WIRELESS COMPUTING ON THE SMITH CAMPUS

Smith College provides wireless access points in multiple locations across campus, including the Libraries, the Science Center, Stoddard Hall, and the Campus Center. Wireless service is also available in the common areas of many Smith residence houses, with more being added throughout the year.

Students: Our wireless network policy prohibits the use of personal access points on the Smith network, so please do not install a wireless access point in your room. Violations of this policy may result in the loss of your network privileges.

Connection requirements
Wireless locations
    Academic and administrative buildings
    Student residence houses
Accessing the Internet
Accessing the Smith Novell network

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Connection Requirements

To connect to Smith's wireless network, you must have:

• A Smith College Novell network account, username, and password. 
  
  Network accounts are provided to all Smith students, faculty, and staff. Network accounts are also available by request to non-Smith students enrolled in a class at Smith, and to non-Smith faculty and staff involved in teaching or research at Smith.
  
  Non-Smith students: Obtain a Smith ID number from the Registrar's office in College Hall 6, and bring it plus your home college ID card to the User Support Center in Stoddard 23. You must also bring a letter or other documentation that confirms your enrollment in a Smith course. You may complete the account application form in advance or at the USC.
  
  Non-Smith faculty and staff: Complete the account application form, including the required sponsor signature, and bring it plus your college or university ID card to the User Support Center in Stoddard 23.
  
  
• A wireless card installed in your computer.  If your computer does not already have a wireless card, you may purchase one from the Smith College Computer Store in Stoddard Hall 22 or from any other vendor.
  
  Note: The Josten Performing Arts Library in the Mendenhall Performing Arts Center has a limited number of wireless cards for Windows computers available for Smith students, faculty, and staff to borrow. Loans are for a day at a time, and include installation software for Windows 98 and ME computers. Windows 2000 and XP computers do not require any additional software.

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Wireless Locations on the Smith Campus

Academic & Administrative Buildings:

• Neilson Library Reference Area (Level 1 north)*
• Neilson Library Collacott Room (Level 3 east)*
• Hillyer Art Library, Brown Fine Arts Center*
• Josten Performing Arts Library, Mendenhall Center*
• Young Science Library, Bass Hall*
• Engineering Building
• Burton Hall Math Forum
• McConnell Hall lobby
• Sabin-Reed Hall
• Stoddard Hall
• Campus Center
• College Hall
• Seelye Hall

Student Residence Houses:  Wireless service is currently available in the common areas of all residence houses on campus.

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*In the Libraries, look for signs like the one below indicating that you are in a wireless zone:

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Accessing the Internet

Please note that printing is not available via a wireless connection. To get started:

1. Windows Users:
   
   
   1. Right-click on the Wireless Network Connection icon in the lower right corner of your screen.
      
      
   2. From the pop-up menu, select View Available Wireless Networks.
      
      
   3. In the Wireless Network Connection window, select a location from the list of available wireless networks.
      
      Note: To change locations, you may need to check the checkbox beside "Allow me to connect to the selected wireless network even though it is not secure.
      
      
2. Mac Users:
   
   
   1. Click on the AirPort icon in your menu bar.
      
      
   2. Make sure AirPort is turned On.
      
      
   3. If the AirPort does not automatically connect, select a location from the list of available wireless networks.
      
      
3. Open a browser window.
   
   
4. In the Welcome to Smith's Secure Wireless Network window, enter your Novell username and password, then click the Log Inbutton.
   
   
5. When your homepage appears in the browser window, you have established a connection to the Internet.

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Accessing the Smith Novell Network

Please note that printing is not available via a wireless connection.

Windows users:

After you have successfully connected to the Internet:

1. Right-click on the Network Neighborhood icon on your desktop.
   
   
2. Select Netware Login from the pop-up menu.
   
   
3. Enter your Novell username and password in the login box.
   

Macintosh users: Smith's Novell network does not currently support IPX or Appletalk. Use Fetch or another FTP application to transfer files.

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