In my previous post, I reviewed the best settings to secure my wireless network. Now it's time to connect my Mac laptop, gforce, running Tiger (OS X 10.4.11), to my WiFi (802.11g) wireless network. Boot up, and follow these steps:
- Turn on AirPort. I use the AirPort menu to do this, on the right side of the menu bar. The "fan" icon changes from a hollow outline to grayed-out "radio waves".
- Select Other... network from the AirPort menu. This is required because I turned off SSID broadcasting when I secured my WiFi router.
- In the Network Name field, type the secret but memorable SSID.
- Select WPA Personal from the Wireless Security drop-down menu. Note: the specific WPA security protocol is set by the wireless router; you need to match the setting on the router with this menu pick.
- Enter your fearsomely strong password. Tip: unless you think someone is spying on you with high resolution optics, you can check Show password. It certainly reduces the typos.
- Click [OK].
The Closed Network dialog. Enter the SSID here.
After you select WPA, you can enter the password.
Tips
- If you can't see the AirPort menu, you can turn it on here: System Preferences > Network tab; select Show: AirPort; check Show AirPort status in menu bar.
- Also, while you are making changes to the AirPort preferences, you should consider selecting By default, join: Preferred networks. If this doesn't work as expected, select the line corresponding to the SSID you selected, move it to the top of the list, and click the [Edit...] button to ensure the WPA password is set correctly.
- If you think you might be having problems with interference or a poor signal, perform these steps right next to the wireless router to bathe your AirPort card in the strongest signal possible..
- Save your WPA password in your Keychain, where it will be safely encrypted, so you don't have to enter it every time.
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