Your computer must have a wireless network card installed. Computer manufacturers typically indicate this by saying their equipment is WiFi enabled, or that they support 802.11b or 802.11g wireless networks. On a Macintosh computer this is often referred to as an airport card.

You need a laptop computer and a Wireless Network PC Card. After you purchase the card, follow the manufacturer's instructions to install it on your computer. This should involve installing the network card driver, and also a client utility program. This program will allow you to configure the settings for your network connection, monitor signal strength, and perform other useful tasks.

To access the wireless network, a user must agree to abide by the terms of the library's wireless network user agreement. Information about the equipment needed is contained in this agreement.

Users will currently be able to access the Internet from the wireless network. This includes all WTAMU web sites, such as Student Email, Buff Advisor, and WTOnline.

Access to campus wireless networks requires a University of Utah Network ID and password, the same one that students use to access grades and personal portals, and faculty and staff use for administrative purposes. In addition, on Microsoft Windows and older Mac OS X systems, it requires installation of a special client program on your computer that is used in the initial connection to provide for authentication, as described here. For Mac OS X 10.

A mobile PC or PDA equipped with a wireless network card. User must install the network card latest updates and firmware. Make sure that you are close to an area where there is wireless connectivity. User also needs appropriate credentials (username and password).

Keeping a computer secure on a wireless network is the same as keeping a computer secure on a wired network. One must keep the computer virus protection up-to-date, install any patches for the computers operating system and keep the password(s) safe and secret. The official Information Systems wireless policy can be found at http://www.policy.ku.edu/it/Wireless LAN Policy 3-25-04.doc

The only upgrade required for any laptop computer to access the wireless network is the installation of a wireless network adapter. This may require other upgrades (such as memory capacity) depending on the requirements placed on the wireless adapter by the manufacturer.

Limit the number of DHCP addresses to the number of wireless access points that you will be using. Optionally, set static IP addresses, set to non-standard network blocks. Consider using VPN, SSL, Firewalls, RADIUS, Kerberos or other access control, or end-to-end encryption. Most of these can be integrated into your 802.11b appliance.

The campus wireless network can handle hundreds of users logged in at any one time, but the more active users, the slower the network becomes. On average, one access point can handle approximately 30 users without a noticeable degradation in performance.

In some cases, University Computing and Communications (C&C) must block a compromised system from accessing the UW network in order to protect other networked systems. If your system is blocked, contact Lawhelp so we may properly disinfect and/or patch your system and inform C&C that your network access can be restored.

There is wireless access in the Library, College Hall, Wister Hall, Holroyd, Union (food court area only), and Olney Hall, St. Basil Court and Treetops.

Yes. Our High-Speed Wireless Internet Access can be fully integrated into your network. The antenna is connected to your network via a standard Category 5 network cable. Therefore, we can connect the antenna directly into a single computer, router, or a firewall.

Yes, a department must first sponsor the guest and the guest will be given a temporary guest account on the system. Guest accounts must be set up at least 1 week prior to the guest visiting campus. To set up a guest account contact the UTEP Help Desk.

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Most areas in the libraries will provide wireless access. Due to the nature of this access, some areas will provide better connections than others. In most cases, locations close to the public workstations tend to have the best access. Seating is limited in some areas of the libraries and may not be available during peak times. If you have any audiovisual material that you would like to listen to, you may certainly use your own headphones.