Walkup Internet Port Authentication (WIPA)
Basic Use
To
access the authentication web page users should open a web browser.
When the web
browser opens it will be redirected to the web page where the user can
login. When first connecting to this web page the user will
receive a Security Alert informing the user the connection is secure
but that there is a problem regarding the certificate being presented
by the login page. The notification may say that the certificate
was issued by a company you don't trust but the certificate date should
be valid and the certificate should have a valid name matching the name
of the login page. The certificate alert will look like the
following image in Internet Explorer (this will vary in other browsers).
The
user can either accept the certificate for this session or they can
install it permanently. The procedure will vary for different
browsers. The login page which will then appear is pictured
below.
The
left side of the page has a simple form where the user can enter their
Gatorlink userid and password. Note that the userid should be
entered in the form userid@ufl.edu.
Currently the login will still
work if the @ufl.edu is left off but it may be required in the future
so users should get in the habit of using it.
The
right side of the page contains text and has links that point to
information on the UF AUP, Gatorlink, and Campus VPN
service. Users do not have to go to any of these links to
login. They are merely provided in case the user desires access
to them. Users do not have to login to gain access to these sites.
Once
Logged In
After the user logs in, a
small dialog window will be generated that looks like the one
pictured below.
This
window should be kept open to facilitate logging out when the user is
finished with their session. This is especially important in
computer lab environments where the user is using a machine that
someone else may use after they leave. The other function this
window offers is the ability for a user to sign in a guest or another
device that may not be able to authenticate itself. If
the "Sign in a guest" link is chosen they will receive a window to
enter the IP address of the other host. The window (pictured
below) will show the user's currently connected IP address and any
guest IP addresses that have been authenticated.
Once this process is used the guest
computer will be authenticated for as long as it remains connected to
the network, even if the user who granted the access logs out.
The guest computer is still bound by the UF Acceptable Use policy and
the user who granted access to the device is ultimately responsible for
it's activities.
