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Wireless Internet Access - Windows

This is a two-step process.

1. Determine the operating system you're using and change your connection settings accordingly.

Windows XP Windows Vista
 
  • Check to make sure you can see the tempecafe as the wireless access point.
  • Click Start, highlight over Settings and open the Control Panel.
  • Double click Network Connections.
  • Right click Wireless Network Connection.
  • Click on View Available Wireless Networks and tempecafe should appear.
  • Checkmark Allow me to connect to the selected wireless network...
  • Click on Connect.

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for Windows XP and older.

  
  • Click on the Windows button in the bottom left corner of the desktop.
  • Click on Connect To.
  • Under Select a network to connect to, highlight tempecafe and click Connect.
  • A warning message will be displayed. Click Connect Anyway.
  • Once the connection is established, a dialog box will appear. Click Close.

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for Windows Vista.

2. Configure your browser to point to our proxy server.
Please note your current settings.
You will need to know what they are so that you can reverse these changes to access other networks once you leave the facility.

Microsoft Internet Explorer Mozilla Firefox
 
  • Open Internet Explorer.
  • Go to the Tools menu and select Internet Options.
  • Click the Connections tab.
  • Click the LAN Settings button.
  • Check the Use a proxy server for your LAN box.
  • Enter 164.50.160.202 for the address and 8080 for the port number.
  • Test the connection by connecting to an external site such as http://www.tempe.gov.
  
  • Open Firefox.
  • Click on Tools, click on Options.
  • Click on General.
  • Under Connection Settings.
    • Check the radio button labeled Manual Proxy Configuration and the box below Use this proxy server for all protocols.
    • After HTTP Proxy, enter 164.50.160.202 for the address and 8080 for the port number and click OK.
  • Restart Firefox.
  • Test the connection by connecting to an external site such as http://www.tempe.gov.

Disclaimer: By choosing to use this free wireless service you acknowledge that you understand the use is at your own risk and that the Library is not responsible for any damage that may occur to your computer while connected to the Tempe Public Library network.  Use of the City of Tempe’s wireless connection is subject to the Library's policy for Acceptable Use of Electronic Information Resources and the Internet.