Configuring the connection for MacOS at the dormitory

To gain access to cable networks at the dormitory you must perform the following steps:

1. Setting  wifi password
 

2. Setting properties of TCP / IP protocol

• To assign an IP address from a DHCP server you must have an Ethernet adapter with the following settings:
  • For protocol TCP/IPv4 and IP version 6 you must have selected Obtain an IP address from a DHCP server and Obtain DNS server address automatically.

• Note .: if you have the IP address set manually (eg. from home), IP address will not release from a DHCP server and the device won't connect to a network.
   

4. Network settings:

1. Connect to a computer cable leading from the wall socket. In later versions of MacOS is then itself offers a login window. Account Name enter in the form login@vsb.cz (eg. abc123@vsb.cz). In the password box insert your university wifi password. If the login window does not displayed, proceed to the next point.
   
   
    
2. Click on the icon indicating access to the Internet and select Open Network Preferences.
   
   
    
3. Select Ethernet adapter, then Advanced... Then confirm all the steps that the system will require.
   
   
    
4. Previous confirmed steps need to be confirmed with the administrator password for your computer, clicking Update settings.
   
   
    
5. Now login window will appear. Account Name enter in the form Login@vsb.cz  (eg. abc123@vsb.cz). In the password box insert your university wifi password.
   
   
    
6. Now would be a functional connection (Status: Connected). The preferences Ethernet adapter (the screen in step 3) You can check the identity has been successfully verified.