Where is it?
Wireless access points have been installed in the Regenstein Library at the following locations:
B-level - Reading Room
A-level - NE wall near Maclab and in the ExLibris Cafe
1st floor - Specials Collections Research Center, East wall of main Reading Room, and north wall of NE Reading Room
2nd floor - SW wall of the Reading Room, Periodicals Reading Room (east)
2nd floor - Room 207
3rd floor - Microforms area (east)
4th floor - SW wall of Reading Room and Classics Reading Room (NW corner)
5th floor - South wall of Reading Room and next to room 503.
5th floor - East Asian Reading Room.

In the Crerar Libary there are wireless access points on the 1st floor, 2nd and 3rd floors and in the Conference Room, Cybercafe, and Computing Lab on the Lower Level.

There is also an access point in Eckhart Library.

What do you need?
1) Notebook computer or other internet-enabled device
2) 802.11b 11 Mbps compliant wireless card
3)128 bit encryption capable web browser (At the present time, the login scripts work with IE version 4 and above and Netscape version 4. They do not work with Netscape 6.1. NSIT is working on a solution for Netscape users.)
4) CNET ID and directory password

What next?
1) Set the network name (sometimes called SSID) to uchicago (how to set this varies from OS to OS and from wireless card to wireless card)
2) Make sure the wireless interface is set to be configured via DHCP
3) No encryption
4) Autoconnect to non preferred networks

When you boot up in range of the wireless network (within 300 feet of an access point), the first thing you need to do is go to any web page. You will be redirected to a login screen which will require your CNET ID and directory password. Once it is accepted, you can access the network through any TCP/IP application (web browser, ssh client, mail client, etc). The connection should stay active until your laptop goes our of range or is shut down, rebooted, or put to sleep.

Please note: the electrical plugs that are on the first floor can simply be plugged into from the top without removing the rubber cover.

Where can I get more information?
NSIT's "The University of Chicago Wireless Network"
The GSB has detailed instructions for configuring the Lucent and Dell wireless cards.