Salisbury University provides wireless access to
students, faculty and staff to facilitate the spread of
and support for wireless networking technologies. Our
wireless network follows the 802.11 B/G standard,
allowing a maximum data transfer rate of 54Mbps.
Setup
To get connected to our network, you will need a
wireless network card or adapter. The easiest way to get
wireless setup is to use one of the USB wireless
adapters that are at computer stores. If you have a USB
port, you just plug the adapter into that and your
computer will configure the device automatically and you
can pick what wireless network you want to be on (list
and details below):
- SU_Student is the wireless network designated
for students.
- SU_Staff is the wireless network designated for
faculty/staff.
- SU_Laptop is designed for University Owned
Laptops to connect to.
- SU_Guest is for guests that want wireless access
on our network and have received a guest login from
one of the following participating locations:
- IT Helpdesk
- Conference Planning / Catering (logins are
only given out to guests that are attending a
conference or activity relating to these areas).
- Guerrieri University Center Information Desk
- Blackwell Library (logins are only given out
for library guests).
You could also purchase a wireless card (PCMCIA for a
laptop) which works just as well as the USB one, if not
better. They both run around the same price, although
the USB ones tend to be cheaper. However the PCMCIA
cards for laptops tend to have more range and provide a
better signal than the USB ones.
Desktop's are not mentioned because currently there
are no access points on-campus that can be reached from
your residence hall; Coverage is only in certain areas
where mobile access is viable. You can get a wireless
card for your desktop still if you want, but you will
not get a signal in your Residence Hall. (THERE IS NO
WIRELESS IN RESIDENCE HALLS YET! ALSO, NO WIRELESS
ACCESS POINTS ARE PERMITTED IN RESIDENCE HALLS!).
Locations
Current Wireless Access
Locations as of March 27th, 2008:
- All Academic buildings and
most Administrative area's.
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