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Wireless Access

High security wireless networking has been installed for use in academic buildings, student residence hall lounges, Hubbell Dining, Olmsted Center and on Helmick Commons.

The academic buildings include: Aliber Hall, Carnegie Hall (3rd floor), Cartwright Hall, Cline Hall, Cowles Library, Education, Fitch Hall, Harmon Fine Arts Center, Harvey Ingham, Harmon Fine Arts Center, Howard Hall, Legal Clinic, Medbury Hall, Meredith Hall, Olin Hall, Opperman Law Library, ROTC and Studio Arts.

The residence hall lounges are located in: Carpenter, Crawford, Herriott, Jewett, Kirk (main floor and basement), Morehouse and Stalnaker.  These locations are shown on a coverage map.

The process of configuring your computer to connect to Drake Wireless will seem unnecessarily complex. After all, one can go to any airport, motel or coffee shop and have wireless access with little effort. However, bear in mind that most of these networks are not secure and even a novice can download software that will permit them to intercept your information as it travels over the network. We take very seriously our responsibility for protecting your use of our network from the unscrupulous.

To access the wireless network, your computer must meet certain hardware and software standards. In addition, the manner in which your computer's wireless capability must be configured depends upon the operating system (Windows XP or Macintosh) and how it logs in to the network.

The links below point to instructions for setting up management of your wireless by the computer operating system.  Alternatively, you may use software distributed by the vendor of your wireless card.  Follow the instructions that accompany the software.

  • Student information about the hardware and software requirements and how to configure Windows laptops and Mac laptops is available.
  • Faculty and staff information about the hardware and software requirements and how to configure Windows laptops and Mac laptops is now available.