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 #REDIRECT [[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 In July, 2013 VT_WLAN was superseded by CONNECTtoVT-Wireless, is an unencrypted, captive portal wireless network designed to set up connecting to VT-Wireless.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. == 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] [[Category:Howtos]][[Category:Campus computing resources]][[Category:Round 2 migrationWifi]]