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Wireless: OIT Visitor Wireless for short stays on campus using using PUvisitor (FAQ)
Solution:
OIT Visitor Wireless Service provides short-term Internet connectivity to
wireless devices brought by visitors to Princeton University. This service is the recommended Internet connectivity solution for alumni during Reunions, vendors on campus for demonstrations, or conference attendees.
- Overview of the service
- Guidelines for Use policy
- Configuring your computer and connecting
- Troubleshooting
- OIT's wireless coverage map
Overview of OIT Visitor Wireless
OIT Visitor Wireless service operates as a network that is open and requires
no registration. This is unique to the Princeton environment, and is not
like the service one might utilize at a public facility like an airport or
conference center. Specifically, since this service provides complete Internet
access without any registration (unlike most airport/public facility networks
which require one to register and/or pay to authenticate to the network),
the protocols used by the service require that the computers using this network
be configured to attach distinctly to the "puvisitor" network.
OIT Visitor Wireless is intended to provide service to wireless devices belonging to short-term visitors -- such as alumni during Reunions, conference attendees, visiting colleagues from other schools, vendors making presentations, and those visitors with wireless Internet needs -- without having to register the device with OIT. The service is available in several dozen locations on campus, including areas in Firestone Library and the Frist Campus Center; OIT's Wireless Coverage Map provides more information.
As a hand-out for publicity, or for distribution to conference attendees or large audiences, an OIT Visitor Wireless flyer regarding the service, as well as connectivity instructions, can be downloaded and printed for your convenience.
Visitor Wireless provides service for up to seven days within a calendar month. It is not intended to provide service to devices used regularly on campus by Princeton University faculty, staff, and students, or to longer-term visitors. Those devices should be registered in the Campus Host Database. University faculty, staff, and students, as well as visitors who need occasional Internet connectivity on campus may use the Visitor Wireless service; it does not provide service to wired-only devices or to registered wireless devices.
Guidelines for Use policy
Your use of the Visitor Wireless service constitutes your agreement to abide
by the University's acceptable use policy; see
Princeton University Information
Technology Resources and Internet Access -- Guidelines for Use. If you
do not agree to abide by that policy, do not connect to this network.
Configuring your computer and connecting
To get started using Visitor Wireless right away, follow these instructions.
- Click on the Start button
- Pull up to Connect To --> Show All Connections (in Windows 2000 or XP using the classic interface, pull up to Settings and select Network Connections)
- Right-click on the Wireless Network Connection and select View Available Wireless Networks
- Select puvisitor from the list of available wireless networks
- Click the OK button
- Click the AirPort status icon in the menu bar
- Select puvisitor from the network drop-down list
--OR--
- From the Apple menu choose System Preferences
- Click the Network icon
- Select AirPort from the list of connections
- Select puvisitor from the Network Name drop-down list
- Click Apply
Troubleshooting
Are You in a Wireless Service Area?
Be sure you are in an area of the campus served by Visitor Wireless. Windows
users:
- Click on the Start button
- Pull up to Connect To --> Show All Connections (in Windows 2000 or XP using the classic interface, pull up to Settings and select Network Connections)
- Right-click on the Wireless Network Connection and select View Available Wireless Networks
- Do you see a wireless network named puvisitor? If you can, then Visitor Wireless is available in your location. If you cannot, make sure that wireless connectivity on your computer is enabled.
If your computer is registered in the Host Database you can not use the puvisitor wireless network. If you accidentally select that network, your computer will appear to freeze (Windows) or you will receive an error message (Mac OS X). You will then need to wait at least two minutes before attempting to connect (or reconnect). The reason for this two minute interval is that the system remembers your original request for a certain period of time.
If your computer doesn't connect correctly after the two minute interval, try rebooting.
Advanced documentation regarding Visitor Wireless Service is available at:
http://www.net.princeton.edu/TVWNA.html
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