Wired ResNet Configuration for MAC OS X

1)   Make sure you have a Category 5 Ethernet cable.  (Note:  A phone cable will not work.  A Category 5 Ethernet cable has 8 pins on each end.)

2)   Plug one end of the Ethernet cable into the network card on your computer and plug the other end into the Ethernet jack on the wall.  Like the Ethernet cable, the Ethernet jack in the wall will have 8 pins or teeth.
Berry Residents:  BOTH Ethernet jacks are located on the same side of the room.  This means both Ethernet jacks are above one desk, so one student will need to run a cable from one side of the room to the other.
Warren Place Residents:  There is only one Ethernet jack in each room.  It is labeled in the following format:  room number/D - # (Example:  124/D – 4)
Do NOT plug into any jacks labeled with “PR”.
McAlister, Liberty St. Dorm, & George St. Apartments:  The Ethernet jacks in these dorms should be blue.

3)   Click your Internet browser (Safari).  If you have a connection, you should be directed to a page titled “Cougar ResNet Authentication”.  If you reach this page, you have a connection to the network and everything is configured and plugged in correctly.  After you sign in on the “Cougar ResNet Authentication” page, you should be able to open your browser and begin using the internet.  Mac users are not required to install Clean Access.  You do NOT have to continue any further in this document. 

If you did not reach the “Cougar ResNet Authentication” page, please follow the instructions below. 

4)   Select System Preferences from the Apple Menu and select Network.  A screen similar to the one shown below should appear.

5)   From the Location menu, select Automatic.

6)   Click Show, and select Built-in Ethernet from the drop-down menu.

7)   From the Configure IPv4 menu, select Using DHCP.

8)   The DHCP Client ID, DNS Servers, and Search Domains boxes should all be blank.  Delete any information already present in these fields.

9)   Click Apply Now to save the changes you have made.

10)  The IP Address should begin with 10 and be in the following format:  10.x.x.x

You should now be connected to ResNet. If you reach the page titled “Cougar ResNet Authentication”, you have a connection. 

11)  After you sign in on the “Cougar ResNet Authentication” page, you should be able to open your browser and begin using the internet.  Mac users are not required to install Clean Access.

 If you still cannot access the internet, please contact Campus Technologies at 723-1312.   Please specify that you have a Mac.