Configure Your Wireless Card

generic settings for all operating systems

To configure your wireless card:

Follow the instructions provided with your wireless card to install the card and software.
Configure the wireless card, using the following settings. (NOTE: The names of the fields will vary by software.):
- For the Wireless Network Name, type (exactly as shown — with no space between "BostonCollege"): BostonCollege
- For the TCP/IP setting, select Using DHCP Server or Obtain an IP address automatically.
- If there is a Connection Type setting, select Access Point.
- If there is an Encryption setting, select Disabled.

Make sure you are currently in a wireless zone on-campus.

To activate your computer on BC's wireless network, do the following:

Open your web browser and go to: https://activate.bc.edu.
For BC faculty, students, staff and affiliates (visitors skip to step 4):
Click the button for BC faculty, students, staff, and affiliates and follow the instructions. Note the following:
- If you have a Windows computer, you will be required to download and install ePO.
- If you get a message prompting you to change the name of your computer, another computer on the network already has the name you chose. There cannot be more than one computer on the network with the same computer name. Follow the instructions provided on the Activation web page to change your computer name.
Restart your computer after activating. There may be a short time delay after you activate before you can access your BC email and the web.
For Visitors:
Click Visitors and follow the on-screen instructions to complete activation.
All visitor access ends at 6:00 AM daily. To regain access to the Internet, you must repeat the activation process by going to activate.bc.edu using a web browser. Visitor Network Access provides access to the following services:
- Web browsing (including secure sites)
- Web email
- FTP (File Transfer Protocol)
- VPN (Virtual Private Network)
- SSH (Secure Shell)
- NTP (Network Time Protocol)