Wireless Networking

Important reminder about wireless passthrough

You must renew your wireless passthrough access every year.
Visit: http://www.hawaii.edu/wireless/pt

The Leeward Community College wireless network provides the students, faculty and staff of the University of Hawai'i access to internet resources without the use of wired connections. Coverage areas include the Student Lounge, Library, Learning Resource Center, and the College Computing Labs.

Wireless coverage map (pdf), Pearl City campus.

Campus Wi-Fi map

For wireless trouble calls, please contact the Leeward CC help desk at x271, off-campus (808) 455-0271.

Visitor Internet Access (VIA)

Any Leeward CC faculty or staff can sponsor someone on the campus wireless. To do this, go to the visitor wireless network link at http://hawaii.edu/via/  The person that you are sponsoring must have a valid email address because the username and password information will be sent via email. More information on requesting wireless access for visitors is located under the "FAQ" section.

Wireless Network Setup

Connect to the LEE SSID.
After successfully connecting to the network, open any web browser (e.g. Internet Explorer, Firefox, etc.) to which you will see the wireless login screen. Enter your UH Username and password to start surfing the Web.
 

Pop-Up Blocker Settings

If your computer has pop-up blocking enabled, it may interfere with the authentication process. In order to use the wireless connection, you will need to allow pop-ups from the following website:
aruba-master.leeward.hawaii.edu
More information on pop-up blocker settings can be found in the documentation section.
 

Pass-through Authentication

You can now register your wireless devices with UH. This will allow you to travel to any UH campus and connect to the Internet without changing your current network settings.
 
  1. Get the MAC address for your wireless device. Instructions on how to find it, can be found here.
  2. Go to the Wireless Pass-through website located at: http://www.hawaii.edu/wireless/pt
  3. Login with your UH username and password.
  4. Register your MAC addresses (note: you can only have 10 devices registered at any one time)

Note: You need to renew your wireless passthrough access every year

If you would like to see a video demo on how to use the Pass-through Authentication, please see this video.
 
If you need help connecting to the wireless network from your laptop, or tablet, or have any questions please visit the Leeward CC Help Desk in LC-101 or call x271, off-campus (808) 455-0271.
 
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