MPC Lab WiFi Instructions

Connecting to a WiFi network in the MPC Lab (Room 2169)

As of 06/09/2021, WiFi router is broadcasting three networks:

• MPC_LAB
• MPC_LAB_5G
• BARC_Network

Connecting to the MPC_LAB networks requires that the MAC address of your machine be whitelisted on the router. BARC_Network is a hidden network and is used for networking between the BARC cars and the host machine.

Login information

• Router:

  • Login page: http://router.asus.com
  • Username: mpcbarc
  • Password: open_l00p_sucks

• MPC_LAB and MPC_LAB_5G:

  • Password: self.barc_h0me

• BARC_Network:

  • Security type: WPA2 Personal
  • Password: self.barc_h0me

Whitelisting

• Open a browser and navigate to http://router.asus.com and login using the credentials above
• On the menu bar on the left, under the section Advanced Settings, click on Wireless
• Click on the tab Wireless MAC Filter
• Select the signal band depending on which network you want to connect to
  • 2.4GHz for MPC_LAB
  • 5GHz-1 for MPC_LAB_5G
  • (5GHz-2 is for BARC_Network, but MAC whitelisting is not turned on for this network)
• At the top of the MAC filter list, enter the MAC address of your WiFi network adapter in the first column and click the + symbol in the second column
• The MAC address can be found by running ifconfig on Ubuntu or in the Network & Internet settings page on Windows