WIRELESS COMPUTING ON THE SMITH CAMPUS

Smith College provides wireless access points in most locations across campus, including the Libraries, the Science Center, the Campus Center, and most other academic and administrative buildings. Wireless service is also available to most rooms in all Smith residence houses. Our goal is to provide wireless access coverage wherever it is needed across campus.

IMPORTANT NOTE for students: Our wireless network policy prohibits the use of personal access points on the Smith network, so you may 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, then 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.

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Wireless Locations on the Smith Campus

Academic & Administrative Buildings: Wireless service is currently available in most academic and administrative buildings on campus. ITS is continuing to expand and enhance wireless coverage into poorly served areas as needed.

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

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Accessing the Internet

Follow the steps below to get started:

1. Windows XP 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 either WiSmi or SmiFi for your network (SSID) connection. (Your location on campus determines which network is available.)
      
      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."
      
      
   4. Proceed to step 4.
      
      
2. Windows 7 users:
   
   
   1. Go to Start/ Control Panel / Network and Sharing Center.
      
      
   2. Click on Connect to a network.
      
      
   3. When a menu of available networks pops up from your tool tray, select either WiSmi or SmiFi. (Your location on campus determines which network is available.)
      
      
   4. Proceed to step 4.
      
      
3. 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 eitherWiSmi or SmiFi from the list. (Your location on campus determines which network is available.)
      
      
   4. Proceed to step 3.
      
      
4. All users: Open a browser window. If you have already completed the network registration process this semester, your home page should open as usual.
   
   If you have not yet completed the network registration process this semester:
   
   
   1. When the Network Registration page appears, enter your Novell username and password.
      
      
   2. Read the Acceptable Network Usage policy, then click the I Accept button.
      
      
   3. On the next page, follow the instructions to complete the registration process.

Note that you will be prompted to repeat the network registration process once each semester.

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Accessing the Smith Novell Network

Please note that printing is not available via a wireless connection. Note also that the procedure described below works only on Smith-issued computers with the Novell client installed.

Windows XP users:

After you have successfully connected to the Internet:

1. Go to Start/ Settings/ Control Panel.
   
   
2. Double-click on the Network Connections icon.
   
   
3. In the Network Connections window, right-click on My Network Places and select Netware Login from the pop-up menu.
   
   
4. 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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