Network Access For Allen Center Visitors

Access to the Internet within the Allen Center is limited to authorized users. Visitors are granted temporary credentials (username and password) that allow them to connect their portable computers to either the wired or wireless networks. The authentication process is relatively painless and requires the use of a web browser.

  1. Make sure your computer is configured to use the DHCP protocol to obtain an IP address ("obtain an IP address automatically" in Windows-speak).
  2. Boot your computer and start your web browser (IE, Mozilla, whatever). Make sure that your browser has JavaScript enabled and that popups are allowed; most browsers have JavaScript enabled by default.
  3. Use your browser to visit any valid web page; http://www.cs.washington.edu is a fine place to start.
  4. Instead of the web page you have specified, you will instead see the login screen below. Enter the username and password given to you by your visit sponsor in the appropriate boxes of the form and click on the "login" button.

    CSE Logo University of Washington Department of Computer Science & Engineering
    Welcome to the CS&E Research Wireless Network.
     Please enter your CSENetID login name and password to enable full accees.
    Greetings! Welcome to the NoCat Network.
    Login:
    Password:

  5. A popup window such as shown below will appear on your screen. This window will keep your network access enabled automatically; if the window does not appear (you do not have Javascript and popups enabled), you will be required to reauthenticate approximately once every 10 minutes. After approximately five seconds, your browser will display the original web page you specified in step 3 above.

    NoCat Login Agent