway.gsfc.nasa.gov
21 Sep 2004