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Help with Wireless Internet     at Hennepin County Library

Having trouble connecting to the Library's wireless network? PC users can get help by following these steps:

• Click on the Start button.
• Click on Help and Support.
• Type "wireless" into the search box.
• Click on Connect to an available wireless network (XP) or View and connect to available wireless networks (Vista).

Open your web browser. A greeting screen appears (in place of your home page) asking you to abide by the Library's Internet Public Use Policy & Guidelines. Click on "I Agree" and you can begin using wireless Internet.

If you are unable to reach the "I Agree" page, disconnect from the wireless network (HCL_public) in the Wireless Network Connection Manager. This will refresh the IP address to allow you to connect again.

 More details for Vista users via Microsoft.

 Help for Mac OS X users.

User settings:
Use DHCP.
No Proxy.
No Bridging.
Disable WEP encryption.

Note: We are unable to support the 802.11a protocol.