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How to use the School of Education network

Technology services provides network connectivity, both wireless and hardwired, for faculty, staff, and graduate students in this building. Currently, the areas provided with wireless network service are: 2nd floor SEB classrooms, the MMCs, Schorling Auditorium, and classroom 4212.

Because of security concerns, Tech Services requires that all computers be registered before we allow access to our network.You can register your address by sending it in an email to edu.net@umich.edu or by filling out the registration form.

Registration requires the use of the MAC address of any given computer.

MAC stands for Media Access Channel, and is a hard-wired number embedded in everything that can talk to a network; network cards, wireless cards, some logic boards, etc. In order to join our wireless network, you will need to extract this number from your system and report it to us. Our wireless system will only talk to MAC addresses we have registered. If you want the capability to attach both wirelessly and via a wire (wirelessly in a classroom, and via cable in your office, for instance), you will need to register both the MAC address of your wireless receiver card and the one embedded in your laptop's ethernet port.

Finding MAC Addresses

You can find the MAC address on a PC running Windows Vista by doing the following:

1. Open the Command Prompt window by clicking the Start button
2. Click All Programs
3. Click Accessories
4. Click Command Prompt
5. Type ipconfig /all (note the space before "/all")
A dialog box will pop up.
6. The 12 digit hexadecimal number listed next to the Physical Address is the MAC address. It will look like this: 00-C0-4F-14-A9-B6. Be sure to note both the wireless address and the wired (ethernet) address.

You can find the MAC address on a PC running Windows XP by doing the following:
1. From the Start Menu, choose Run.
2. Type cmd and hit return. A DOS session will begin.
3. Type ipconfig /all (note the space before "/all")
4. The 12 digit hexadecimal number listed next to the Physical Address is the MAC address. It will look like this: 00-C0-4F-14-A9-B6. Be sure to note both the wireless address and the wired (ethernet) address.

Macintosh OS X Leopard (10.5):

For Wired connection (Ethernet):
1. From the 'Apple' Menu, choose 'System Preferences'.
2. Choose 'Network'.
3. Click on 'Built-In Ethernet'
4. Click on 'Advanced...'
5. Click on 'Ethernet'
Look for the 'Ethernet ID'. It will look like: 00:A1:2B:34:C5:D6.

For Wireless connection (Airport Wi-Fi):
1. From the 'Apple' Menu, choose 'System Preferences'
2. Choose 'AirPort'.
3. Click on 'Advanced...'
Look for the 'AirPort ID' at the bottom of the window. It will look like: 00:A1:2B:34:C5:D6

Macintosh OS X older versions:

1. From the 'Apple' Menu, choose 'System Preferences'.
2. Choose 'Network'.
3. Make sure that the 'TCP/IP' tab is highlighted.
4. Write down the 'Ethernet address'. It will look like: 00:A1:2B:34:C5:D6.

For Wireless, click on the Show AirPort button. The AirPort ID will be shown, looking like the number above. This is the wireless MAC address.

iPhone, iPod Touch:

1. From your home screen, select "Settings"
2. Choose 'General'.
3. Choose 'About'.
4. A ways down the screen will be "Wi-Fi Address". It will look like: 00:A1:2B:34:C5:D6.

Support

Technology Services only provides support for computers owned by the University. If you paid for your computer with your own money, we will enable your connection, but it is up to you to implement and support it.

We currently support the following network connections for UM-owned laptops:

o Macintosh PowerBooks with AirPort cards or PCM-CIA cards made by Lucent or Farallon

o PC Laptops with Intel or Lucent cards

We may be supporting other units in the future. If you are faculty or staff, and are contemplating the purchase of a laptop, please send an inquiry to edu.net@umich.edu, and we can advise you on current recommended systems.

Personal or Departmental Broadcast Stations

Because of the way that stations interact with each other and the network as a whole, Technology Services controls where and how these are to be deployed. We also need to have sole access to the passwords involved with their administration, as we may need to tweak settings in response to problems others are having. If you are contemplating installing such a station in your area, please Contact Technology Services first to find out which broadcasters we support and other issues.

Seminars and Conferences

Because our auditoria and meeting rooms are now covered by our broadcasters, there has been interest in providing wireless Internet access for visitors' laptops. This is an area fraught with complications, as all the participants will need to register with us as detailed below. If you are contemplating providing this to your visitiors, please contact edu.net@umich.edu at least 2 weeks in advance of your event.

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