Why do I see two ECU wireless networks?
- Faculty and staff using a university-owned laptop on both Main Campus and Health Sciences Campus are required to log on to the secured Buccaneer network through Cisco Clean Access Agent (CCA) software. For more info on CCA, see below.
- WiFi mobile device users, students and those who use their personal laptops on campus will use the Pirates network.
What is meant by “university-owned”?
Your department bought the laptop through state or grant funds, and you log in to the INTRA domain.
I have a university-owned Windows laptop.
During set up for new laptops, ITCS configures the Buccaneer wireless network as the default. You don't need to configure anything.
I use my personal Windows laptop.
Faculty and staff using their personal laptop can choose either Buccaneer or Pirates.
For instructions on setting up the Buccaneer wireless network through Windows, visit the ITCS - Learning Center for the Non-Intra Instructions (Piratemail/passphrase required for logon).
To configure your personal laptop using the Intel PROSet wireless connection rather than the Windows wireless network management client, follow the step-by-step instructions found at the ITCS - Learning Center/Wireless PDF tutorials, PROsetWireless.pdf.
PLEASE NOTE: The passphrase used with the Intel PROSet wireless connection client configuration must be updated whenever your PirateID passphrase updates (every 90 days).
Change the Intel PROSet password after your PirateID passphrase changes but before the laptop is shut down. See the PROSet tutorial (link above) for step-by-step instructions.
What is Cisco Clean Access Agent?
Cisco Clean Access Agent (CCA) is security software that automatically authenticates (verifies) a PirateID and passphrase to allow access to the network. University-owned laptops will have CCA already installed, and users should not notice any change to the login process.
Effective April 2009, the Health Sciences campus began authenticating the Buccaneer (secure) wireless network through CCA on university-owned laptops just as Main campus does.
Macintosh laptops and mobile devices do not use CCA.
If I log in to the wireless network through the Cisco Clean Access Agent software, how will my log in routine change?
Your login routine will actually be easier using CCA, a user only logs in once to the INTRA domain.
University-owned Windows laptops are automatically configured with the Cisco Clean Access Agent software.
I use a Macintosh laptop
Mac users now have the option to continue connecting to the Pirates wireless network or to set their default wireless network to Buccaneer. See the instructions below. Keep in mind that Buccaneer is a secured network.
Mac users do not log in through the Cisco Clean Access Agent software.
I access the ECU WiFi network through a mobile device.
The Pirates wireless network is available on either campus for mobile device users to connect through an Internet browser.
