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Please note:
- All computers connecting to the Mills Network must have virus protection software installed. If you do not have virus protection software you may download and install free McAfee virus protection software here.
- Record your current settings if you plan to reconnect to a previous network.
1. Connect an ethernet cable from your computer to the port marked D1 on the wall plate in your room.
2. Configure Network Settings:
- Click the Apple Menu icon located in the menu bar at the upper left corner of your desktop and choose 'System Preferences.'
- Click the 'Network' icon in the 'System Preferences' window.
- In the Network window, set the 'Location' selection to 'New Location.'
- If you cannot select 'New Location,' you need to authorize yourself as an Administrator. Click on the lock image at the bottom left corner of the Network window and, when prompted, enter an administrator username and password.
- A window will pop-up. In the 'Name your new location' field, enter 'Mills-Ethernet' (no quotes). Then click 'Ok.'
- Set the 'Show' selection to 'Built-in Ethernet'.
- Click the 'TCP/IP' tab.
- Set the 'Configure' selection to 'Using DHCP'.
- In the DHCP Client ID box type your Mills login name.
- Click 'Apply Now'.
- Close the Network control panel.
3. Log in via Bluesocket - required for any access to the internet or Mills network.
- Open Safari.
- Use your Mills username and password to log in at the Bluesocket interface.
- Once you are logged in, keep the Bluesocket browser window active, as you will need to log out using that window.
4. IMPORTANT - When finished with network access, log out via the Bluesocket window.
- Note: If there is no Bluesocket icon active, close all Safari windows and then reopen Safari. This should prompt a small Bluesocket window to come up displaying a Logout command.
IF YOU FORGET YOUR PASSWORD
There is no way to retrieve your old password. The only way to gain access to the network is to reset your password. Follow the password reset instructions detailed on the Password Setting or Resetting page.
To report network outages please call the computing help desk at ext. 2005 or e-mail helpdesk@mills.edu.
Off campus? Phone (510) 430-2005.
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