Read on for a step-by-step guide to connecting your device.

Of course these instructions need to be [...]]]> The IT Services website says that a Wi-Fi configuration guide for the iPhone and iPod touch is ‘on the way’.  But there’s no reason that you can’t connect your iPod to the Uni’s Wi-Fi network right now.

Read on for a step-by-step guide to connecting your device.

Of course these instructions need to be followed on-campus, at somewhere covered by the Wi-Fi network. See the ITS Coverage page for maps.

1. Open Settings, select Wi-Fi, and turn Wi-Fi on.

2. Look for and select a network called ‘UofA‘

Select the network UofA

3. You will be asked for your username and password.  Enter your University credentials and press join.

Enter your University username and password

4. Accept the University’s security certificate.

Press Accept

5.  You will now be connected to the Uni’s Wi-Fi network.  However, at this stage you will only be able to access sites within the University (eg MyUni, Access Adelaide) and you will need to set up proxy settings to be able access any websites in the wider Internet.  Touch the Blue Arrow next to the UofA network.

Tap the Blue Arrow next to UofA

6. Scroll down to the HTTP Proxy section, and tap Auto.

Tap Auto under the HTTP Proxy section

7.  In the URL field, enter http://www.adelaide.edu.au/digest-proxy.pac

8.  Tap Manual.  Enter the following info:

Server:  www-proxy.adelaide.edu.au

Port: 8080

Authentication: ON

Username/Password: Your Uni username and password

Fill in details as above

9.  You should now be connected.   Open Safari, and go to a website to check its all working.

Caveats

1. You can only access content outside the Uni over HTTP and HTTPS.  This won’t mean much to many people, but the upshot is that some applications will not work.  Some will – Google Maps for example normally works fine on Uni wireless, but Facebook and Twitter applications generally don’t.  iPhone users can switch off Wi-Fi and access the applications over 3G.  iPod touch (or iPhone for that matter) users can try and use web based versions of these, such as iphone.facebook.com

2. Email accounts generally don’t seem to work, with the exception of Uni Email (the traditional, non-Gmail kind) and possibly some Exchange accounts where they run over HTTPS.  For Gmail accounts, access using the iPhone interface via Safari.  It should automatically detect you are using an iPhone/iPod touch, and give you a properly formatted page.  Either that, or on iPhones, turn off Wi-Fi and use mobile data to check your email.

3. Any data used comes out of your University quota. In most cases, this should prove cheaper (and faster) than using mobile data though.

4.  The Uni can probably track what you’re doing.  No more so than any other device on their Wi-Fi though.  I don’t have an issue with this, but some people might.

If you have any questions at all, please leave a comment at the bottom of this post.   And if you have anything you’d like explained in another ‘IT Tip’ leave a comment too.