Midd secure

How to connect to the midd_secure wireless network.

Windows Vista

See these configuration steps: How to configure Vista for midd_secure

Setting midd_secure up as a WPA2 Enterprise network has been fairly successful but I have no idea in what version of Vista this works/does not work. You should be able to do so by setting up a network manually and editing the settings of that manually set up network.

Mac OSX 10.3 (Panther)

10.3 (Panther) is not compatible with midd_secure. Also, some iBook G4s are not compatible with midd_secure, regardless of the OS.
Delete midd_secure and midd_unplugged entries in System Preferences => Network => Airport => Airport tab
Delete 802.1X profiles in System Preferences => Network => Airport => 802.1X tab
Delete desertcat certificate in Keychain Access
Delete midd_secure entry in Keychain Access
Uninstall PeerGuardian (if it's installed, it's a 3rd party app)
Try starting the mac in safe boot and try the wireless there.

Mac OSX 10.4 (Tiger)

Basic connection on OSX 10.4

Click on the airport icon.
Select midd_secure.
Enter username and password.
Do not check the "Remember my password in my keychain" box.
Hit OK.
A window with the title "Verify Certificate" will appear. Click "Continue".

Troubleshooting on OSX 10.4

Sometimes OSX fails to connect to midd_secure because its "remembered" settings become corrupted and conflict with midd_secure settings. This generally shows up as a "WPA error". Use the following steps to remove all midd_secure-related settings on the computer, then you can try connecting "cleanly".

First, remove all wireless network connection settings:

Go to network connect

You can do this by clicking on the airport icon on the MacOS X menu and selecting "Open Internet Connect..."

Go to the the "802.1X" tab.
On the configuration option, use the drop-down menu to select "Edit Configurations..."
Remove all previously saved connection settings.
Hit OK and close Internet Connect.

After those steps, remove saved passwords from Keychain:

Go to the "Utilities" folder in the "Applications" folder

While in finder you may use, apple-shift-U or go->Utilities, to navigate to the utilities folder

Fire up "Keychain Access"
Look for an "oncila.middlebury.edu" certificate and delete it
Delete anything that says "midd_secure" or "WPA Midd_secure" on it. "Basically anything that you removed in the earlier step."
Close the Keychain Access application.

After these steps, try connecting to Midd_secure as directed above. You should be able to connect now.

Mac OSX 10.5 (Leopard)

General troubleshooting steps:

Have customer login to his/her account. Have customer nearby during the procedure.
Open System Preferences => Network
Select Airport from the list on the left, then click the Advanced button in the lower right corner
Under the airport tab, delete midd_secure
Under the 802.1x tab delete any entries relating to midd_secure
Click the OK button in the lower right corner, then click the Apply button in the lower right corner
Open Keychain Access (Finder => Go => Utilities)
Select login from the list on the left, click on "All Items" in the list on the left
Delete any keychain entries that have midd_secure in the name.
Delete any keychain entries that have desertcat or oncilla in the name
Restart
Connect to midd_unplugged, make sure that works
From the airport menu select midd_secure, enter username and password. It's recommended that you UNCHECK "remember this network"

Other tips:

midd_secure sometimes breaks because Mac OS X remembers the settings incorrectly, or remembers the customer's OLD password. If you don't let Mac OS X save the settings for midd_secure, then it won't break in the future.
See also Troubleshooting midd_secure on a Mac (Powerpoint presentation)

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