| The
University of Kentucky uses the iPassConnect service as an international
remote access solution to the University. Before downloading or
installing iPassConnect to your computer, you will need the following:
- A new iPassConnect
Account
- A valid Exchange
Account
To obtain an
iPassConnect Account, you will need fill out and submit Communications
and Networking Services iPassConnect Account Online Order Form (http://www.uky.edu/IT/CNS/forms/contact.html).
You will be contacted by Communications and Networking Services
personnel with your iPassConnect Account information.
For more information
about your Exchange account, please see the Exchange information
web site (Exchange).
Downloading
iPassConnect
- Open your
web browser (Internet Explorer, Netscape Navigator) and go to
the UK Download web site (UK Download).
- In the Login
box, enter your Exchange user ID and password and then click
on Login. The Login box will display your name when you have successfully
logged in to the Download site.
If you are unable to use your Exchange user ID and password to
login, please contact the IT Customer Service Center by phone
(859-218-HELP (4357)) or email (helpdesk@uky.edu).
- Under Operating
Systems, click on the Mac OS 8.0 - 9.2 link. Categories of software
will be displayed. Click on the Email and Internet Tools link.
- A list of
software for that category will be displayed. Locate iPassConnect
Client from the list. Click on the download link on the right
to begin downloading the file.
- The Mac_ipc.hqx
file will download to your computer. If you are using Internet
Explorer 5, the file will automatically download to the Download
Folder specified in the Internet Explorer Preferences. In other
browsers, a window may appear for you to choose what to do with
the file -- choose to save it to your Desktop.
- Once the
file has downloaded to your computer, logout of the UK Download
site by clicking on the Logout button.
The Mac_ipc.hqx should automatically expand to the Central_House_MAC_iPC_v18
installer. If this does not happen, double-click the Mac_ipc.hqx
to expand it.
Installing
iPassConnect
- To begin
installing iPassConnect, locate and double-click on the Central_House_MAC_iPC_v18
icon.
- The iPassConnect
installation program will start up and display a welcome screen.
Click on the Continue button to continue.
- The next
screen will show the installation type and installation location.
Ensure that your hard drive is selected as the Install Location,
and that Easy Install is selected as the install type. Click on
the Install button to install the iPassConnect client.
- The iPassConnect
program will be installed on your computer, after which a prompt
will appear stating that the iPassConnect program is installed
correctly. Click on the Quit button to quit the installation process.
- Upon quitting,
the iPassConnect ReadMe file will open. After reviewing the file,
quit the SimpleText application that is displaying the ReadMe
file.
Setting Up
iPassConnect
- You will
need to open the iPassConnect client after the installation program
quits. Open your hard drive from the desktop and then open the
iPassConnect folder within. Locate and double-click the iPassConnect
application icon.
- Next, the
iPassConnect End User License Agreement will appear. Read through
the agreement, and click on the Accept button.
- In the Options
menu, select User Info. In the User Info window that appears,
enter the specified information in the corresponding fields:
- Username
- Enter your full iPassConnect username.
- Domain
- Enter "uky.edu" into the field.
- Password
- Enter your iPassConnect password that has been assigned
to your username.
- Click on
the OK button to save your changes.
Your iPassConnect
client is now correctly configured for use. Please refer to the
iPassConnect User Guide for instructions (http://www.uky.edu/IT/CNS/iPass/iPC-mac-1[1].8-
UserGuide.pdf) on using iPassConnect. |