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Note: These instructions are for RedRover and RedRover-Secure. If you're
a university guest, you can only use the guest wireless network.
Register a laptop
Register
a handheld device
Why
RedRover needs your NetID
Why
RedRover needs your
wireless card's hardware address
More
technical information for the curious...
Register
a laptop
After you've set up your wireless card and set
RedRover (case-sensitive) or RedRover-Secure
(case-sensitive) as your network name, take your laptop to any RedRover
location.
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If you have any open network connections (such as wired
Ethernet or modem), close them and remove your Ethernet
or modem card or cable.
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Turn your laptop on and open a web browser (such as Firefox,
Safari, or Internet Explorer).
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Your browser will automatically be directed to the RedRover
registration page . If it's not, go to http://wireless-reg.cit.cornell.edu.
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The
registration process:
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Read and accept the RedRover
terms. |
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Wait a few seconds while RedRover verifies
your NetID and obtains the hardware
address
of your wireless card. |
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Verify that your NetID and wireless card hardware
information are correct. If
the information is correct, click Register; if it
is incorrect, consult the Contact Center (HelpDesk) at 255-8990
or helpdesk@cornell.edu. |
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Wait up to a minute while RedRover finalizes
your registration. |
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After your registration is confirmed, restart
your computer. |
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Access the network via RedRover! |
Register
a handheld device
| 1. |
Go to http://dnsdb.cit.cornell.edu/dnsdb-cgi/wireless_device.cgi |
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Enter the hardware address (sometimes called
MAC address) for the wireless card you intend to use with
your handheld device and click Register. |
| 3. |
Read and accept the RedRover terms. |
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Wait a few seconds while RedRover verifies
your NetID. |
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Verify that your NetID and wireless card hardware
information are correct. If the information is correct, click Register;
if it is incorrect, consult the Contact Center (HelpDesk)
at 255-8990 or helpdesk@cornell.edu. |
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Wait up to a minute while RedRover finalizes
your registration. |
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After your registration is confirmed, wait 2
minutes before you attempt to use RedRover.. |
| 8. |
Access the network via RedRover! |
Why
RedRover needs your NetID
Cornell University
Policy 5.7 (Network
Registry) requires registration of all devices connected to the
network. That process involves gathering the unique identifier
(MAC address) for your laptop or PDA, as well as your Cornell NetID.
Guests of the university can use the guest
wireless network instead.
Why
RedRover needs your wireless card's hardware address
A hardware address is similar to a serial number; it is
encoded on your card by the card manufacturer and is used to uniquely
identify your card.
RedRover gathers your hardware address so you don't have to
register your computer every time you use RedRover. CIT does
not use this information to track your activities; it is gathered
only to make using RedRover more convenient.
If you have a laptop that has a removable card, this also means
that if you use the same card in another laptop, you will not
need to re-register; RedRover will look at the hardware address
of the card and recognize that you have already registered. Similarly,
if you use different card or laptop that has not been on the RedRover
network before, you will be prompted to register. You can register
with more than one card.
More
technical information for the curious...
To connect to RedRover or the Cornell wired (Ethernet) network,
your computer or handheld device needs an IP address. RedRover
uses a system called DHCP (Dynamic Host Control Protocol) to
assign your card an IP address when you connect.
DHCP "leases" the IP address to your card for 2 hours;
if you are connected to RedRover for more than two hours, your
lease is automatically renewed.
Your RedRover registration is valid for 1 year. When it is about
to expire, you will receive an e-mail message asking you to reregister
if you want to continue using RedRover.
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