HOW TO ACCESS INFN NETWORK AS
AN EXTERNAL USER
In this section, it is described how
external INFN users can access Internet by connecting to LNF wireless network. In
this case, the authentication consists in typing UserId and Password provided
by LNF secretariat to guests or in the use of INFN certifies.
Connection to network for
guests (SSID: INFN-web)
In order to connect to LNF network as a guest, it
is necessary to follow next passages:
- After
enabling wireless device, right click on system tray icon for wireless connection as in next figure.
Figure 1 - The system tray icon allowing you to
select the wireless network to connect to
- Now
in the menu opened, select View
Available Wireless Networks.
- A
window very similar to the one shown in the next figure will appear.
Figure 2 - An example of networks list to
connect to
- Double
click on INFN-Web network.
- A
window very similar to the one shown in the next figure will appear.
Figure 3 - The window indicating that you are
connecting to wireless INFN-Web network
- If
previous
operations were successful, a connection to INFN-Web
wireless network will be available.
- Now
the panel of figure 2 should be very similar to the one of next figure.
Figure 4 - An example of successful connection
to INFN-Web network
After a successful connection to INFN-Web network, it is necessary to
authenticate before accessing Internet. The passages to do are very simple:
- Open
your browser, for example Internet Explorer or Mozilla Firefox.
- Instead
of usual home page, the web page shown in next figure will appear.
Figure 5 - The initial web page you will see opening
your browser
- Now
insert proper credentials and click login
button, or, if you have an INFN certify and you correctly registered
it, you can authenticate clicking on label “Use X509 INFN Certificate”, without inserting any credentials.
- Whether
credentials are correct or the certify placed on your system is valid, the
web page shown in next figure will appear.
Figure 6 - An example of successful
authentication
- Now
it is possible to access Internet.
- Whether
your credentials aren’t correct or your certify isn’t valid, the web page
shown in next figure will appear.
Figure 7 - An example of failed authentication
Once the job session finished, it is wise to
logout. This action can be done this way:
- Access
to web page https://tino.lnf.infn.it/tino.cgi.
- The
browser will show a window very similar to the one of the next figure.
Figure 8 - An example of web page allowing user
logout
- Click on logout button.
- If
this action was successful, the web page shown in next figure will appear.
Figure 9 - An example of successful logout
- Now you can disconnect.