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Since the fall of 2008, there have been two wireless networks on campus. One network, called '''VT-Wireless''', encrypts all traffic and is secured with EAP-TLS or PEAP-MSCHAPv2. The other network, called [[VT_WLAN]]. In July, 2013 VT_WLAN was superseded by CONNECTtoVT-Wireless, is an unencrypted, captive portal wireless network designed to set up connecting to VT-Wireless. Internet access is not available on it. Connections to VT-Wireless are secure by default, and has one of two different methods to connect.
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== Select a connection method ==
 
 
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
|-
 
! Network
 
! Authentication
 
! Encrypted
 
! Setup
 
! Support
 
|-
 
| VT-Wireless
 
| Strong ([[EAP-TLS]])
 
| Yes
 
| Involved
 
| Many devices (Laptops and [[Android]] devices)
 
|-
 
| VT-Wireless
 
| None to Medium ([[PEAP-MSCHAPv2]])
 
| Yes
 
| Simple
 
| Most devices
 
|-
 
| CONNECTtoVT-Wireless
 
| None to Medium ([[PEAP-MSCHAPv2]])
 
| Yes
 
| Simplest
 
| Most devices
 
|}
 
 
 
The best option is [[EAP-TLS]], which provides strong, two-way authentication to ensure that neither you or the authentication server can be impersonated. Unfortunately, setting up EAP-TLS can be somewhat involved because it requires a certificate to be installed on the device.
 
 
 
Using [[PEAP-MSCHAPv2]] is less secure as the authentication method can be broken with sufficient resources in a short ammount of time. However the authentication is encrypted and the encryption key is authenticated and it is significantly simpler to set up and use.
 
 
 
CONNECTtoVT-Wireless is an unsecured captive portal wireless network. It is used for setting up VT-Wireless on your device. The network is locked down to only allow access to pages that help connect the user to VT-Wireless. It uses [[XpressConnect]].
 
 
 
{| class='wikitable' width='40%'
 
! colspan="2" | Select a method for setup instructions
 
|-
 
| style="font-size:1.5em;text-align:center" width='50%' | [[EAP-TLS]]
 
| style="font-size:1.5em;text-align:center" width='50%' | [[PEAP-MSCHAPv2]]
 
|}
 
 
 
==Network Information Sources==
 
* [http://www.cns.vt.edu/html/wireless/wlan/index.html Communications Network Services: Wireless LAN]
 
* [http://computing.vt.edu/internet_and_web/internet_access/ipaddresses.html Virginia Tech IP Addresses]
 
 
 
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