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Starting immediately, all students and faculty can have access to wireless internet while they are here inside the library.
Signal strength / signal coverage varies around the library. Library Signal Strength Floor Maps
Users will need to purchase their own laptop and wireless card. We have *three* laptops with an integrated wireless card available for in-library checkout at the circulation desk.
Users will also need free VPN software from CTIS-now Technology Services if they want to use the "wireless" network. A VPN (Virtual Private Network) is a secure connection between two locations on a network or series of networks through which traffic is encrypted.
Students Choose: Wireless VPN—Students
Faculty/Staff Choose Wireless VPN—Faculty
When the Login screen appears if there is any text in the Username box be sure to clear it out before attempting to logon.
Students enter your My Leo information—student\Your CWID goes in the Username box and your PIN goes in the Password box. student\ must be input before your student CWID. Click OK.
Faculty enter your Domain Logon—CTIS\Your Domain logon goes in the Username box and your PIN goes in the Password box. CTIS\ must be input before your domain logon. Click OK.
Click OK. If you have connected successfully, you will see the VPN Client Banner—Click Continue
New icon appears in the task bar—a gold closed padlock.
You are ready to connect to the Internet.
The age of your laptop and quality of the wireless card used may impact your ability to connect to the wireless network.
Many wireless card works in some buildings on campus but not in the Library. For some reason people who connect elsewhere on campus must go through this process if they want to access the wireless network here in the library.
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