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Getting
Started
| System
Requirements
| Internet
Access
| Novell
Access
| Questions
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LIBRARY
LOCATIONS
Most
areas in the Libraries support wireless:
- Neilson
Library (all levels, most areas)
- Hillyer
Art Library, Brown Fine Arts Center
- Josten
Performing Arts Library,
Mendenhall Center for the Performing Arts
(Wireless cards are available on loan from Josten Library.)
- Sophia
Smith Collection/College Archives reading room, Alumnae Gymnasium
- Young
Science Library, Bass Hall
If
your laptop already has a wireless card installed, you're all set.
If not, you may purchase the appropriate wireless card at Smith's
Computer Store
(Stoddard Hall 22).
Please
note that printing is not available via a wireless connection. |
|
Look
for these signs indicating that
you are in a wireless area. In Neilson Library access is available
in most areas. |
GETTING
STARTED
Access
is permitted for Smith students, faculty and staff with a Novell username
and password. A Five College user would be able to connect only if s/he
has registered with ITS staff to obtain a Smith
College Novell username and password.
To
start, open the wireless program on your laptop, select your location
from the list of available wireless networks, and then launch your browser.
Handouts
with these detailed instructions are available at the Neilson Library
circulation
and reference desks and at the main service desks in Hillyer,
Josten,
and Young
libraries.
REQUIREMENTS
- A
wireless card in your laptop (available from Smith's Computer Store,
Stoddard Hall 22) Wireless cards are available on loan from Josten
Library. Loans are for a day at a time and contain installation
software for older PCs (XP and Windows 2000 users can simply plug in
and play.)
- A
Smith College Novell account (available to Smith College faculty, staff,
and students and to 5-College students enrolled in a course at Smith)
INTERNET
AND NETWORK ACCESS
How
to access the Internet
| PC
Users |
Mac
Users |
| Right
Click on the Wireless Network Connection icon in the system tray located
in the lower right side of you screen… |
Open
the Airport dialog box under system preferences… |
| Then
[PC and Mac users]... |
| View
Available Wireless Networks |
| Select
your location from the list of available wireless networks |
| Click
on your browser (Netscape or Internet Explorer) |
| On
the Welcome to Smith's Secure Wireless Network screen, type in your
Novell username and password |
| Click
on Log In |
| The
Smith homepage will appear in your browser window |
How
to access the Smith Novell network
PC
users:You will need to follow the instructions above before you can
access the Smith Network:
-
Right-click on the Network Neighborhood icon on your desktop
- Select
Netware Login from the pop-up menu
- Enter
your Novell username and password in the login box
Mac
users: Smith's Novell network does not currently support IPX or Appletalk.
Use Fetch or another FTP application
QUESTIONS?
Call
the ITS User Support
Center at (413) 585-4487.
CONTACT
Neilson
Library Reference Desk
Need Help? Ask a Librarian
(413) 585-2966
neilref@smith.edu
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