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How to connect to PAL 2.0 With Windows XP

  1. Right-click on My Network Places, and select Properties.

  2. Right-click on the Wireless Network Connection icon, and select Properties.

  3. Click the Add button to create a new wireless network profile in the Wireless Connection properties window.

    NOTE: If you see PAL or PAL2.0-Instructions under Preferred Networks, click on each one, and press Remove to delete the other networks. PAL 2.0 will not work properly unless these are removed.

  4. Type "PAL2.0" (without any spaces) in the box labeled Network name (SSID), choose WPA for Network Authentication, and choose TKIP for Data encryption.

    NOTE: If you see a checkbox with the text Connect even if this network is not broadcasting on this window, please select the checkbox before continuing.

  5. Click on the Authentication tab, select Protected EAP (PEAP), deselect the two checkboxes, and then click on the Properties button.

  6. Check Validate server certificate, scroll through the list of valid certificate authorities (CA), and select Thawte Premium Server CA. Then, for the Authentication Method, select Secured password (EAP-MSCHAP v2). Select the Enable Fast Reconnect checkbox, and then click on the Configure button.

  7. Deselect the Automatically use my Windows logon name and password (and domain if any) checkbox, and then click OK.

  8. Close the Wireless connection properties window, and proceed back to your desktop.

  9. Click the informational balloon when it appears near the System Tray, asking you to supply credentials to the wireless network.

  10. Type in your career account user name and password in the Enter Credentials window. Leave the Logon domain field blank, and click OK.

    Note: Windows automatically caches the user name and password that you enter; there is no way to disable this ction. If you want to remove the cached information, delete the registry key HKEY_CURRENTUSER\Software\Microsoft\Eapol\UserEapInfo. You can find more information at http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;823731.