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Windows XP jlab_secure Wireless
Trusted Certificate Update Procedure

Windows systems on the JLab domain should receive updates root certificates automatically onto their systems. It is only necessary to update your wireless coniguration to trust the new certificate.
This procedure is divided into two groups of steps. The first several steps allow you to insure that you JLAB domain Windows system has received the updated certificate for JLabWinCA. The second group of steps selects the new JLabWinCA certificate for use in your wireless network configuration.

Phase I -- Insure your Windows system has the new certificate
If you have not rebooted your Windows system while on the network recently (in the past week), you should do so before proceeding. This insures that your system has received the most recent updates from the domain.
Step 1	Click on Start->Control Panel
Step 2	Click on Network and Internet Connections
Step 3	Click on Internet Options
Step 4	Select the Content tab at the top
Step 5	Click on the Certificates button in the middle of the dialog.
Step 6	Select the Trusted Root Certification Authorities tab near the top.
Step 7	Look for the entries with JLabWinCA in the "Issued To" column. Insure that there is a certificate for JLabWinCA that shows a 2010 expiration date. You will see other JLabWinCA entries, but they all will expire before 2010. Do not remove or otherwise modify any of the other certificate entries. Improperly modifying these can have unexpected (and quite painful) results. If you do not see the certificate as described, right-click and save the file JLabWinCA-2008.crt to your desktop. Double-click the file and follow the wizard to import the certificate into your trusted root certification authorities store.

Phase II -- Enable the new certificate for use in your wireless configuration
Step 1	Right click on the Wireless Network Connection icon located in the system tray and select View Available Wireless Networks.
Step 2	Click Change advanced settings under Related Tasks
Step 3	In the dialog box, select the Wireless Networks tab.
Step 4	Select jlab_secure and click the Properties button.
Step 5	Select the Authentication tab and click on the Properties button under the EAP type pulldown menu.
Step 6	Scroll through the Trusted Root Certificate Authorities list and find the entries for JLabWinCA. Insure that all entries for JLabWinCA are checked. DO not remove or otherwise modify any of these certificate entries other than as described. Improperly modifying these can cause unpredictable and somewhat mysterious results.
Step 7	Click OK in the Protected EAP Properties window. Click OK in the jlab_secure Properties window. Click OK in the Wireless Network Properties window.