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Wi-Fi: PC (Windows Computers)
How to connect your PC to EC_SECURE_WIFI. This is a secure wireless network that is available to anyone with an Etown username and password. Your computer must be also registered before you can access the network.
Basic Connection Guide
1. Open the Wireless menu on your device and connect to EC_SETUP_WIFI.
2. Open a web browser, visit https://cloudpath.etown.edu.3. Make sure you agree to the terms and conditions before selecting start.4. Enter your username (without @etown.edu) and password and follow the on-screen prompts.
5. Visit update.etown.edu and follow the prompts to register your computer.

Click the following links for in-depth instructions on using these services at Etown:
Email  

If you are having issues connecting to the network and have had access to it before, try deleting all   Etown certificates on your computer and do the steps below. Click here to see how to delete certificates on your device.

Detailed Connection Guide

Step 1:Click the Wireless Network Icon in the task bar (next to the time in the bottom right-hand corner). Choose EC_SETUP_WIFI, then click Connect.
  Step 2:Open your browser.
If the wireless configuration does not automatically appear, navigate to cloudpath.etown.edu to access the page.
Step 3: Click the check box to accept the terms of the End-User License Agreement click Start >.
Step 4: Enter your User Name and Password and click Continue.

Step 5: If prompted, you can choose to keep or remove certificates from devices that you've previously registered. Make sure to keep any cell phones, tablets or laptops that you use on the wireless network. You may also see old devices on this list that you have not used for a while; if that is the case, you can choose to remove those certificates.

 Step 6: Click Download for Windows.

Step 7:Click Save File.

Step 8:Click Run.
 
Step 9:The software will configure, connect and authenticate your connection. When it's done, you may exit the window.

Step 10:You can confirm that you are connected to the SECURE network by clicking the Wireless Network Icon in the task bar (next to the time in the bottom right-hand corner). You should see a message that you are now connected.

Step 11:

Go to update.etown.edu and navigate to step 3. Click the windows link to download FortiClient. Open the downloaded file and install the software.

Step 12:

Go back to update.etown.edu and navigate to step 4. Click the registration page link. You willbe redirected to this page:

where you will agree to the acceptable use policy. From there, click on Use this link to register all PCs, Macs, smartphones, or any device with a web browser and enter your Etown login credentials. Fortinac Persistant Agent will be downloaded and you will need to run the downloaded file. Once the Fortinac Persistent Agent has been installed, you will need to enter your Elizabethtown College network credentials and a scan will initiate. After the scan has  successfully completed, you will get a message that Network Reconfiguration in process. After the Fortinac Persistent Agent box has closed, you can close this browser window. Then, you will be ready to access the network.

 You may need to turn the WiFi 'off' and back 'on' in order for the internet to work. Make sure to connect back to 'EC_SECURE_WIFI', it should show 'Connected and Secured'.



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