Network+Connectivity

 =Password: Strong and Personal= Click for help in creating a secure, strong password. =Connectivity= While working within the District, your laptop will attempt to auto-connect to the wifi network known as “tsunami”.

When you need to connect to the internet or access the VPN from outside of the District, it is possible with a few easy steps. Remember, in order to do so, you must (in effect) remove yourself from the OJR network so that the laptop can connect to the external network to which you are near.

Having booted-up your laptop, follow these steps:
 * 1) Click START and right-click the Internet Explorer icon and choose “Internet Properties”
 * 2) Choose the Connections tab, then click the button labeled “LAN Settings”
 * 3) Find the check box beside “Use a proxy server for your LAN” and deselect (uncheck) the box. This stops the laptop from looking for the OJR network to find its wireless connectivity.
 * 4) Click OK to back out of the windows and save settings
 * 5) Right-click your wireless icon and select “Available wireless networks”. From the list, select the name of your network, and then click Connect.

If the network is protected by a security key (WEP or WPA) you will be prompted to enter it at this point.

=Connecting to the district while at home=

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Glossary


 * Access Point** - the flat square- ish looking device hanging on the ceilings or above the drop ceilings throughout all of our school buildings; the AP helps our network to broadcast the wireless signal. It is this device to which the laptop connects.
 * Bandwidth** - a measure of data transfer over a radio signal or cable.
 * Ethernet** - the family of networking components that make up the infrastructure of our modern day wireless and wired infrastructure.
 * Wireless Antenna** - the receiver of wireless connectivity. A laptop will normally have an internal antenna that can be switched on and off. Access points also include antennas; like laptops they can be internal although some access points include external antennas for better coverage. In some cases an antenna can be independently powered offering more bandwidth or greater coverage still. These types of antennas are normally used in high traffic areas or outdoors.
 * Wireless Connectivity** - the computer's ability to gain and maintain access to the network without the need for a cable; rather the laptop uses a radio signal to do so.