Connect to the Right Wireless Network

In Windows XP: Your wireless connection should be configured so that it connects only to "access points" and not "peer-to-peer" networks.

Click the "Start" button - bottom left of the screen
Select Setting
Select Control Panel
Select Network connections
Select the Wireless connection
Select Properties
Select the Wireless Networks tab
In the Preferred networks area, remove all listings that have UWO in them
Select the Advanced button
Select Access point (infrastructure) networks only button
Select "OK" until all windows are closed
Right click the wireless Icon in the notification area on the bottom right hand of the tool bard, and select "Repair"

In Windows Vista: Select the correct icon when choosing the UWO network that you are going to connect to.

WRONG ICON vistawrong

(Ad Hoc networks)

RIGHT ICON vistaright

(Infrastructure Networks)

In Macintosh Computers:

Go to system preferences
Select the network icon from the Internet and Network section
In the network status window, double click airport
In the airport winodw, select the airport tab
Change "by default join automatic" to "by default join prefered networks"
Click the options button
Ensure that "if no prefered networks are found" is set to "ask before joining an open network" at the bottom of window
Uncheck "automatically add new networks" to the preferred networks list

System Information