Connecting Computers to Taft's Wireless Network

Taft Wireless Connectivity (last updated July 27, 2021)

Quick FAQs

What can I connect?

How long will the registration take?

Can I just connect to the Taft Guest network?

Can I use this process to connect my non-computer devices?

Can I have my own wireless router in my room to connect my devices?

My computer keeps going back to TaftAir-Guest instead of TaftAir-N. How can I set it to go to TaftAir-N instead?

You must set TaftAir-N as your first Preferred Network. Here is how you can do it with the different operating systems:

Mac OS 10.6.8 and older Computers

Go to System Preferences > Network > Airport > Advanced > find TaftAir-N in your Preferred Networks list, highlight and drag to the top of the list. Delete any networks you no longer use by highlighting them and clicking on the (-) sign.

Mac OS 10.7 and newer Computers

Mac iOS Devices - iPhone, iPad...

Go to Settings > Wifi > view the "CHOOSE A NETWORK... list > touch the "i" of the network you do NOT want to connect to > select "Forget This Network".

Windows Vista and newer Computers

Go to Start > Control Panel > Network and Internet > View Network Status and Tasks > Manage Wireless Networks > select TaftAir-N > click on Move Up to bring TaftAir-N to the top of the list.

Android Devices (your particular device directions may vary depending on OS version)

Go to the Menu button > Settings > Wifi button > Wifi Networks > select the network you do NOT want to connect to > select "Forget..."

Connecting your computer to the wireless network

In order to connect your computer to Taft's Wireless network, you must register it with the Network Access Control appliance. Please follow these instructions:

Connect your computer to the wireless network called TaftAir-N. When prompted, enter the WiFi password: Rhino-2014
Open a web browser and type in a non-https website such as www.yahoo.com. You will be redirected to: http://netsentry.taftschool.org/registration
Click on the link for Faculty, Staff and Students.
The Client Registration page will open. Please read the instructions, noting that you will need to install a network agent on your computer. This agent will help you to ensure that you have the proper protections on your computer: McAfee Anti-Virus and operating system updates. Enter your network username and password and click Continue.
If you are on a cell phone or tablet device, you will not need to download a persistent agent, so you will not see this next step. If you are on a laptop or desktop computer, you must find and run the downloaded program, and the Bradford agent installation starts. Here are screen shots of the PC and Mac installation programs:
Follow all the installation steps until you arrive at the Bradford Login screen. Enter your username network password again.
The agent will now complete the registration process. It will take about 45 seconds for this change to take place, and you should see a countdown and progress bar during the process. You will then be fully registered on the TaftAir-N network. From this point forward, you can re-connect your computer directly to TaftAir-N when you are connecting to the network. You should not have to go through any registration or authentication process again on this computer, unless you delete the persistent agent.

If you are on a phone or an iPad, you may be prompted for the passphrase for TaftAir-N. The code is Rhino-2014.

If you have any questions during this process, please call the Taft IT department at 860-945-7990.

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