How to connect your computer to Cisco Clean Access

Before a computer can connect to the Wesleyan wireless network you must have a properly installed 802.11a/b/g wireless network card. Any card bearing the Wi-Fi logo should work perfectly with the Wesleyan wireless network. The actual installation of the card will differ from manufacturer to manufacturer and is beyond the scope of this document. Following the directions that come with the card is strongly recommended. The default settings for most cards are all that is needed to connect to the Wesleyan wireless network.

Note: If you use your computer on another wireless network you should record all settings before changing them, so they can be restored for later use.

Wired:

If you are using a wired connection connect one end of the Ethernet cable to the Ethernet port on your computer and then connect the other end to the orange data jack on the wall.

Wireless:

If you are using a wireless connection you will connect to our wireless system identified as AirWes.

NOTE FOR APPLE USERS: If you are using an Apple computer, you will always be prompted to login through the web access CCA before accessing the internet and will not have to install the Cicso Clean Access Client. 

 

Continue to follow the steps below if you are using a Windows computer.

 

Once you have done the above, open your preferred Internet browser (ie. Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari, etc)

You will see the below pictured Cisco Clean Access (CCA) Authentication webpage.

Use the specific username/password that you have received from Wesleyan ITS to authenticate.

 

 

If you are using a Windows computer, once you login through the web access CCA, you will be prompted to install a client version of the CCA.  Once it is installed you will always log into the wireless network using this client.  You only need to go through the below procedure once, however please be aware that there may be additional patches for the client that will need to be downloaded occasionally. 

 

After logging into the CCA page shown above you will see this page. Click the button to Download the Clean Access Agent.

Click the button as shown below

Click “Run” when the following dialog box pops up.

Click “Run” again.

 

Click “Next” from the following dialog box.

Click “Next” again.

Click “Install”

Click “Finish”

 

Now reboot your computer.  When your computer starts the Cisco Clean Access Client, as seen below, will open allowing you to log into the Client.  If additional patches for the CCA are necessary they will download at this time.

If there are Microsoft Windows patches or updates to your antivirus program necessary you will be asked to download them after logging into this window.