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• Portable Computer
• A Wireless PC Card (802.11b certified)
  • If your laptop comes with built-in wireless feature, you would not need a wireless PC card
• A Valid ITS Username (available at http://www.hawaii.edu/infotech/yourusername.html)
• Access Validation (12-hour time limit per session - will pop up as you try to access your first webpage after successfully logging onto the network)
• One of these Web Browsers (required for authentication)
  • PC Users: (Internet Explorer 5.5 or higher version or Netscape Communicator 4.77)
  • MAC Users: (Internet Explorer 5.01-Preferred or higher version or Netscape Communicator 4.76)
• WARNING: there are Wireless cards which are NOT COMPATIBLE with the UH wireless network which are not aware of, these include some Linksys cards

Set Up Wireless for:

Click here to set up wireless for Windows XP
Click here to set up wireless for Windows 2000/95-98/ME

Keeping Your System Safe
Granted that our network gets attacked with viruses from time to time it's important that you know how to protect your system so tha tour network doesn't get compromised and most importantly, your computer doesn't get infected with potentially nasty viruses. Here are the things you'll need:

• Virus Scan software that's up to date (Internet Connection Required)
• Windows Update (Internet Connection Required)

Virus Scan Software
Most laptops these days come with a trial version of virus scan software such as Norton Anitvirus, and after a certain length of time the system will inform you that the trial is over and you must either purchase the full version of the software or uninstall it. You have two choices at this point, you can either purchase the virus scan software that's on your system or some other virus scan program, or you can download a free version of McAfee from the university. To download the software follow these instructions:

1. Go to http://www.hawaii.edu/help/software/pcsoft.html (for PC users) or http://www.hawaii.edu/help/software/macsoft.html (for MAC users)
2. Locate the McAfee Virus scan software and click on it.
3. Under "ITS supported version - click to go to download page" click the McAfee virus scan link
4. On the next screen select your operating system (if your not sure what your operating system is click the START button in the lower left-hand corner and the vertical blue bar on the left should indicate the name of the operating system.
5. Follow the steps on the next page to download the software.
6. Once you have installed the virus scan software you will need to update it. Make sure you are connected to the Internet and locate Update button to update your virus scan. It's important to do this on a regular basis even if your virus scan auto updates.

Setup AUTO Update for Windows 2000

1. Click on the START button then click Settings then Control Panel
2. On the next screen click the Automatic Update icon
3. Under settings select which method you would like windows to use for installing necessary windows updates.

Setup AUTO Update for Windows XP

1. Right-click on my computer either located on your desktop or in the START menu and then click on "properties"
2. Click the Automatic Update Tab
3. Select which method you would like windows to use for installing necessary windows updates

Windows Update through Internet Explorer

1. Open Internet Explorer
2. Click Tools then Windows Update
3. Click Scan for updates
4. If you see "Pick updates to install" and "There are no critical updates available at this time", your computer is already updated and you don't need to update at this time.
5. If you see "Review and install updates" on your screen, click on "Review and install updates" and select "install now".

Windows Update through Start Menu

1. Click on the start button (at the lower left corner) and select "Windows Update".
2. On the windows update screen select "Scan for updates"
3. If you see "Pick updates to install" and "There are no critical updates available at this time", your computer is already updated and you don't need to update at this time.
4. If you see "Review and install updates" on your screen, click on "Review and install updates" and select "install now".

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