Network
HOW TO: CLEAN UP WIFI PREFERENCES
In this first video, you will be shown how to clean up your WiFi preferences. This will help your computer be less clustered and run smoother. If you are faculty or a student, your username and password are your Hotchkiss username and password.
Cleaning up wifi preferences.mp4HOW TO: DOWNLOAD VPN
2. In this second video and document, you will be shown how to download the VPN. The VPN is used to access Hotchkiss resources offsite. You will need authenticator access for the VPN, as shown in both the document and video. There is a new client for global protect, so these instructions show the updated installation of the VPN.
HOW TO: VPN USAGE
3. In this third video and document, you will be shown how to use the VPN. The VPN is used to access Hotchkiss resources offsite. You will need authenticator access for the VPN, as shown in both the document and video. There is a new client for global protect, so these instructions show the updated usage of the VPN.
HOW TO: MAP WIRELESS DRIVES FOR MACS
4. In this fourth video and these screenshots, you will be shown how to map a wireless network drive, for more info, this button will bring you to a document about this process. This will help to have multiple drives which can help with organization and information storage.
How to map a network drive.mp4
HOW TO: FIX WIRELESS CONNECTIVITY ISSUES
5. In this fifth video, you will be shown how to fix wireless connectivity issues, this will help reset the connection to make your WiFi run smoother.
Fixing Wireless.mp4HOW TO: WIFI ON AN ANDROID
On android devices, connecting to WiFi is a slightly different process, this document will outline how to go about this
HOW TO: FINDING MAC ADDRESS
MAC Address is info needed to add devices to the network, to find this on your computer, follow these instructions
ON A PC:
Registering a device: If you are a proctor, you can request to use a gaming console connected to the Hotchkiss-Public network. To enable you to do so, you need to submit ticket with the following info: Name, Graduation year, Dorm name and #, Wireless MAC address of the console. All of that has to be in the ticket. Once we receive the ticket with all the information we will assign it to the infrastructure team, they will contact you once the request is complete.
ADDITIONAL INFO
Hotchkiss issued laptops must be connected to Hotchkiss-Secure when it comes to WiFi in order to avoid issues with school software, printing and access to file servers.
Access Policies: You can only access Hotchkiss Secure if you are staff, faculty or a student, don't share your way of logging in with anyone not associated with Hotchkiss, they can use the public WiFi.